Join our Community Palliative Care Team and be part of something amazing!
North Devon Hospice
Deer Park
Deer Park Road
Newport
Barnstaple
Devon
EX32 0HU
For SatNav directions use EX32 0PD
37.5 hours Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5pm
£45,500
Full Time
Our Mission is Simple
To provide outstanding care and support to the community of North Devon who are impacted by a life limiting illness.
Our community team are proud to support and care for patients and their families in their own homes at their most difficult and vulnerable time. Our highly committed multi-disciplinary team of staff and volunteers, working together to provide care to the highest standard.
Are you an expert clinician looking for a new challenge?
Do you want to develop your leadership skills and make a real difference to the care of people at end of life within their own homes?
Do you want to share your knowledge and skills to support others to develop their expertise?
An opportunity has arisen for you to join our Community Palliative Care Team as Deputy Team Lead. Working along side the Community Team Lead you will support the Clinical Nurse Specialists, Registered Nurses, and Multi-Skilled Health Care Assistants to support patients, and their families, who wish to be cared for and to die at home. The role will combine the dual responsibility of carrying a small caseload alongside specific leadership duties.
To succeed in this role, you will have:
• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse
• Post registration qualification at a degree level in a palliative care or a related area of clinical practice.
• Leadership experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Significant post registration experience in end-of-life care, palliative care or a related field
• Experience of working in the community setting
• Excellent knowledge of symptom control
• Excellent Communication skills and interpersonal skills
We are there for all the family, do you want to be there too?
If you are interested in joining our Community Team, we would love to hear from you.
Informal discussion welcomed, please contact Community Palliative Care Team Lead Lin Walkey on 01271 344248.
Closing date for completed applications is Noon Monday 17th March 2025. Interviews will be held on Wednesday 26th March 2025, at North Devon Hospice.
To apply for this position please click the ‘Apply Now’ button to complete your application and we will be in touch shortly. Please keep an eye on your email for updates about your application (including your junk box)
For more information please see the job description:
It is important that the people who work for and with us, or access any of our services, can be themselves and are valued as unique individuals. We welcome applications from all sections of the communities we serve, reflecting the uniqueness of each person, with the aim of continually improving our services.
We are a forces-friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans and Service spouses and partners.
If you require this information in large format, please email peopleteam@northdevonhospice.org.uk or call 01271 347238.
Location: Barnstaple
01271 344248
