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When most people hear the word ‘hospice’, they picture the doctors and nurses who look after people at end of life, and – while it’s right these experts are prized for all they do for those in their care – working behind the scenes is an army of other hardworking staff, plus dedicated volunteers and of course the generous supporters, equally essential to delivering such a vital service.

Have you got what it takes to make a difference and join our award-winning team, today or in the future? Explore below why St Luke’s is an Employer of Choice.

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Clinical Lead - Advanced Nurse Specialist...

  • 50 Days Left
  • Updated: 11/11/2025
  • Ref: 1154474
  • Expiry Date: 01/01/2026
  • Location: Plymouth, Devon
  • Salary: £46,615-£53,342 Per Annum, Depending on Experience
  • Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week
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Clinical Lead - Advanced Nurse Specialist...

Clinical Lead - Advanced Specialist Nurse / Practitioner (Community) - Band 7

Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week

Salary: £46,615-£53,342 Per Annum



The Specialist Palliative Care Community Team has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Specialist Nurse/Practitioner to join our Community Team.



We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated experienced registered nurse or practitioner to join the multi-disciplinary team in the provision of specialist palliative care to patients and their families.



The post holder will need to be able to work autonomously and be responsible for complex holistic assessments and planning care to meet patients’ practical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs. They will work closely with primary and secondary care professionals and Hospice colleagues, and good communication and team working skills are essential. Applicants should have palliative care experience and be in possession of master level studies. They will hold experience in leadership and management to be able to lead a hub of clinical nurse specialist.





If you are interested in this role and would like further information, please contact Jen Nicholls (Nurse Consultant) on 07920561750 or 01752 964200 (Single Point of Access).



We’re an equal opportunities employer

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We assess candidates based on skills, experience, and qualifications — not background or personal circumstances. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Having a criminal record won’t necessarily bar you from employment; decisions are made based on role requirements and individual circumstances.

Unfortunately St Luke's Hospice Plymouth aren't able to sponsor individuals to work in the United Kingdom.

Closing Date: 1 January 20261st Interview Date: 12 January 20262nd Interview Date: To Be Arranged

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Band 6

  • 4 Days Left
  • Updated: 11/11/2025
  • Ref: 1150467
  • Expiry Date: 16/11/2025
  • Location: Plymouth, Devon
  • Salary: £36,031 - £43,388 Per Annum, Depending on Experience
  • Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week
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Clinical Nurse Specialist - Band 6

Clinical Nurse Specialist (Community) - Band 6

Full-Time - 37.5 Hours Per Week

Salary: £36,031 - £43,388 Per Annum (depending on qualifications & experience)



This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is interested in palliative care and end of life care to join our dynamic specialist team.



We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated, experienced Registered Nurse to join the multi-disciplinary team in the provision of specialist palliative care to patients and their families.



The post holder will need to be able to work autonomously and be responsible for complex holistic assessments and planning care to meet patient’s practical, psychological, spiritual, and social needs. They will work closely with primary and secondary care professionals and Hospice colleagues, and good communication and team working skills are essential.

Whilst the role can be busy and challenging, there is great reward in helping make a real difference to the quality of life and symptom control to those with life limiting conditions.



St Luke’s is a friendly, dynamic, and progressive organisation, where innovation and a ‘can-do’ ethos is championed; we would value those with the desire to work in this specialist area.



As a staff member of St Luke’s, you will receive an attractive employment package, which includes 7 weeks annual leave rising with service (inc. bank hols) and membership to a cash back health plan.



We would encourage informal discussions regarding this post with Fiona Frewer (ANP) or Charlotte Mowbray (Clinical Lead) on 01752 964200





We’re an equal opportunities employer

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We assess candidates based on skills, experience, and qualifications — not background or personal circumstances. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Having a criminal record won’t necessarily bar you from employment; decisions are made based on role requirements and individual circumstances.

Unfortunately St Luke's Hospice Plymouth aren't able to sponsor individuals to work in the United Kingdom.

Closing Date: Sunday 16 November 20251st Interview Date: Monday 24 November 20252nd Interview Date: To Be Arranged

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Roaming Shop Assistant

  • 9 Days Left
  • Updated: 11/11/2025
  • Ref: 1153790
  • Expiry Date: 21/11/2025
  • Location: Plymouth, Devon
  • Salary: £23,875 Per Annum
  • Hours: 37.5 Hours Per Week
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Roaming Shop Assistant

Roaming Shop Assistant

Hours: Full-Time - 37.5 Hours Per Week

Salary: £23,875 Per Annum



Our Retail team here at St Luke's Hospice Plymouth is thriving! Our shops look incredible and the sales we make are the biggest source of income for our charity.



Could you be the next person to join the team?



We are recruiting a Roaming Shop Assistant to work between all of our shops in the South Hams, Plymouth and East Cornwall areas, where variety is the spice of life and no day is ever the same.



You will travel between all our shop locations, providing cover for absences. You will need to be able to turn your hand to lots of different types of shop in our wide catchment area and mingle with every member of our incredible Retail team.



With a hands on approach, you will support the Shop Manager to increase sales and profitability, provide superb customer care and motivate the team including volunteers. You must have customer service/retail experience and be able to work within a team environment. There will be a requirement to carry out relevant administration to include completing paperwork associated with volunteer induction, staff rotas and banking procedures.



If you love charity retail, consider yourself a people person and you’re motivated by making a difference, we want to hear from you!



As a staff member of St Luke’s, you will receive an attractive employment package which includes 7 weeks’ annual leave inc. bank holidays (pro-rata) and membership to a cash back health plan. St Luke’s Hospice has a reputation as an employer of distinction and choice, we stand out as an employer who values it’s staff and provides opportunities for training and development.



