Hospice Practitioner

Are you looking to join a dedicated and caring team who support local patients when they need it the most?

St Leonard’s Hospice is recruiting a Hospice Practitioner to provide care for patients on our in-patient unit and support our community-facing Hospice@Home service. Based at the Hospice, our Hospice Practitioners work with the existing team of experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Resident doctors and Consultants in Palliative Medicine to ensure patients receive responsive and high quality care.

Along with the above, your main duties will be to:

• Provide support and advice to community and hospital specialist palliative care teams and other professionals
• Actively participate in multi-disciplinary team discussions and meetings
• Support the development of clinical governance, including evidencing a commitment to clinical audit, risk management, staff development, within the Hospice governance framework

Our ideal candidates will:

• Be a doctor with a minimum completion of the foundation years training
• Have excellent communication skills and be able to adapt their style to different audiences
• Be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and provide leadership and direction
• Have experience in clinical governance, education and advance care planning

Experience within palliative care would be an advantage however your overriding quality will be that you are committed to putting Hospice patients and their families at the centre of all clinical decision making.

What we can offer you in return:

• Reimbursement of GMC fees
• Up to 41 days Annual Leave (pro rata)
• Continuation of NHS pension and annual leave entitlement (T&Cs apply)
• Attractive pension scheme for non-NHS staff
• Work at a Hospice that has research and campaigning at the forefront of its mission
• Free car parking
• A supportive and friendly working environment
• extensive employee discounts on shops, holidays and lifestyle choices and Blue Light Card discounts

This is a part-time position working 1 day per week (2 sessions) and a discussion can take place at interview with regards to which day of the week. There will also be a requirement to be part of the non-resident IPU on-call rota which is currently 1 in 6 nights which equates to a further 2 sessions per week. 

If you wish to discuss this role further, please contact the Hospice’s HR Team by email at hr@stleonardshospice.org.uk.

No agencies, please.

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. The closing date for this role is 28 June 2026, however we reserve the right to extend or close this post earlier. 

We do not have sponsorship status and therefore all our offers are made conditional upon our candidates submitting evidence of their right to work in the UK in conjunction with our other pre-employment checks.