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Community Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist (Development Post)

Woking & Sam Beare Hospices

Woking, GU21 3LG

Salary

£38,000 to £46,000

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

1 September 2026

1 days left

Job description

Are you a motivated and compassionate Registered Nurse looking to develop your career in specialist palliative care? We are seeking an Associate Clini...

In

this role, you will undertake holistic assessments, contribute to care planning

and coordination, deliver symptom management, and provide

emotional, practical and psychological support to patients and their

families. Working under the supervision of experienced Clinical Nurse

Specialists and Paramedics, you will support the management of a community

caseload and participate in the delivery of specialist palliative

care across a range of community settings.

You

will work closely with GPs, Community Nursing Teams, acute hospitals, social

care providers and other healthcare professionals to ensure

high-quality, responsive and person-centred care. The role also

involves contributing to service development, quality improvement activities,

education initiatives and the support of students and colleagues

We

are looking for a registered nurse with post-registration experience, excellent

communication skills and a commitment to delivering compassionate, dignified

and patient-centred care. You will be confident working both independently and

as part of a multidisciplinary team, with the ability to manage a varied

caseload and respond sensitively to the needs of

patients, families and carers.

in palliative care, oncology, community nursing or multi-agency

working would be an advantage, although we are equally interested in hearing

from nurses who can demonstrate transferable skills, a willingness to

learn and a passion for hospice care.

Please refer to the job description document attached to the advert for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Woking

& Sam Beare Hospice and Wellbeing Care provides specialist palliative and

end-of-life care for patients and their families

across Northwest Surrey. Our teams are committed to delivering

outstanding, compassionate care and to supporting colleagues to develop, learn

and thrive in a values-led environment.

We

welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to

creating an inclusive recruitment process. If you need any reasonable

adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know so

that we can support you.

The closing date is 1st September 2026. However, we will be interviewing during the advertising period and reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Experience in mentoring staff and students
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to motivate and inspire others
  • Ability to form and maintain professional working relationships
  • Calm, organised, flexible, approaching, enthusiastic and punctual
  • Good working knowledge and application of the MS Office packages
  • Effective time management and organisation skills
  • Able to manage difficult situations effectively

Desirable

  • Advanced IT Skills
  • Community experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in an MDT
  • Knowledge of palliative care and updated clinical practice within palliative care
  • Knowledge of national, regional and local policy in relation to quality standards, targets and improvements initiatives

Desirable

  • Multi agency working
  • Experience in research and audit
  • Experience in helping to develop clinical services

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse on NMC register
  • Post registration experience
  • Experience of ongoing professional development

Desirable

  • Master's level degree
  • Significant palliative or oncology experience
  • Palliative care qualification
  • Mentorship qualification

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

8 August 2026

Last checked

10 August 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

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Woking & Sam Beare Hospices

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