Nurse Specialist

- Please note that this is an internal position only, and is only available to current Dorothy House staff members and volunteers -

NURSE SPECIALIST | Band 6 | £20.44 - £24.61 per hour 

Part Time: 22.5 hours over 3 days a week (3 agreed days including Thursday).
Location: Based across North Wiltshire

WHY THIS ROLE?

We are delighted to offer this internal opportunity to join our experienced and supportive Community Palliative Care Team (CPCT) as a Nurse Specialist. Working at the heart of community palliative care, you'll provide expert clinical support, symptom management and advance care planning for patients and their families, helping them live as well as possible with their condition.

This is an exciting role for a nurse who enjoys autonomous practice whilst working within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team. You'll support patients in their own homes and community settings, work collaboratively with GPs, district nurses and wider healthcare professionals, and play an important role in shaping the future delivery of community palliative care services. You'll also have opportunities to contribute to education, service development and quality improvement initiatives across Dorothy House.

Whether you already have previous experience in palliative care or have developed transferable skills within oncology, community nursing or another relevant specialty, we'd love to hear from colleagues who share our values of We Care, We Connect and We Create.

ABOUT THE BENEFITS

Dorothy House is an incredible place to work, these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:

• 25 days plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service. Plus, the additional ability to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year!
• Excellent training and development from day one, to support and grow you through your career! 
• Pension with Life Assurance. 
• Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores.
• 45p per mile for work travel. 
• Mindful Employer Plus Charter - supporting our colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most. 

WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE?

As a Community Nurse Specialist, you will play a key role in delivering specialist palliative care across our community services. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a caseload of patients with life-limiting illness, providing specialist palliative care assessments, advice and support within the community
• Supporting patients and families with symptom management, advance care planning and complex decision-making
• Working collaboratively with GPs, district nurses, hospital colleagues and wider healthcare professionals to coordinate high-quality care
• Acting as a specialist resource for health and social care professionals, providing clinical advice, support and education
• Supporting the development of innovative community palliative care services and contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives
• Participating in education, mentorship and training activities for colleagues, learners and partner organisations
• Promoting excellent multidisciplinary team working and ensuring care reflects the values and standards of Dorothy House
• Contributing to service development, audit, quality improvement and research activities where appropriate

See our full detailed Job Description on our website for more information.

ABOUT YOU

Please Note that only existing Dorothy House employees / volunteers are eligible to apply for this role.

Essential requirements:

• First Level Nurse qualification with clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
• Clinical experience in relevant specialty
• Demonstrates evidence of palliative care knowledge
• Experience facilitating Learning and Practice
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
• Ability to work alongside and support other members of the team
• Ability to work independently and manage own caseload
• Ongoing evidence of professional development
• UK driving license with access to a vehicle

Desirable requirements:

• Full Independent Nurse Prescriber (or be willing to undertake this course) / Clinical assessment and analytical skills- PACR course (or be willing to undertake)
• Experience in teaching/education
• Research skills
• Experience working within the community
• Relevant degree or post graduate qualification(s) eg. Specialist Practitioner qualification in District Nursing, Independent Non-Medical Prescriber, Specialist qualifications in Palliative Care, Oncology or Long Term Illness

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application!

Please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We therefore encourage early submission of your application.