Clinical Nurse Specialist

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Family centred care

Learn, develop, grow

Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 FTE per annum

Location: The Treehouse Hospice - IP3 8NS

Hours: 30 - 37 hours per week

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 11 days at 23:59 GMT.

The vacancy

Clinical Nurse Specialist – The Treehouse Hospice – IP3 8NS 

Salary:  £47,810 - £54,710 FTE per annum - dependent on experience (salary will be pro rata for part time employees)

EACH Care Band: 7

Working Pattern:  Full and part time applicants considered  

• Minimum 30 hours per week

• Monday-Friday with on-call duties that may require weekends and nights.

• Mandatory Friday working

Our service is provided in a 24/7, 365 day environment; on call may include weekend & Bank Holidays 

Enhanced Rates - Weekends, Evenings & Bank Holidays: 

• +30% Saturdays & Evenings

• +60% Sundays & Bank Holidays

• Competitive on-call rates

Permanent Contract 

*A Full UK Driving License and access to own vehicle is essential for this role* 

Are you an experienced nurse focused on delivering exceptional care to children, young people and families? Join EACH’s specialist Symptom Management Service and make a meaningful difference every day.

Your impact 

You’ll provide advanced, holistic palliative and symptom management care to babies, children and young people with complex, life limiting conditions across Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and parts of Essex. Working both independently and as part of a multi-professional team, you’ll offer expert clinical assessment, guidance and support in a range of settings, including home, hospital, hospice and virtual consultations.

You will be: 

• Delivering advanced symptom management and specialist nursing care

• Acting as a key contact for families and professionals

• Undertaking complex clinical assessments and offering expert advice

• Supporting end of life planning and coordinated care

• Providing education and mentorship to colleagues and external partners

• Participating in the 24/7 on call rota to ensure timely support

Do you have: 

• Experience of working with babies, children and young people with palliative care needs?

• Evidence of being an autonomous worker?

• Evidence of significant post-registration experience in paediatric services, working at Band 6 or above?

• Experience of managing staff and resources on a day to day basis, including clinical supervision, mentoring and appraisal?

• Experience working in the community?

Are you: 

• A Registered Nurse (Child, Adult or Learning Disability with clinical experience) with 3+ years’ experience?

• Skilled in caring for babies, children and young people with complex or palliative needs?

• Skilled in strong assessment, clinical decision making and communication?

• Confident working autonomously and collaboratively?

• Able to travel across the region and support out of hours care?

Closing Date:    29 March 2026 

Interview date: 16 April 2026 

Interview location: The Nook, Pigot Lane, Framingham Earl, Norfolk, NR14 7PX     

Interested in Learning More Before You Apply?

At EACH, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone and actively encourage applicants to ask questions, request reasonable adjustments or have an informal discussion before submitting an application.

If you’d like to find out more or make a request, please contact the Recruitment Team by email hrinbox@each.org.uk or phone 07442 465971. 

The Company

The benefits

Free onsite parking

NHS pension - continuation if already contributing

Enhanced holiday plus holiday purchase scheme

Flexible / hybrid working

Role specific training and development opportunities

Employer pension scheme (up to 7% employer contribution) inc. life assurance cover

Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes

The organisation

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensures the best possible quality of life and makes every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.

In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.

Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.

We’re over 440 employees strong, with a team of more than 2,000 volunteers across the organisation including over 50 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.

Diversity statement

At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.

Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.

Please note:
EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.

EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.

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