Community Staff Nurse

Dorothy House; Keynsham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused hospice care provider is seeking a Community Staff Nurse to join their Bath and Keynsham team. The role entails providing expert palliative care while conducting holistic assessments of patients. The ideal candidate holds a First Level Nurse qualification and clinical experience at Band 5 level. The position is part-time, working 30 hours over four days, offering competitive benefits including generous holiday leave and professional development opportunities. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply early, as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received.

Benefits

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 30 retail stores.

45p per mile for work travel.

Mindful EmployerPlusCharter for confidential support.

Qualifications

• First Level Nurse with relevant post basic qualification.
• Clinical experience at Band 5 level or equivalent.
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills related to complex patient care.
• Demonstrates experience working alongside a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent palliative care skills as part of the community team.
• Undertake holistic assessments of referred patients and families.
• Provide patient and family-centered nursing care.
• Assess bereavement needs and refer for follow-up.
• Support learners in health and social care courses.

Job description

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.

The successful candidate will work as part of our Bath and Keynsham Team alongside existing members of our very supportive Patent and Family Servies Team and will contribute to the delivery of palliative care by providing expertise in decision making, advance care planning & holistic symptom control.

COMMUNITY STAFF NURSE | Band 5 | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum (pro rata)

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.

HOURS OF WORK

Working in the Bath and Keynsham area.
This is a Part Time position, working 30 hours over 4 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.

Essential requirements:

• First Level Nurse with relevant post basic qualification
• Clinical experience at Band 5 level or equivalent
• Excellent communication/interpersonal skills related to complex patient care
• Can demonstrate experience working alongside a multi-disciplinary team
• Ongoing evidence of professional development
• Personal attributes that reflect care, compassion and willingness to support patients and their families through their end-of-life journey

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

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:

• 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 30 retail stores.
• 45p per mile for work travel.
• Mindful EmployerPlusCharter -supporting our colleagueswithaccess 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

Should you have further questions or would like to arrange an informal visit to discuss the role further, please contact Liz Winch on 01225 722988.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews for this role are aiming to the held week commencing 9th February 2026.