Clinical Nurse Specialist

We have an exciting opportunity to welcome a Clinical Nurse Specialist, to join our Community Nurse Specialist team, based in and working throughout Yeovil. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary of £38,942.09 - £41,532.95 per annum plus 30% Unsocial Hours allowance on all time worked on Saturday and 60% on all time worked Sunday and public holidays.

St Margaret’s philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do, and we expect staff to always uphold our values and fulfill our commitment to providing excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. We go to great lengths to recruit the right people. We want people with a positive attitude who are willing to go the extra mile, not because they are asked to but because they are passionate about working for St Margaret’s.

What can you expect to be doing?

You will undertake the holistic assessment, planning and delivery of specialist palliative and supportive care for patients, with advanced, progressive life limiting disease. We require someone who can work autonomously and as part of a team, with excellent communication skills.

The role will require evidence of post registration experience within palliative care, oncology, or a related subject. A passion for palliative care and thorough knowledge of life limiting illnesses is key for success in this role.

This role requires working weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis; therefore, flexibility and teamwork are crucial in providing this service.

Core Competencies for our Clinical Nurse Specialist:

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. To help your application, we will be looking for the following Core Competencies and how you will use these help us put our values into practice.

• Self-awareness - Understanding and being aware of yourself and how to react and interact with others
• Leading in your area - Regardless of management position, we all lead and take responsibility in our area of work
• Working with others - People working together to achieve team and organisational goals and respecting others
• Outcomes and results - Organising ourselves to get the job done, delivering a high-quality service, and being accountable for the outcomes

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
• Pension scheme
  • NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
  • Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution
• Life assurance cover – 2x salary
• 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
• 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 have any questions or are interested in finding out more before applying, please contact Colleen Gagg on Colleen.Gagg@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk or Becky.Steer@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk or by calling 01823 333822

If you have any questions relating to the recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment team at Recruitment@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk

Closing date: 24th March 2024