We’re an equal opportunities employer

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We assess candidates based on skills, experience, and qualifications — not background or personal circumstances. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Having a criminal record won’t necessarily bar you from employment; decisions are made based on role requirements and individual circumstances.

Unfortunately St Luke's Hospice Plymouth aren't able to sponsor individuals to work in the United Kingdom.

Closing Date: Friday 21 November 20251st Interview Date: Friday 28 November 20252nd Interview Date: To Be Arranged

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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Benefits and rewards

As valued members of the St Luke’s team, our staff enjoy a wide range of benefits and rewards. As well as generous annual leave and pension schemes,  there’s a fantastic health scheme providing access to a GP, counselling and practical information helplines 24/7, plus a contribution to the costs of your everyday health, such as eye tests, dental work and physiotherapy (conditions apply – subject to eligibility). Find out more!

There’s lots more too, but don’t just take our word for it – listen to what our staff have to say…

Vision and values

Our vision is a community where no person has to die alone, in pain or in distress.

We work within our community in partnership with others to achieve dignity, comfort and choice for people affected by a life-limiting illness, by delivering and influencing exceptional care.

Our values of professionalism, respect, compassion and integrity underpin all that we do, ensuring we provide the best possible care to as many local people as we can reach, living and dying with a terminal illness.

Testimonials

I just really love it. I’ve never really not enjoyed my job. I think it’s everything, it’s the environment; the people; the patients; the visitors; the volunteers. There never goes a day that I don’t look forward to coming into work.

The environment here is a very positive proactive environment in which to work in. Everyone is listened to, everyone is valued. Everyone who works here strives to uphold our core values.

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Message from the CEO

At St Luke’s, it’s our people who make us the outstanding organisation we are.

We are an employer of distinction and choice that values our staff and the contribution they make, recognising they are more than job titles and role descriptions.

When you work for St Luke’s, you are an important part of our team and your health and wellbeing matter to us – as does your learning and development. We’re committed to providing a supportive environment where you can feel and do your best every day.

Interview lined up? You’ll be keen to shine and show off all you know about our organisation!  If there’s two documents that are a must read, please read our Strategy and Impact Report before your interview.

There are many facets to St Luke’s, the services we provide and the partners with whom we collaborate. For a deep dive into what we are aiming towards, take a look at our Strategy for the next three years ‘Every Death Matters’ . To see what we have achieved in the last year, read our Impact Report for 2024 – 2025 – Compassionate care in action.

Alternatively, if you’d rather watch than read, simply check out the videos on our YouTube channel.

Read our 2024-2027 Strategy here
Read our 2024 - 2025 Impact Report here

Why not volunteer?

All our latest job vacancies are listed here but if you can’t find anything that suits you at the moment, why not volunteer with us?

Our wonderful volunteers make a huge contribution to St Luke’s and we simply couldn’t do what we do without them! They generously give their time to help at our reception, in our café and at our distribution centre as well as across our charity shops. In return they make new friends, learn extra skills and gain valuable experience that enhances their CVs.

Volunteer with St Luke’s today

We value and respect the diversity of our employees and welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, gender identity and gender expression (including women and trans people, including non-binary people), race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

We understand that people perform better when they can be themselves and that by creating an environment that includes everyone, our staff will perform to their full potential.

We do not discriminate against employees or job applicants and select the best person for each job based on relevant skills and experience.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

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BLOG: How schools can support grieving children and parents

St Luke’s Compassionate Schools programme encourages and empowers conversations in schools and colleges about death and dying so that staff and pupils can help support and comfort children and young people, and their families, when they are facing the loss of someone close. Figures show that one in 29 children in the UK are affected by the terminal illness or loss of a close family member – that’s roughly one child in every classroom. Through our close contact with local families in times of crisis, we know how important it is for grieving children to feel well supported not only by their class teachers, but also by their fellow pupils and other school staff. Adopting the Compassionate Schools ethos means better understanding of bereavement and the emotions associated with it, and an attitude of caring and kindness becomes an integral part of the school day.
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BLOG: Step inside: Explore our specialist unit with our new hospice virtual tour

The prospect of coming to a hospice can be a daunting and scary one. We have tried to ease any uncertainty with our brand-new virtual tour. Thanks to local company Made Snappy 360 who created the virtual tour, you can now step inside the doors of our specialist unit at Turnchapel from the comfort of your home. Whether you are coming to the hospice building yourself, from home or hospital, or visiting a loved one, we hope that by exploring the rooms and gardens any anxiety can be lessened. Many of you, including young children, may have never even stepped foot inside a hospice, so will be unsure of what to expect, but thanks to the virtual tour you can now explore the rooms ahead of time, including the family play room!
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BLOG: A brush with Christmas: Brian Pollard’s festive designs for St Luke’s

It might still be October, but at St Luke’s we’re starting to embrace the festive spirit - and what better way to start than with our brand-new charity Christmas cards, available in all our shops now! This year’s exclusive design has been painted by celebrated local artist and long-time supporter of St Luke’s, Brian Pollard, whose joyful winter scene captures the magic of Plymouth in the snow. We caught up with Brian to hear more about his inspiration and his special connection to St Luke’s.
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BLOG: You can take the lady out of St Luke’s but not St Luke’s out of the lady

St Luke's Hospice Plymouth has reunited with one of its earliest caring hearts during a surprise visit for this special lady on her 95th birthday. Brixton Venn Court resident Joy Ridley, one of St Luke’s first-ever nursing auxiliaries in the 1980s, was visibly moved when Jess Timbrell, a paramedic with the hospice, arrived with flowers and a birthday card for her this week. Although the two women had never met before, they quickly recognised in each other the same unwavering compassion for families affected by terminal illness.

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