Dorothy House Hospice

Community Staff Nurse

The closing date is 05 November 2025

Job summary

The successful candidate will work as part of our East Somerset Team alongside existing members of our very supportive Community Palliative Care Team and will contribute to the delivery of palliative care by providing expertise in decision making, advance care planning & holistic symptom control.

Main duties of the job

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.

Date posted

21 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

WEBREC1000459

Job locations

7-23 Paul St, Shepton Mallet BA4 5LD

Shepton Mallet

BA4 5LD

Job description

Job responsibilities

COMMUNITY STAFF NURSE | Band 5 | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (2025 pay award pending)

The post holder will provide excellent skills in palliative care by:

Working flexibly as part of a very supportive team within the Dorothy House Community Team

Undertake holistic assessments of patients and families that have been referred to the team, this can be in the home, clinic setting or virtually.

To provide nursing care that is patient and family centred, acknowledging the needs of individuals and ensuring high standards of care are provided.

To develop skills in other community related departments within Dorothy House Hospice Care which are relevant to community services which improve the patient and family experience of Dorothy House.

To assess the bereavement needs of the family and refer for follow-up work with the Bereavement Service.

To utilise learning opportunities to enhance the knowledge and skills of health and social care colleagues.

To support learners undertaking appropriate health and social care courses, offering mentorship as appropriate.

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

HOURS OF WORK

Working in the East Somerset area. This is a Full Time position, working 37.5 hours over 5 days.

ABOUT YOU

Due to the community based nature of the role, the post holder will need to hold a full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Desirable requirements:

Clinical experience in a relevant specialty with clinical assessment and analytical skills

Demonstrates evidence of palliative care knowledge

ENB 998 or equivalent experience in teaching

Research skills

Experience of working within the community/relevant qualification

Experience working independently and manage own caseload

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:

27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days and then 33 days with length of service

Excellent industry leading training with a focus on career development!

Pension with Life Assurance.

Colleague discount across our 29 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.

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.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews for this role will be held week commencing the 11th November 2025.