NHS
We are seeking a compassionate, skilled and experienced Nurse Practitioner to join our community team to help deliver outstanding, person-centred care to patients in their own homes and community settings.
This is a key clinical role for a Nurse Practitioner with extensive specialist knowledge in palliative care and a commitment to ongoing clinical involvement and service development within this field. You will have or be working toward a palliative care degree or equivalent Level 3 Health Degree and/or working towards being a prescriber.
With your professional and friendly approach, will provide specialist assessment, advice, and nursing care to patients with complex palliative and end-of-life care needs. You will also establish and maintain supportive relationships with GPs, wider nursing teams and other partners to ensure the highest quality of care.
As a team player and natural leader, you will contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings to review and manage patient treatment plans and will act as a role model, sharing specialist skills and supporting the development of other practitioners.
You will manage referrals efficiently and ensure appropriate deployment of skilled staff to meet patient needs and on a rotational basis you will provide a triage service.
Leading by example you will also play a supportive role in delivering specialist palliative care education, promoting evidence-based practice and contributing to service development.
Main duties of the job Provide specialist advice, support, and nursing care to patients whilst establishing supportive relationships and presence with GPs and other community teams within an identified geographical patch (delivered within community and outpatient clinic settings).
Demonstrate palliative assessment skills, and will be able to support, illustrate, and disseminate such skills to other practitioners while benefiting patient care.
With support from the Palliative Care Community Consultant, will assess and support patients who are on our virtual ward and are experiencing complex symptoms or a crisis in their illness.
Attend daily/weekly Multidisciplinary meetings to review and manage patient treatment plans.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and other care providers, demonstrating autonomy within a geographical area.
Take a supportive role in the provision of specialist palliative care education, promoting evidence-based practice.
To provide a triage service on a rotational basis, receiving incoming calls, taking messages, and responding accordingly.
To manage referrals promptly through robust assessment and prioritisation processes and deploy appropriately experienced and skilled staff to meet the needs of those referred patients.
To ensure that there is efficient and effective utilisation of resources human and material to deliver optimum quality care to their client group.
To work flexibly to meet the needs of the Hospice at Home service.
About us Caring is what we do best - and that includes caring for our staff. You will work in a friendly, fulfilling and supportive environment, with access to clinical supervision, strong peer support and a culture that values compassion, respect and excellence.
If you’re an experienced nurse looking for a new and rewarding opportunity within a specialist palliative care setting, we’d love to hear from you.
*Please note at this time we are unable to offer Sponsorship*
We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including:
Excellent professional and personal development opportunities with our on-site Skills Lab and Education team
High inpatient staff to patient ratio
Continuation of NHS pension scheme
Free on-site parking
Health and wellbeing support framework
Clinical supervision
Generous annual leave entitlement
Death in service
Use of hospice canteens
Please note Interviews are booked for:
Community Services: 10th February 2026 at Bicton
Join us at one of our two Hospice Jobs Days
Come along and find out more about nursing careers with Severn Hospice. You’ll meet some of the team and hear first‑hand what it’s like to work with us and about the fantastic opportunities to grow and develop your general and specialist skills.
No booking required just come along
Mon 26 January Apley Castle, Telford TF1 6RH
Tues 27 January Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 8HS
Drop in anytime 8am 5pm
Bring your CV
On-the-day informal interviews available
Job responsibilities Scope of Practice/ Main Duties
Undertake a Practitioner role in palliative care through partnership with health care professionals and other agencies throughout Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Powys. Providing specialist advice and support on all aspects of clinical palliative care.
Work autonomously using evidence-based skills and translating expert knowledge directly into individualized, holistic therapeutic patient care in the full range of settings across primary care.
Develop clinically effective and therapeutic working relationships with patients and relatives using persuasive, negotiating, and motivating skills to communicate complex, contentious, and sensitive information. For example, end‑of‑life issues and difficult‑to‑accept conditions, taking into account barriers to understanding and challenging communication.
Demonstrates highly developed communication skills to share sensitive and complex concepts with other professionals and relevant organisations about a full range of palliative care issues.
To identify where complex grief patterns are present, facilitating referral to specialist bereavement support services.
To have in‑depth specialist knowledge and clinical expertise in palliative care, underpinned by accessing relevant training and updates.
