Hospice Community Nurse

Post:
Hospice Community Nurse

Salary:
Band 6 £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
                                                            
Locations:
Various throughout Northern Ireland

Contract:
Waiting List for Full-Time / Part-Time Permanent Posts in all Community Nursing Teams throughout Northern Ireland

Role:

Working as a Hospice Community Nurse, as part of a team of nurses, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of a specialist advisory service through the management of a caseload of patients within a community setting.

The post holder will act as a resource to health care professionals within primary care, Northern Ireland Hospice multidisciplinary team, Trust multidisciplinary teams, agencies, and individuals.

This advisory and support role demands excellent clinical knowledge of specialist palliative care, effective communication skills and sound community awareness. The HCN will have the ability to work independently and as part of the community and extended Hospice teams. As a team member the HCN will contribute to a positive supportive working environment with an emphasis on teamwork and co-operation.

Interview date: We anticipate interviews for this post will be held week beginning 20th January 2025.

What we offer:

• Matching of key NHS Terms and Conditions including recognising NHS service and pension, aligning to NHS salary scales, annual leave and family friendly entitlements, for example, maternity
• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, starting at 27 days per year, which increases with service along with 10 Statutory days each year (pro rata for part time)
• Award winning Family Friendly Organisation
• Engaging on Employee Wellbeing Initiatives
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to 24/7 Doctors support.
• Cashback health scheme
• Training and development opportunities including, European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care (ECEPC) and Advanced Communication Skills Training
• Comprehensive induction training programme
• Various discount and salary sacrifice schemes

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website https://www.nihospice.org/jobs/current-vacancies/. If you have any queries, please contact a member of the People & Organisational Development Team on 02890 781836.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 2nd January 2025 at 4pm (we recommend that applications are submitted at least 15 minutes prior to the closing time to ensure technical difficulties are not encountered).

Please note all correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form. Please ensure to check your 'junk/spam' folder as due to personal email security settings, emails can sometimes appear here. Any email correspondence will come from an email address ending in @nihospice.org.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons”