Brent Community Team Clinical Nurse Specialist Band 7

Contract: Permanent various hours available over a seven day rota (up to 37.5 hours per week)

Salary: Band 7 Agenda for Change plus London Allowance

Location: HA3 0YG

Are you looking to use your clinical skills in caring for palliative patients in the community?

Job summary

The clinical nurse specialist is a key worker role.  The clinical nurse specialist acts a keyworker for the person living with cancer and other life limiting illnesses. They hold regular supported conversations with the person, identifying their wide range of needs through a holistic needs assessment.

They develop a comprehensive care and support plan for the person living with cancer, and other diseases, addressing their health concerns and working to promote their health, wellbeing and independence. 

Using their skills and expertise in cancer/palliative care, the clinical nurse specialist delivers high standards of personalised care, providing physical and emotional support to their patients, coordinating their care services, and informing/advising them on clinical and practical issues associated with their illness. This leads to a more positive outcome for patients.

Benefits of joining our Hospice Team

• A competitive progressive salary matched to NHS pay scales
• Annual leave matched to align with the NHS, capped at 31 days plus bank holidays depending on years of service
• The ability to continue your NHS pension
• Carers Leave
• Enhanced hourly rates for working unsocial hours
• Access to our 24hr employee assistance programme
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised lunches
• Access to the NHS Blue Light Card
• Education and progression (many of our nurses progress to more senior roles)

If you are interested in the role, you can click on the apply button below to fill out an application form.

If you would like to speak to our Acting Brent Community Team Lead, Nicola Munnelly about working in the team, please call on 020 8382 8019

St Luke’s Hospice are now offering a one off non-consolidated recruitment incentive to nursing candidates, this is payable on the completion of a successful probationary period of £2,000 (pro rata for part time)

Note: if the candidate leaves before completing 1 year service this amount will be deducted from their final pay.

*for administration purposes this incentive is active from 01.06.2023*

St Luke’s Hospice are equal opportunity employers and particularly welcome applications from groups who are currently under-represented in our staff.

Applicants are encouraged to inform us if any reasonable adjustments are needed to be made during any part of the recruitment process.

Please note: We will not be able to employ you if you are not eligible to work in the UK. We will not be able to obtain a work permit on your behalf.

Please note this advert is on a rolling basis and we will be interviewing candidates as an when a suitable application is submitted. We will close this advert as soon as we fill the hours needed for the role.