As St Elizabeth Hospice embarks on its transformative journey, we are seeking a Virtual Ward Clinical Lead to be accountable for the provision of qualified clinician oversight and input to patients under the care of the Virtual Ward at St Elizabeth Hospice, ensuring the delivery of safe high quality care services. This is a chance to make a real difference to people’s lives.
St Elizabeth Hospice is an independent charity and hospice, which improves life for people in the East Suffolk, Great Yarmouth and Waveney areas living with a progressive or life-limiting illness.
Our most recent Care Quality Commission report rated the hospice as “Outstanding”.
Established in 1989, the hospice has built a reputation for delivering high-level care to patients and the community it serves. Through medicine and therapy, they ease pain; give life purpose and make life liveable. Last year the charity supported over 4,000 patients and their families.
The hospice’s work is centred on the individual’s needs and they provide specialist support wherever it is needed; whether that is in the home, another setting in the community, in hospital or in the hospice itself. Support is provided to patients and their families via the In-Patient Unit, the Community Care Unit including outpatient’s clinics, home visits from the Community Nursing, Medical and Therapy Teams, the OneCall 24/7 telephone helpline and bereavement support.
In 2023, St Elizabeth Hospice merged with East Coast Hospice to form a collaborative approach to developing achievable and sustainable specialist palliative care services for people living in the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area.
St Elizabeth Hospice is committed to safeguarding and protecting the adults and young people that we work with and has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse, neglect and discrimination of any person. As such, all posts are subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We have a range of robust safeguarding policies in place which promote safeguarding across the hospice and staff are expected to undertake regular, mandatory safeguarding training to equip them with the knowledge and skills to identify and respond to potential risks.
The Role
Reporting to the Associate Director of Care Operations, the role will provide line management to the Virtual Ward Team Leader, to support their development and the delivery of outstanding patient care within patient homes underpinned by robust clinical governance arrangements.
What You Need
We are seeking a visionary leader to join our team as the Virtual Ward Clinical Lead. You will have a passion for improving the lives of patients and their families.
Are you an enthusiastic Registered Nurse with current NMC registration, demonstrable knowledge of palliative care and management experience?
To thrive in this role, you will need to demonstrate the ability to plan, deliver and evaluate appropriate care for palliative care patients and their families.
If you are a dynamic and innovative leader who is passionate about making a difference, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
If you would like an opportunity to find out more about working at the hospice and how it can fit your own career aspirations, we recommend an informal visit/discussion prior to you completing your application. Please contact Nic Button, Associate Director of Care Operations, via email on
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Details
Closing date Monday 18 August 2025
Interview date Wednesday 27 August 2025
Location Ipswich
Status Fixed-term initially for 6 months
Salary £47,810.00 – £54,710.00 – band 7
Hours 37.5 hours / 5 days per week. Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm or 9am to 5pm
