Person Specification
Roaming Car Service Nurse
Blythe House Hospice

The criteria below reflect the realistic requirements in terms of qualifications,
experience, skills and abilities, knowledge and personal attributes necessary for effective
performance in this post

Qualifications  ✓  Registered Nurse, Part 1 of register

Essential

Experience  ✓  2 years post registration experience in a
primary care setting

✓  Post registration experience of palliative
care in specialist or general setting
✓  Nursing and/or palliative care in a

community setting

Skills and
Abilities

✓  Strong organisation skill
✓  Good communication and interpersonal

skills

✓  Ability to manage time and caseloads

effectively

✓  Ability to work autonomously on own

initiative and as part of a team

✓  Reflective Practitioner
✓
✓  Holds full UK driving license

IT skills

Knowledge  ✓  Sound knowledge of fundamental palliative
and end of life care issues

✓  Sound knowledge and practice of symptom
management in palliative and end of life
care

✓  Demonstrable interest and passion for

palliative and end of life care

Personal
Attributes

✓  Flexible and adaptable
✓  High professional standards and practises

with integrity
✓  Sense of humour
✓  High level of self-awareness
✓  Hard working and team player
✓
Innovative and inspirational

Desirable
✓  Post registration

qualification in palliative
care

✓  ENB 931 desirable
✓  Experience of

bereavement support

✓  Experience of leading

teams

✓  Knowledge of measuring
patient outcomes and
data collection
✓  Teaching skills /
qualification

✓  Knowledge of systmOne

✓  Knowledge of Advance
Care planning, DNACPR
guidance

✓  Knowledge of local
clinical services,
particularly primary care
services