Dorothy House Hospice

Community Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 20 November 2025

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Job summary

This is a Part Time position working 18.75 hours over a 3 days, with occasional weekend rota cover. 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.

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. This position will be within the East Somerset area.

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

30 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

WEBREC1000466

Job locations

19-21 Commercial Rd, Shepton Mallet BA4 5BU

Shepton Mallet

BA4 5BU


Job description

Job responsibilities

COMMUNITY NURSE SPECIALIST | Band 6 | £38,682 - £46,580 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".
  • 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:

  • 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 24th November 2026.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    COMMUNITY NURSE SPECIALIST | Band 6 | £38,682 - £46,580 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".
  • 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:

  • 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 24th November 2026.

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • - First Level Nurse qualification with clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
    • - Ongoing evidence of professional development

    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 in relevant speciality
    • - 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

    Desirable

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

    Qualifications

    Essential

    • - First Level Nurse qualification with clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
    • - Ongoing evidence of professional development

    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 in relevant speciality
    • - 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

    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

    19-21 Commercial Rd, Shepton Mallet BA4 5BU

    Shepton Mallet

    BA4 5BU


    Employer's website

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

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Dorothy House Hospice

    Address

    19-21 Commercial Rd, Shepton Mallet BA4 5BU

    Shepton Mallet

    BA4 5BU


    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

    30 October 2025

    Pay scheme

    Agenda for change

    Band

    Band 6

    Salary

    £38,682 to £46,580 a year

    Contract

    Permanent

    Working pattern

    Part-time

    Reference number

    WEBREC1000466

    Job locations

    19-21 Commercial Rd, Shepton Mallet BA4 5BU

    Shepton Mallet

    BA4 5BU


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