Community Staff Nurse

Dorothy House Hospice; Shepton Mallet; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A community palliative care organization in Shepton Mallet is seeking a Community Staff Nurse to deliver holistic nursing care in the East Somerset area. The role includes working independently, providing patient-centred care, and undertaking assessments, all while being part of a supportive nursing team. Candidates should possess a valid UK driving licence and demonstrate strong communication skills.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with Life Assurance

Excellent training opportunities

Colleague discount across retail stores

Mileage reimbursement at 45p per mile

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.
• Ongoing evidence of professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent palliative care skills within a supportive team.
• Undertake holistic assessments of patients and families.
• Ensure high standards of patient-centred care.

Skills

Clinical assessment and analytical skills

Palliative care knowledge

Excellent communication/interpersonal skills

Experience working independently

Education

First Level Nurse with relevant post basic qualification

Job description

Overview

The successful candidate will work as part of our East Somerset Team alongside existing members of our very supportive Community Palliative Care Team and will contribute to the delivery of palliative care by providing expertise in decision making, advance care planning & holistic symptom control.

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.

Job responsibilities

COMMUNITY STAFF NURSE | Band 5 | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (2025 pay award pending)

The post holder will provide excellent skills in palliative care by:

• Working flexibly as part of a very supportive team within the Dorothy House Community Team
• Undertake holistic assessments of patients and families that have been referred to the team, this can be in the home, clinic setting or virtually.
• To provide nursing care that is patient and family centred, acknowledging the needs of individuals and ensuring high standards of care are provided.
• To develop skills in other community related departments within Dorothy House Hospice Care which are relevant to community services which improve the patient and family experience of Dorothy House.
• To assess the bereavement needs of the family and refer for follow-up work with the Bereavement Service.
• To utilise learning opportunities to enhance the knowledge and skills of health and social care colleagues.
• To support learners undertaking appropriate health and social care courses, offering mentorship as appropriate.

Job description

Hours of work

Working in the East Somerset area. This is a Full Time position, working 37.5 hours over 5 days.

About you

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.

Desirable requirements:

• Clinical experience in a relevant specialty with clinical assessment and analytical skills
• Demonstrates evidence of palliative care knowledge
• ENB 998 or equivalent experience in teaching
• Research skills
• Experience of working within the community/relevant qualification
• Experience working independently and manage own caseload

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 11th November 2025.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• First Level Nurse with relevant post basic qualification
• Ongoing evidence of professional development
• UK driving licence with access to a vehicle

Experience

• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills related to complex patient care
• Can demonstrate experience working alongside a multi-disciplinary team
• Personal attributes that reflect care, compassion and willingness to support patients and their families through their end of life journey

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.