Access Community Nurse Specialist (Band 6)

Access Community Nurse Specialist (Band 6)

Location Bristol

This is a Permanent , Full and Part Time vacancy that expires on 15/03/:59.

The Vacancy

We have a new and exciting opportunity for Band 6 Palliative Nurse Specialists to join the Access Community Nurse Specialist Team here at St Peter's Hospice, Brentry.

The Access CNS Team work between 07:45 and 20:00, 7 days a week to manage the clinical Advice Line, taking calls from external healthcare professionals, patients and their families.

The team also lead our new, nurse led outpatient clinics, assessing patients who are well enough to attend an appointment in Brentry.

About the role

As a specialist nurse working at the forefront of the hospice, you will be a key resource, providing evidence based, contemporary support and advice.

You will need knowledge and experience of palliative care, excellent communication skills, the ability to confidently and dynamically prioritise an unpredictable workload and a passion to continuously improve and develop.

Whilst working predominantly autonomously, you will have the support of the wider hospice team, regular clinical supervision and exposure to wider teaching and development of your skills/knowledge.

Working as a Palliative Access Community Nurse Specialist requires a core skill set:

• Holistic assessment via phone and face to face within our outpatient clinics
• Problem solving, decision making, symptom control and prescribing advice
• Advance care planning and completion of Respect plus
• Joint working / signposting with internal and external MDT

The team work a mix of long and short shifts over 7 days.

What we can offer you

• Band 6 equivalent salary (£38,682 - £46,580 FTE, dependent on experience)
• Either 37.5 or 30 hours per week
• A supportive employer with a strong culture of professional development
• Opportunities to enhance your specialist skills through extensive in house and external training options
• A friendly, highly skilled multidisciplinary team

You will be given excellent support to develop your nursing skills into a specialist role. There are opportunities for professional development and specialist training in palliative care, including Physical Assessment and Clinical Reasoning and Independent Prescribing.

Evidence of vaccination history or immunity tests will be required.

Please note the jobholder will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Sensible DBS applications:

If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, please call or email once the form has been issued to you.

We will be screening as we receive applications and therefore strongly encourage applications as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK before they apply for a vacancy and be able to provide evidence of this. Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship.

Strictly no agencies

About Us

We've spent over 40 years helping people die in peace, and with dignity. Combining compassion with clinical expertise, we provide patients with the best possible care at the end of their lives.

We're here for the people around our patients too - those closest to them. Before, during and after a bereavement, we provide support that's remembered forever.

We think it's that unforgettable support that inspires people to give back to St Peter's. To fundraise for us. Donate. Volunteer. We're not exaggerating when we say that we couldn't do what we do without our wonderful supporters. We really can't thank them enough.

We want to help many more people to die well. And we're doing this by teaching others. As a centre of educational excellence, we share our skills with other health professionals, helping the NHS and care homes to provide better end-of-life care.

We're here for all, for free, forever.

The Benefits

If you join our clinical team, we offer NHS Agenda for Change benefits such as:

• Generous holiday entitlement and recognition for previous NHS service (up to 33 days for 10 years' service)
• Continuation in the NHS pension scheme for existing members
• Recognition of previous NHS service for sick pay

There are many benefits to working at St Peter's including:

• 27 days' holiday plus bank holidays pro rata. This increases the longer you're with us
• Pension, with employer matched contributions up to 6%

Equity and Diversity

We want our teams to reflect the diversity of our community - and we want everyone to feel that they belong. That's why we've joined ENEI: Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. This is a UK based, not for profit organisation that helps employers build and maintain diverse teams and inclusive cultures. We're really pleased to have ENEI supporting us on our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion journey.

Just as we offer care to all, we welcome applications from everyone. We want to hear from you regardless of your age, disability, religion or belief, sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.