Make clinical judgements which require analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options, therefore recommending appropriate evidence‑based diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to patients and health care professionals. Refer to nursing and medical professionals, and appropriate statutory and voluntary agencies.
Working with the Community Services Manager to continually improve palliative care services.
Maintain reflective practice through individual clinical supervision and peer review.
Provide expert clinical support in the field of palliative care to inspire colleagues to improve standards and practice.
To attend and participate in team meetings and represent Severn Hospice when appropriate locally and nationally.
Record and submit accurate and timely data, as required.
Receive, manage, and triage referrals, maintaining good channels of communication with referring teams with daily updates on care given, outcomes, and continuation / withdrawal of service.
Work to ensure equity both in terms of access and service to patients who meet the criteria for care.
Education, Professional Development and Training
To maintain and acquire competencies and skills for self‑development.
To participate in the supervision, training, and effective mentorship of junior staff and Nursing Assistants.
To participate in informal and formal training sessions, deliver induction programmes for new staff, and provide relevant feedback to all members of the team.
Identify personal development and educational requirements through yearly review/appraisal.
Support the design and delivery of palliative care education to internal and external delegates.
Provide educational placements for healthcare professionals, sharing knowledge and advice.
Research and Audit
In conjunction with the Community Services Manager and Leads, support the identification of clinical audit requirements, collecting and collating data, and presenting findings.
To review and evaluate palliative care‑related research continually to maintain best and evidence‑based practice.
3.
This job description is a summary of the main responsibilities of the postholder, and not an exhaustive list of duties to be undertaken. The duties may be redefined by the demands of the service.
Supplementary Information and Requirements
All new Hospice employees are on a 6 month probationary period.
A DBS Disclosure will be requested in the event of an individual being offered the post.
Health and Safety
In accordance with the Hospice’s Health & Safety Policy all employed persons while at work are required by Section 7 of the Health & Safety at Work Act to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
All employees are required to participate in the Hospice’s appraisal process (permanent contracts only).
Person Specification Aptitudes and Attributes
Ability to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork
Ability to work autonomously
Ability to show empathy when working with complex emotional situations and to remain calm under pressure
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Skills and Knowledge
Awareness of local and National palliative care agendas
Proven experience of collaborative working with multidisciplinary agencies
IT Skills
Experience
Proven experience of working in palliative care
Audit and research experience
Qualifications
RN
Palliative Care Degree (or equivalent Level 3 Health Degree) or working towards.
Prescriber or working towards
Communication Skills Training preferably at advanced level
Physical Assessor or working towards
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This is a key clinical role for a Nurse Practitioner with extensive specialist knowledge in palliative care and a commitment to ongoing clinical involvement and service development within this field. You will have or be working toward a palliative care degree or equivalent Level 3 Health Degree and/or working towards being a prescriber.
With your professional and friendly approach, will provide specialist assessment, advice, and nursing care to patients with complex palliative and end-of-life care needs. You will also establish and maintain supportive relationships with GPs, wider nursing teams and other partners to ensure the highest quality of care.
As a team player and natural leader, you will contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings to review and manage patient treatment plans and will act as a role model, sharing specialist skills and supporting the development of other practitioners.
You will manage referrals efficiently and ensure appropriate deployment of skilled staff to meet patient needs and on a rotational basis you will provide a triage service.
Leading by example you will also play a supportive role in delivering specialist palliative care education, promoting evidence-based practice and contributing to service development.
Main duties of the job Provide specialist advice, support, and nursing care to patients whilst establishing supportive relationships and presence with GPs and other community teams within an identified geographical patch (delivered within community and outpatient clinic settings).
Demonstrate palliative assessment skills, and will be able to support, illustrate, and disseminate such skills to other practitioners while benefiting patient care.
With support from the Palliative Care Community Consultant, will assess and support patients who are on our virtual ward and are experiencing complex symptoms or a crisis in their illness.
Attend daily/weekly Multidisciplinary meetings to review and manage patient treatment plans.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and other care providers, demonstrating autonomy within a geographical area.
Take a supportive role in the provision of specialist palliative care education, promoting evidence-based practice.
To provide a triage service on a rotational basis, receiving incoming calls, taking messages, and responding accordingly.
To manage referrals promptly through robust assessment and prioritisation processes and deploy appropriately experienced and skilled staff to meet the needs of those referred patients.
