Nurse Specialist

Dorothy House; Shepton Mallet; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days plus bank holidays

Excellent training and development

Pension with Life Assurance

Colleague discount across 30 stores

55p per mile for work travel

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Job summary

Dorothy House Community Palliative Care Team is seeking a Community Nurse Specialist (Band 6) to deliver expert palliative care in patients’ homes and community settings across East Somerset. You will work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

The role emphasizes education, service development, and quality improvement, with opportunities to contribute to teaching and professional development while upholding our values of care and compassion.

Qualifications

• First Level Nurse qualification with Band 6 level experience.
• Clinical experience in palliative care.
• Experience facilitating Learning and Practice.
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage a caseload.
• Ongoing evidence of professional development.
• UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist palliative care across community services.
• Manage a caseload and provide assessments and support.
• Collaborate with GPs, district nurses and hospital staff.
• Provide clinical advice, support and education to colleagues.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvements.
• Participate in education and mentorship activities for partners.

Skills

Nurse experience Band 6

Palliative care knowledge

Learning & Practice facilitation

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Independent working

Professional development

Driving licence

Education

Nursing qualification (RN/First Level Nurse)

Job description

COMMUNITY NURSE SPECLIALIST | Band 6 | £39,959 - £48,117 per annum

Full Time: 37.5 hours over 5 days a week (Monday to Friday)
Location: Based across East Somerset

WHY THIS ROLE?

We are delighted to offer this internal opportunity to join our experienced and supportive Community Palliative Care Team (CPCT) as a Community Nurse Specialist. Working at the heart of community palliative care, you'll provide expert clinical support, symptom management and advance care planning for patients and their families, helping them live as well as possible with their condition.

This is an exciting role for a nurse who enjoys autonomous practice whilst working within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team. You'll support patients in their own homes and community settings, work collaboratively with GPs, district nurses and wider healthcare professionals, and play an important role in shaping the future delivery of community palliative care services. You'll also have opportunities to contribute to education, service development and quality improvement initiatives across Dorothy House.

Whether you already have previous experience in palliative care or have developed transferable skills within oncology, community nursing or another relevant specialty, we'd love to hear from colleagues who share our values of We Care, We Connect and We Create.

ABOUT THE BENEFITS

Dorothy House is an incredible place to work, these are just a few of our benefits that we offer to our staff:

• 25 days plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service. Plus, the additional ability to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year!
• Excellent training and development from day one, to support and grow you through your career!
• Pension with Life Assurance.
• Colleague discount across our 30 retail stores.
• 55p per mile for work travel.
• Mindful EmployerPlusCharter -supporting our colleagueswithaccess to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most.

WHAT WILL THE ROLE INVOLVE?

As a Community Nurse Specialist, you will play a key role in delivering specialist palliative care across our community services. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a caseload of patients with life-limiting illness, providing specialist palliative care assessments, advice and support within the community
• Supporting patients and families with symptom management, advance care planning and complex decision-making
• Working collaboratively with GPs, district nurses, hospital colleagues and wider healthcare professionals to coordinate high-quality care
• Acting as a specialist resource for health and social care professionals, providing clinical advice, support and education
• Supporting the development of innovative community palliative care services and contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives
• Participating in education, mentorship and training activities for colleagues, learners and partner organisations
• Promoting excellent multidisciplinary team working and ensuring care reflects the values and standards of Dorothy House
• Contributing to service development, audit, quality improvement and research activities where appropriate

ABOUT YOU

Essential requirements:

• First Level Nurse qualification with clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
• Clinical experience in relevant specialty - demonstrating evidence of palliative care knowledge
• Experience facilitating Learning and Practice
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
• Demonstratable experience working alongside and support other members of the team
• Ability to work independently and manage own caseload
• Ongoing evidence of professional development
• UK driving license with access to a vehicle

Desirable requirements:

• Full Independent Nurse Prescriber (or be willing to undertake this course) / Clinical assessment and analytical skills- PACR course (or be willing to undertake)
• Experience in teaching/education
• Research skills
• Experience working within the community
• Relevant degree or post graduate qualification(s) e.g. Specialist Practitioner qualification in District Nursing, Independent Non-Medical Prescriber, Specialist qualifications in Palliative Care, Oncology or Long Term Illness

INTERVIEWS

Interviews for this role will be held on Friday 13th November 2026.