Hospice at Home Co-Team Lead

Hospice at Home Co-Team Lead

Salary: Band 7 (AfC) £49,387 to 56,515 (FTE)

Hours of work: 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE), worked on a rotational shift pattern:

• Early shift: 7:30am – 3:30pm (30 minute unpaid break)
• Late shift: 1:30pm – 9:00pm (30 minute unpaid break)
• Long day: 7:30am – 9:00pm (x2 30 minute unpaid breaks)
• Night shift: 9:00pm – 7:30am (x2 30 minute unpaid breaks)

About Us

Rowans Hospice is a local charity providing free specialist palliative and end-of-life care to adults living with a life-limiting illness across Portsmouth and South East Hampshire. Since opening in 1994, we have supported thousands of patients and those important to them, helping people live as well as possible, for as long as possible.

Everything we do is made possible through the generosity of our local community, whose support comes through donations, fundraising, gifts in Wills and our network of retail shops.

Our care extends far beyond our inpatient unit. Through our Hospice at Home, Living Well and Family Support services, we provide expert care, advice and emotional support from diagnosis, throughout a person’s illness, and into bereavement. We believe hospice care is about living well, supporting people to achieve the best possible quality of life and respecting their wishes every step of the way.

Our dedicated staff are supported by an incredible team of volunteers from all walks of life, whose compassion, commitment and generosity are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are committed to helping people live well to the end of life, with dignity, comfort and compassionate care.

Job Purpose

As a Hospice at Home Team Lead, you will provide clinical and operational leadership across our Hospice at Home service, working in partnership with a second Team Lead to deliver outstanding specialist palliative and end-of-life care across the Rowans Hospice catchment area.

As an experienced autonomous practitioner, you will lead urgent end-of-life assessments, coordinate complex care, provide expert symptom management, and support patients and those important to them to remain in their preferred place of care whenever possible. Working collaboratively with GPs, community teams, hospitals and other specialist services, you will help ensure seamless, compassionate care and timely discharge into the community.

This role also offers the opportunity to undertake Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP) training, where required, enabling you to further enhance the timely delivery of end-of-life symptom management.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership, supporting and developing the Hospice at Home team to deliver safe, compassionate, high-quality care.
• Lead urgent end-of-life assessments and coordinate care for patients with complex palliative care needs in their own homes and other community settings.
• Deliver expert symptom management and specialist clinical advice to patients, families and healthcare professionals.
• Work closely with GPs, community nursing teams, hospitals and wider multidisciplinary partners to ensure coordinated, patient-centred care.
• Manage referrals, prioritise caseloads and allocate resources to ensure an effective and responsive service.
• Contribute to the strategic development and continuous improvement of the Hospice at Home service.
• Support the recruitment, induction, education and professional development of colleagues, acting as a positive role model and mentor.
• Ensure high standards of clinical governance by maintaining accurate records, participating in audit and quality improvement, and working in accordance with the NMC Code, hospice policies and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Champion excellence in palliative and end-of-life care, promoting best practice across the organisation and the wider healthcare community.

What We Offer

Working at Rowans Hospice means making a real difference every day. In return, we offer a supportive working environment and a range of benefits, including:

✔️ Company pension (NHS pension retained if transferring from NHS)
✔️ Continuous service recognised if transferring from NHS
✔️ Health & wellbeing programme
✔️ Life Assurance
✔️ Employee Assistance Programme
✔️ Free parking
✔️ DSE equipment & uniforms provided
✔️ Generous holiday allowance
✔️ Career development opportunities
✔️ Blue Light Card membership

Join Our Team

If you are looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to the lives of patients and those important to them, we would love to hear from you.

To find out more, please review the Job Description and complete our online application form.

Rowans Hospice is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

The safety and wellbeing of the people in our care is our highest priority. As part of our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, all appointments are subject to a robust recruitment process to ensure that successful candidates are suitable to work in these settings.

Apply today and help us provide outstanding hospice care across Portsmouth and South East Hampshire.

Closing date: 27 August 2026

Interviews: 2 and 3 September 2026