We have an exciting opportunity to welcome a Clinical Nurse Specialistor Developmental clinical nurse specialist, to join our Community Nurse Specialist team, based in and working throughout Yeovil, focusing on the Mendip area. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £38,304 to £43,609 per annum plus 30% Unsocial Hours Enhancement on Saturday and 60% on Sunday & bank holidays Regardless of whether you are a well-established clinical nurse specialist or willing to undertake a developmental clinical nurse specialist plan, we would welcome your application. You won’t just be joining a fantastic team – you’ll be part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. Everyone here contributes and has a part to play towards our goal. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you’re looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match. What can you expect to be doing? Working in the community, you will undertake the holistic assessment, planning and delivery of specialist palliative and supportive care for patients, with advanced, progressive life limiting disease. Your day to day work will involve: Independently assessing patient needs, identifying their goals and work with the patient and their family towards achieving them. Making appropriate referrals to the multi-disciplinary team and working collaboratively with a wide range of community-based services. Actively seeking and identifying areas where changes to routines and practices will result in improvements. Discussing sensitive and emotional information with patients and their families/carers, avoiding jargon, using familiar language, and at the patient’s own pace. Involving patients and carers in decision making, offering them informed choices and respecting their views. This role requires working weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis; therefore, flexibility and teamwork are crucial in providing this service. What will you be good at? We require someone who has Post registration experience within palliative care, oncology, or a related subject. The ability to work autonomously and as part of a team. Excellent communication skills. A passion for palliative care and thorough knowledge of life limiting illnesses. As this role is based in the community, the ability to travel is an essential requirement. What can we offer you? Holiday entitlement 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time) Recognise continuous service for clinical staff paid at band 5 who join directly from the NHS or another hospice Ability to buy and sell annual leave Pension scheme NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution. Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering: Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations for employees, their partners, and dependent children as well as Expert Case Management Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance Counselling and support Legal, financial, and medical information and advice And more… Life assurance cover – 2x salary Health Cash Plans - help with covering the cost of healthcare needs by providing cashback on a range of health benefits Blue Light Card – Discounts on retailers and restaurants saving up to 35% Enhanced maternity/paternity leave Excellent learning and development opportunities Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton Volunteering and fundraising opportunities Eligibility criteria applies If you want to get to know our team or have a chat before applying, we'd love to hear from you. Just reach out to Colleen Gagg on Colleen.Gaggst-margarets-hospice.org.uk or Tel: 01823 333822. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship at this time. For any questions about our recruitment process or to request an application form is sent to you, please contact Recruitmentst-margarets-hospice.org.uk We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact us for a chat if theres anything you want to talk about before you apply. If you have all the information you need, just click apply. We can't wait to hear from you Closing date: 4th September 2024