Community Nursing Manager
| Posting date: | 27 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £56,434 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 March 2026 |
| Location: | St Leonards on Sea, TN38 0LB |
| Company: | St Michael's Hospice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 243 |
Summary
About Us
St Michael’s Hospice supports and enables the community of Hastings and Rother to live well with dying, death and loss. Our services are provided via in-patient beds and at home and we also offer Wellbeing support, both out-patient and virtual.
We want to recruit and retain the most diversely talented people and have a workforce representative of our community. We aspire to be a place where everyone feels welcome; whether you are cared for or supported by us, employed by us, volunteer for us, or support us in any way. We recognise that being a diverse and inclusive organisation will enable us to achieve our vision of a kind, resilient and empowered community.
The role:
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical leader who is passionate about person‑centred care, innovation and supporting patients and families through some of the most difficult moments of their lives.
As our Community Nursing Manager, you will provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership to a diverse team including Clinical Nurse Specialists, Registered Nurses, Paramedics and Health Care Assistants.
You will play a key role in shaping our community services - ensuring care that is safe, responsive and values‑driven and strengthening partnerships across hospitals, care homes and community providers.
This role is ideal for someone with advanced clinical skills, a passion for palliative care, and a talent for leading people through growth, challenge and change.
You will be a Registered Nurse or Paramedic with substantial clinical experience, including palliative or end‑of‑life care. You’ll bring strong leadership qualities, excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire confidence and resilience in others.
Working at St Michael’s Hospice means joining a team driven by compassion, professionalism and a shared mission to make a meaningful difference. You’ll have opportunities to influence service development, grow your leadership skills and be part of an organisation that values its people and community.
Employee Benefit's
At St Michael’s Hospice we offer a friendly, team orientated work environment – a good pension scheme with the option to continue any existing NHS pension scheme membership, an Employee Assistance Programme (Benenden Healthcare), up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, subsidised employee meals and free refreshments, free parking, supportive supervision and a proactive Education Department to support with your development. Hospice employees also qualify for a Blue Light Card with access to a huge array of discounts.
If you would like to discuss the role in further detail please contact Elmien Brink, Associate Director - Clinical Services on 01424 445177 ext 129.
If you have any questions regarding your application please do not hesitate to contact the Human Resources team on 01424 457970 or email recruitment@stmichaelshospice.com
Please note CVs will not be accepted, unless candidates are unable to complete the application form due to a disability, in which case please contact the HR team.
Please note if a vacancy is part time the salary will be pro rata.