Community Clinical Nurse Specialist
This is an exciting time for St Elizabeth Hospice, as we are developing an achievable and sustainable palliative and end-of-life care service for the residents of Great Yarmouth and Waveney.
It’s a time of expansion, development and investment in the hospice team. We are seeking an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our dedicated Community Specialist Palliative Care Team. This is an exciting opportunity to provide expert palliative and end of life care within a dynamic hospice service that supports patients and their families across the community and our community care units. This is a chance to make a real difference to people’s lives.
St Elizabeth Hospice continues to drive forward innovation and development of services, both in Ipswich and East Suffolk and further up the coast to the Great Yarmouth and Waveney area. In 2019 NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board awarded the specialist palliative and end-of-life care contract to East Coast Community Healthcare. The contract includes a specialist palliative care service which is delivered in partnership with St Elizabeth Hospice. Our most recent Care Quality Commission report rated the hospice as “Outstanding”.
We are looking for a registered nurse who has:
- Current NMC registration.
- Significant post-registration clinical experience.
- Experience in palliative care, oncology, community nursing, hospice care, or a related specialty.
- Excellent communication, assessment, and clinical decision-making skills.
- Ability to work autonomously whilst thriving as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Passion for teaching, supporting, and developing others.
- Compassionate, patient-centred approach to care.
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will:
- Provide specialist palliative nursing care and holistic support to patients with complex needs and their families.
- Undertake comprehensive assessments, care planning, and symptom management interventions.
- Deliver support through telephone advice, home visits, and care within our outpatient locations.
- Act as a key point of contact and advocate for patients and families throughout their care journey.
- Work collaboratively with GPs, district nurses, hospital teams, care homes, and other healthcare professionals.
- Offer specialist advice, guidance, and education to colleagues and partner organisations.
- Contribute to service development and the continuous improvement of patient care and experiences.
If you are committed to delivering outstanding palliative care and want to be part of a hospice that places compassion, dignity, and excellence at the heart of everything it does, we would love to hear from you.
If you would like an opportunity to find out some more about working at the hospice and how it can fit your own career aspirations, we recommend an informal visit/discussion prior to you completing your application. Please contact Charlotte Royall, Community Team Lead charlotte.royall@stelizabethhospice.org.uk or Hanna McDowell, Associate Director of Care Operations via email on hanna.mcdowell@stelizabethhospice.org.uk
St Elizabeth Hospice is committed to safeguarding and protecting the adults and young people that we work with and has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse, neglect and discrimination of any person. As such, all posts are subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We have a range of robust safeguarding policies in place which promote safeguarding across the hospice and staff are expected to undertake regular, mandatory safeguarding training to equip them with the knowledge and skills to identify and respond to potential risks.