Nurse Consultant & Non-Medical Prescribing Lead – Paediatric Palliative Care
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Salary HDH Band 8a £59,746 - £64,696 per annum
Location 14A Magdalen Road, Oxford, OX4 1RW and Hybrid
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 19 days at 12:00 GMT.
The Vacancy
Nurse Consultant & Non-Medical Prescribing Lead – Paediatric Palliative Care
- Hours:Full time – 37.5 hours per week
- Location:Oxford and Hybrid
- Salary:HDH Band 8a £59,746 - £64,696 per annum
- Closing date:9th February 2026 at 12 noon
- Interview date:w/c 16th February 2026
A brand-new leadership role. A rare opportunity. A chance to shape the future of children’s palliative care.
Helen & Douglas House Children’s Hospice is delighted to introduce a newly created Nurse Consultant and Non-Medical Prescribing Lead post, joining our expanding senior clinical leadership team at an exciting time of service growth and transformation.
As the Nurse Consultant, you will have a unique opportunity to influence clinical strategy, shape the Outreach Specialist Nursing services, and strengthen non-medical prescribing within our paediatric palliative care services.
Working alongside Medical Consultants and the Executive Team, you will deliver highly specialist, compassionate care to babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, while leading innovation, education and service development across hospice and community settings.
The role includes:
- Advanced clinical practice in complex paediatric palliative care, including pain and symptom management and end-of-life decision-making.
- Strategic and professional leadership of the Outreach Specialist Nursing Team.
- Leading and developing non-medical prescribing practice within community palliative care.
- Influencing clinical strategy, governance, safeguarding and quality improvement.
- Education, supervision and development of advanced practice roles.
You will be:
- A registered NMC/HCPC practitioner (Child or Adult).
- Master’s-prepared in Advanced Clinical Practice or Palliative Care (or equivalent).
- An independent non-medical prescriber (or completing training).
- An experienced leader with a passion for innovation, collaboration and excellence in care.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a visible, influential role within the world’s first children’s hospice, where your expertise will genuinely shape services for children and families.
For an informal conversation or visit please contact the Director of Nursing and Care shayes@helenanddouglas.org.uk.
Ready to bring your skills to a role that matters?
Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview as received. We reserve the right to close the advert at any time, therefore we encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.
Please note that everyone working for Helen & Douglas House are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Helen & Douglas House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and value the benefits of a diverse workforce. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community.
Please contact recruitment@helenanddouglas.org.uk if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process.
The Company
Helen & Douglas House is a registered hospice charity based in Oxford, providing palliative, respite, end-of-life and bereavement care to life-limited children and their families.
We foster a climate where team members feel able to openly question, debate and appropriately challenge their own and the practice of others; as such, we welcome new ideas and strive to constantly improve our delivery of care to our patients.
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