End of Life Specialist Nurse Canterbury

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us.

We’re recruiting now for compassionate nurses who want time with their patients. Time to treat the whole person, not just the condition.

We're recruiting now for an End of life Specialist Nurse based in Canterbury. As the Specialist end of life care nurse will be responsible for the supervision, teaching and leadership of individual staff members and the quality of the care they deliver.

We believe you offer the best patient care in a role where you feel supported and can work in a way that suits you, your life and your family. One way we support with this is by being a flexible employer.

We also believe in developing our talent from within. We recruit for values and train for skills, so you will never be pigeonholed. We have extensive opportunities for talented individuals looking to further their skills and knowledge.

This role requires an experienced Community Nurse with non-medical prescribing (V300) sound clinical judgement and to act as a role model for the profession. As the senior clinician you will be a decision maker and a problem solver with accountability for your team’s performance.

You will be a clinical expert in caring for end of life patients in their own homes.

You will have advanced knowledge and skills and be able to manage complex patients within the community setting.

For more information about the role or the community difference please see the full job description or please give us a call for an informal chat.

Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our valuesCompassionateAspirationalResponsiveExcellent

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

We’ve signed up to be a real UK living wage employer. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate voluntarily paid by 7,000+ UK businesses who believe their staff deserve a fair wage. Committing to the real UK Living Wage is one way we’re delivering our pledge to be the best employer.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Ourcareer pathwayswill help you achieve your aspirations

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know so they can help you with this.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Interviews to be held on 19th July 2023.

Find out more about the community differencehere.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity

Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.