Development Nurse - Symptom Management

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Family centred care

Learn, develop, grow

Salary: £38,682-£46,580 FTE per annum

Location: The Nook Hospice - NR14 7PX

Hours: 30 - 37.5 hours per week

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

The vacancy

Development Nurse - Symptom Management  - The Nook Hospice, NR14 &PX 

Salary:  £38,682 - £46,580 FTE per annum - dependent on experience (salary will be pro rata for part time employees)

EACH Care Salary Band: 6  

Working Pattern:  Full and part time applicants considered  

• Minimum 30 hours per week

• Mandatory Friday working

Our service is provided in a 24/7, 365 day environment; shifts include on call at weekends & 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 Band 6 Nurse looking to take the next step in your career?  

EACH is offering a unique opportunity to join our team as a Symptom Management Nurse, with a structured 18 month development programme designed to support you in progressing to a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) role. 

We are looking for an experienced, registered Children, Adult or Learning Disabilities nurse to join us as Symptom Management Development Nurse.  

The EACH Symptom Management Nursing Service (SMNS) provides a 24/7 specialist nursing, support and advice service to children with life- threatening illnesses and complex health care needs living across East Anglia.

You will be a point of contact for symptom management issues for professionals and existing teams in health, social care and education services across the statutory and voluntary sectors.

Do you have: 

• Post registration experience delivering a wide range of clinical skills, including intravenous therapy?

• Experience of working in a palliative care service?

• Experience of working in the community?

Are you: 

• A Registered Nurse (Child, Adult or Learning Disabilities) with experience of caring for babies, children or young people in an acute, community, palliative or complex needs setting for at least 2 years?

• Committed to making a real difference to the lives of babies, children and young people with life-threatening conditions, and their families?

• Committed to your own continuing professional development?

To support your success, we will provide you with all the training and development required to deliver children’s palliative care including:

• Bespoke palliative and end of life care, clinical skills using the RCN (2025) Caring for Infants, Babies, Children and Young People requiring Palliative care Education Framework building up to working autonomously to provide holistic, evidence based, advanced level nursing care to BCYPs with life threatening or life limiting conditions

• Undertaking clinical assessments / consultations using face to face, telephone and virtual methods initially with support but gaining independence until competent to complete on own

• Managing a caseload within the EACH catchment area

• Develop, review and evaluate comprehensive symptom management plans

• Work collaboratively as part of a 24 hour “on call” rota. Initially with a buddy but working up to completing on own when able.

• Support to attend external training opportunities

• Regular clinical, safeguarding and management supervision to support your professional development.

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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