Clinical Nurse/Paramedic Specialist

The Vacancy

Are you passionate about providing exceptional care in the community and empowering people to live well at the end of life?

We're looking for an experienced and compassionate Community Clinical Nurse or Paramedic Specialist to join our dedicated Community Team. This is a meaningful and rewarding opportunity to make a profound impact by delivering specialist palliative care to patients and those important to them.

Location: St Peter & St James Hospice, BN8 4ED

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, including participation in a weekend rota

Closing Date: Early applications are encouraged; we will be shortlisting and interviewing as applications are received.

About the Role

As a Community Clinical Nurse or Paramedic Specialist, you'll provide advanced specialist palliative care, support and advice to patients, carers and external professionals. Working autonomously within our community team, you'll deliver high quality, person centred care - whether that's in a patient's home, via telephone, or within our outpatient clinic.

What You'll Be Doing

• Delivering advanced palliative interventions in partnership with the wider multidisciplinary team
• Providing specialist advice to colleagues internally and externally (GPs, district nurses, care homes, social care)
• Undertaking holistic assessments and devising personalised care plans
• Supporting and mentoring junior colleagues and students
• Triaging referrals and contributing to caseload management and daily team prioritisation
• Offering expert guidance on symptom control, complex decision making and ethical issues
• Using advanced communication skills to support patients and families through psycho social challenges
• Participating in clinical supervision, audits, working groups and service development
• Maintaining accurate, timely documentation on SystmOne
• Keeping your practice aligned with national policy, professional codes and hospice values

What You'll Bring

• Registered Nurse (NMC) or Paramedic Practitioner (HCPC) with recent CPD
• Experience delivering specialist palliative care and working autonomously in complex clinical situations
• Advanced communication, assessment, and clinical decision making skills
• Strong understanding of palliative and end of life care, symptom management and community support pathways
• Confidence using IT systems (ideally Office 365 and SystmOne)
• Emotional resilience, compassion and the ability to work flexibly in varied community settings
• A collaborative mindset aligned with our values of Compassion, Collaboration and Empowerment
• A driving licence and the ability to travel within the community are essential for this role

Why Join Us?

Be part of a supportive and passionate team making a real difference.

Work in a role where your expertise directly improves quality of life.

Contribute to a service that values innovation, leadership and compassionate care.

Bring your ideas and grow professionally within a collaborative, values driven environment.

Apply today and be part of a team committed to delivering the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

The Benefits

• 27 days holiday
• Enhanced maternity/adoption pay
• Monthly occupational health clinics
• 20% discount in our charity shops

Our People

"I worked in Housekeeping, then on the In Patient Unit and am now in the Community Team undertaking a degree supported by the Hospice."

• Trainee Nursing Associate

"It's the people we work with and the community we serve that make it such a special place."

• Dr Rob Kidway
• Speciality Doctor

"I've been here for nearly 25 years and continue to enjoy supporting our patients, their loved ones and carers both at home and at the hospice."

• Vrishali Pawar
• People Services Assistant

"If you have the appetite to develop your skills, you are encouraged and empowered to learn and grow within the organisation."

• Jon Anderson
• Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

"Being a part of someone's end of life care and supporting their loved ones through their grieving process is a real privilege."

• Jess Stobbart

"Working here, I've learnt that the smallest actions can create the biggest changes in people's lives."

Our people are our strength. We value diversity and inclusion so encourage applications from everyone, regardless of race, national origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age.

Please ensure you have your own means of transport as the hospice is not accessible by bus and is located on a main road without public footpath. Our precise location can be found here:

If you have any questions about this vacancy or require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please contact us on .

Please note we may shortlist and interview candidates as applications are received. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory results from pre-employment checks (right to work, references, Occupational Health, and DBS if applicable).