Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist / Palliative Care Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist/Band 6 Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist, Community Specialist Team 

We are looking for experienced nurses to join our community palliative team here at Greenwich & Bexley. If you are enthusiastic and committed to palliative and end of life care, then you may be what we are looking for.

We are looking to appoint two posts to our team. Those applying for a band 7 will have existing palliative care and leadership experience. However, we recognise there are many nurses looking to move into palliative care and so for the right applicant we will consider a band 6 role that will offer the opportunity to develop their skills, knowledge and experience in looking after and supporting people living with a terminal illness. Both roles will offer the opportunity to work across our services which will include the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. Please indicate which band you are applying for in your supporting statement.

We are looking for enthusiastic, professional individuals who are able to support our diverse local population. Whist this post is for our community team, offering symptom control and end of life care support, Our services and support also extend further and include the Hospice inpatient unit, care homes, prisons and in our local hospital. Our staff work in our own services and in partnership with other health and care organisations to help people maintain connections with their community and to maximise their quality of life.

We offer great opportunities to develop further skills and knowledge in Palliative care and many of our hospice team have developed to more senior roles while they have been with us. The organisation actively supports academic development including non-medical prescribing, advanced clinical assessment, relevant Masters programmes and other recognised courses. We provide regular clinical supervision and are able to continue participation in the NHS pension scheme for existing members.

At the Hospice we believe that every dying person in Greenwich and Bexley should have the best care, support and quality of life possible and that our role is to lead the way by giving expert care, support and education to people with terminal illness, their families, friends and professional carers. 

You will need to be a car driver and you will need to be available for on call and weekend work.

We are situated in beautiful woodland grounds with easy access and free car parking.

Membership of the NHS pension scheme is available for existing members, generous stakeholder pension scheme for all other staff and generous annual leave entitlement.

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For more information, please download the attached job descriptions.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to inclusion. We celebrate and embrace diversity and thus encourage applications from a variety of backgrounds, perspective, knowledge and skills

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The above post requires the hospice to carry out a DBS check on new recruits.

Application Deadline: Wednesday 19th November Midday

Interview date: Wednesday 3rd December

We reserve the right to close this job advertisement early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. To avoid disappointment, we encourage interested candidates to submit their applications promptly. 

Join us in making a positive difference in the lives of those in our community. Apply now and be a vital part of our compassionate palliative care team at Community Hospice!