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Dorothy House Hospice

Community Nurse Specialist

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Job summary

This is a Part Time position working 30 hours over 4 Days, Monday - Friday with flexible day off and occasional weekend work.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work alongside existing members of a supportive Community Palliative Care Team (CPCT) and will contribute to the delivery of palliative care by providing expertise in decision-making, advance care planning & holistic symptom control.

About us

Providing outstanding care as rated by CQC, Dorothy House provides compassionate, supportive and holistic care for people in our community with a life-limiting illness. Our focus is on quality of life, helping patients to live well and die well. We are here for anyone in our community who is facing a life-limiting illness. Using our full breadth of service, we create individual care journeys, which start at diagnosis and continue with bereavement support for family, carers and children.

Details

Date posted

05 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

WEBREC1000226

Job locations

Dorothy House, Winsley, Bradford on Avon, BA15 2LE

Winsley

BA15 2LE


Job description

Job responsibilities

COMMUNITY NURSE SPECIALIST | Band 6 £35,392 - £42,618 per annum (pro rata)

The successful candidate duties will include:

  • To participate in the development of services in line with the organisational strategic direction, to assist individuals to support "Death is a part of life", "Living Well", to lead to a "Peaceful death", incorporating a "Supported bereavement" and participate in developing/maintaining an "increase in income".
  • Anticipate delivery of BAU Monday to Friday with urgent specialist palliative care follow up and assessments only over weekends and Bank holidays.
  • To provide coaching support to the CPCT within the development of a new model of community palliative care.
  • To work with the CPCT Clinical Lead to develop a program of continuous quality improvement and service development to improve patient, family, carer and staff experience.
  • To work as part of a CPCT, to provide specialist palliative care to those with a life threatening illness and their
  • To use learning opportunities to enhance the knowledge and skills of health and social care colleagues.
  • To initiate and deliver formal training programmes in collaboration with the DH Education and Research and Training & Development Teams.

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

    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:

  • Generous holiday allowance for all roles, increasing with length of service
  • Fantastic refer a friend scheme
  • Excellent industry leading training and development programmes with many career development opportunities
  • Pension with Life Assurance
  • Travel and parking - We offer 45p per mile for work travel. There is unlimited free parking in Winsley.
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Counselling and Mindful Employer Charter - providing our staff with information, advice and support for those experiencing stress, anxiety, depression or any other mental health conditions.
  • Simply Health - Providing insurance against certain everyday healthcare costs such as dental and optical treatments.

    • 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.

    NEXT STEPS

    Interviews will be conducted at the beginning of February.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    COMMUNITY NURSE SPECIALIST | Band 6 £35,392 - £42,618 per annum (pro rata)

    The successful candidate duties will include:

  • To participate in the development of services in line with the organisational strategic direction, to assist individuals to support "Death is a part of life", "Living Well", to lead to a "Peaceful death", incorporating a "Supported bereavement" and participate in developing/maintaining an "increase in income".
  • Anticipate delivery of BAU Monday to Friday with urgent specialist palliative care follow up and assessments only over weekends and Bank holidays.
  • To provide coaching support to the CPCT within the development of a new model of community palliative care.
  • To work with the CPCT Clinical Lead to develop a program of continuous quality improvement and service development to improve patient, family, carer and staff experience.
  • To work as part of a CPCT, to provide specialist palliative care to those with a life threatening illness and their
  • To use learning opportunities to enhance the knowledge and skills of health and social care colleagues.
  • To initiate and deliver formal training programmes in collaboration with the DH Education and Research and Training & Development Teams.

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

    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:

  • Generous holiday allowance for all roles, increasing with length of service
  • Fantastic refer a friend scheme
  • Excellent industry leading training and development programmes with many career development opportunities
  • Pension with Life Assurance
  • Travel and parking - We offer 45p per mile for work travel. There is unlimited free parking in Winsley.
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee Counselling and Mindful Employer Charter - providing our staff with information, advice and support for those experiencing stress, anxiety, depression or any other mental health conditions.
  • Simply Health - Providing insurance against certain everyday healthcare costs such as dental and optical treatments.

    • 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.

    NEXT STEPS

    Interviews will be conducted at the beginning of February.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • - First Level Nurse qualification
    • - Non-medical prescribing qualification or willing to work towards
    • - Ongoing evidence of professional development
    • - Access to a vehicle with a full UK driving licence

    Desirable

    • - Clinical assessment and analytical skills - PACR course (or be willing to undertake)
    • - 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

    Experience

    Essential

    • - Clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
    • - Clinical experience in relevant speciality
    • - Demonstrates evidence of palliative care knowledge
    • - 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

    Desirable

    • - Experience in teaching/education
    • - Research skills
    • - Community experience
    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • - First Level Nurse qualification
    • - Non-medical prescribing qualification or willing to work towards
    • - Ongoing evidence of professional development
    • - Access to a vehicle with a full UK driving licence

    Desirable

    • - Clinical assessment and analytical skills - PACR course (or be willing to undertake)
    • - 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

    Experience

    Essential

    • - Clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
    • - Clinical experience in relevant speciality
    • - Demonstrates evidence of palliative care knowledge
    • - 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

    Desirable

    • - Experience in teaching/education
    • - Research skills
    • - Community experience

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Additional information

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    UK Registration

    Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Dorothy House Hospice

    Address

    Dorothy House, Winsley, Bradford on Avon, BA15 2LE

    Winsley

    BA15 2LE


    Employer's website

    https://www.dorothyhouse.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Dorothy House Hospice

    Address

    Dorothy House, Winsley, Bradford on Avon, BA15 2LE

    Winsley

    BA15 2LE


    Employer's website

    https://www.dorothyhouse.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

    Employer contact details

    For questions about the job, contact:

    Recruitment Manager

    Recruitment Team

    Recruitment@dorothyhouse-hospice.org.uk

    01225722988

    Details

    Date posted

    05 January 2024

    Pay scheme

    Agenda for change

    Band

    Band 6

    Salary

    £35,392 to £42,618 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Part-time

    Reference number

    WEBREC1000226

    Job locations

    Dorothy House, Winsley, Bradford on Avon, BA15 2LE

    Winsley

    BA15 2LE


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