Clinical Nurse Specialist

Are you a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse looking to make a meaningful difference in your community? Prospect Hospice is recruiting a Community Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our expert team providing exceptional palliative and end-of-life care at home and in care settings.

 Hours:  Full and part-time positions available over 7 days (including Saturdays or Sundays on a rota)

 What is the role?

As a Community Clinical Nurse Specialist, you’ll play a key role in delivering personalised, dignified, and responsive care to individuals with life-limiting illnesses. You’ll manage a complex caseload, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, support families, and provide clinical leadership and mentoring within our community services.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver expert palliative and end-of-life care in the community

• Conduct holistic assessments and manage complex symptoms
• Support anticipatory care planning and decision-making
• Act as an advocate for patients and families
• Educate and influence other health and social care professionals
• Contribute to clinical governance, quality assurance, and professional development
• Participate in out-of-hours service provision

For more information or to have a chat about the role please contact Sue Emmerson, Clinical Nurse Specialist Team Leader or Jane Green, Matron on 01793 813355.

Do you have?

• NMC-registered with minimum 5 years of post-registration experience
• Strong knowledge of palliative care and symptom control
• Excellent communication and clinical decision-making skills
• Full driving licence and access to a car, prepared to travel throughout our defined catchment area (Swindon, Marlborough, Pewsey, Wootton Bassett, Lechlade, Fairford and Shrivenham)
• Willingness to undertake advanced specialist training (e.g., PACE, prescribing)

It would also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience in community nursing or hospice care
• Non-medical prescribing qualification
• Formal or informal teaching experience

We kindly request that all applicants apply via the green “Apply” button or download the below application form and email to hrdepartment@prospect-hospice.net

Aspire Values

Community Clinical Nurse Specialist – Job Description

Job Application Form

What’s it like to work for us?

“The team is progressive and dynamic, it’s a privilege to support patients at a very difficult time to respond and support people at a very difficult time in their life” Tina, Community Clinical Nurse Specialist

We offer a great range of benefits, including:

• 27 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
• Membership of the NHS pension scheme is available for existing members
• Generous contributory pension scheme for all other staff
• Discounts with local retailers, gyms and service providers including Blue Light Discount Card
• Family-friendly policies and practice
• A commitment to supporting your professional development
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing team
• Supportive induction, and training and development
• Free parking on-site

Interviews to be held on 11 June 2025.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional NMC registration

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.

Equality & Diversity

Prospect Hospice is committed to encouraging a diverse and inclusive working environment. We recognise that promoting diversity and eliminating discrimination in our workplace will bring benefits for our people, our business and the communities we serve.

We are committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are provided with equality of opportunity in employment and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, offending background, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we support. As part of our SAFER recruitment processes, offers of employment will be subject to thorough checks, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, online and social media checks and verification of qualifications. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures at all times.

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.