Overview
COMMUNITY STAFF NURSE | Band 5 | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (2025 pay award pending)
The post holder will provide excellent skills in palliative care by working flexibly as part of a very supportive team within the Dorothy House Community Team, undertaking holistic assessments of patients and families referred to the team (in home, clinic, or virtual settings), and delivering patient and family-centred nursing care to high standards. The role also involves developing skills in other community-related departments within Dorothy House Hospice Care to improve the patient and family experience, assessing bereavement needs and referring for follow-up with the Bereavement Service, utilising learning opportunities to enhance knowledge for health and social care colleagues, and supporting learners undertaking appropriate health and social care courses with mentorship where appropriate.
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, full time, across the Bath and Keynsham area.
Details
* Posting date: 12 September 2025
* Salary: £29,970.00 to £36,483.00 per year
* Additional salary information: £29,970.00 - £36,483.00 a year
* Hours: Full time
* Closing date: 03 October 2025
* Location: Bath, BA1 1UB
* Company: NHS Jobs
* Job type: Permanent
* Job reference: B0223-25-0036
Responsibilities
* Working flexibly as part of a very supportive team within the Dorothy House Community Team.
* Undertaking holistic assessments of patients and families referred to the team (home, clinic, or virtual settings).
* Providing nursing care that is patient- and family-centred, acknowledging individual needs and ensuring high standards of care.
* Developing skills in other community-related departments within Dorothy House Hospice Care relevant to community services to improve the patient and family experience.
* Assessing the bereavement needs of the family and referring for follow-up work with the Bereavement Service.
* Utilising learning opportunities to enhance the knowledge and skills of health and social care colleagues.
* Supporting learners undertaking appropriate health and social care courses, offering mentorship as appropriate.
Hours
HOURS OF WORK: Working in the Bath and Keynsham area. This is a Full Time position, working 37.5 hours over 5 days.
Benefits
Dorothy House is an incredible place to work. These are a few of the benefits we offer:
* 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days and then 33 days with length of service
* Excellent industry leading training with a focus on career development
* Pension with Life Assurance
* Colleague discount across our 29 retail stores
* 45p per mile for work travel
* Mindful Employer Plus Charter — supporting colleagues with access to impartial, confidential advice when you need it most
Application Note
If this sounds like your ideal job, please note that our vacancies can close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. We encourage early submission of your application.
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