To ensure that there is efficient and effective utilisation of resources human and material to deliver optimum quality care to their client group.
To work flexibly to meet the needs of the Hospice at Home service.
About us Caring is what we do best - and that includes caring for our staff. You will work in a friendly, fulfilling and supportive environment, with access to clinical supervision, strong peer support and a culture that values compassion, respect and excellence.
If you’re an experienced nurse looking for a new and rewarding opportunity within a specialist palliative care setting, we’d love to hear from you.
*Please note at this time we are unable to offer Sponsorship*
We offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits including:
Excellent professional and personal development opportunities with our on-site Skills Lab and Education team
High inpatient staff to patient ratio
Continuation of NHS pension scheme
Free on-site parking
Health and wellbeing support framework
Clinical supervision
Generous annual leave entitlement
Death in service
Use of hospice canteens
Please note Interviews are booked for:
Community Services: 10th February 2026 at Bicton
Join us at one of our two Hospice Jobs Days
Come along and find out more about nursing careers with Severn Hospice. You’ll meet some of the team and hear first‑hand what it’s like to work with us and about the fantastic opportunities to grow and develop your general and specialist skills.
No booking required just come along
Mon 26 January Apley Castle, Telford TF1 6RH
Tues 27 January Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 8HS
Drop in anytime 8am 5pm
Bring your CV
On-the-day informal interviews available
Job responsibilities Scope of Practice/ Main Duties
Undertake a Practitioner role in palliative care through partnership with health care professionals and other agencies throughout Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and Powys. Providing specialist advice and support on all aspects of clinical palliative care.
Work autonomously using evidence-based skills and translating expert knowledge directly into individualized, holistic therapeutic patient care in the full range of settings across primary care.
Develop clinically effective and therapeutic working relationships with patients and relatives using persuasive, negotiating, and motivating skills to communicate complex, contentious, and sensitive information. For example, end‑of‑life issues and difficult‑to‑accept conditions, taking into account barriers to understanding and challenging communication.
Demonstrates highly developed communication skills to share sensitive and complex concepts with other professionals and relevant organisations about a full range of palliative care issues.
To identify where complex grief patterns are present, facilitating referral to specialist bereavement support services.
To have in‑depth specialist knowledge and clinical expertise in palliative care, underpinned by accessing relevant training and updates.
Make clinical judgements which require analysis, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options, therefore recommending appropriate evidence‑based diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to patients and health care professionals. Refer to nursing and medical professionals, and appropriate statutory and voluntary agencies.
Working with the Community Services Manager to continually improve palliative care services.
Maintain reflective practice through individual clinical supervision and peer review.
Provide expert clinical support in the field of palliative care to inspire colleagues to improve standards and practice.
To attend and participate in team meetings and represent Severn Hospice when appropriate locally and nationally.
Record and submit accurate and timely data, as required.
Receive, manage, and triage referrals, maintaining good channels of communication with referring teams with daily updates on care given, outcomes, and continuation / withdrawal of service.
Work to ensure equity both in terms of access and service to patients who meet the criteria for care.
Education, Professional Development and Training
To maintain and acquire competencies and skills for self‑development.
To participate in the supervision, training, and effective mentorship of junior staff and Nursing Assistants.
To participate in informal and formal training sessions, deliver induction programmes for new staff, and provide relevant feedback to all members of the team.
Identify personal development and educational requirements through yearly review/appraisal.
Support the design and delivery of palliative care education to internal and external delegates.
Provide educational placements for healthcare professionals, sharing knowledge and advice.
Research and Audit
In conjunction with the Community Services Manager and Leads, support the identification of clinical audit requirements, collecting and collating data, and presenting findings.
To review and evaluate palliative care‑related research continually to maintain best and evidence‑based practice.
3.
This job description is a summary of the main responsibilities of the postholder, and not an exhaustive list of duties to be undertaken. The duties may be redefined by the demands of the service.
Supplementary Information and Requirements
All new Hospice employees are on a 6 month probationary period.
A DBS Disclosure will be requested in the event of an individual being offered the post.
Health and Safety
In accordance with the Hospice’s Health & Safety Policy all employed persons while at work are required by Section 7 of the Health & Safety at Work Act to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
All employees are required to participate in the Hospice’s appraisal process (permanent contracts only).
Person Specification Aptitudes and Attributes
Ability to demonstrate a commitment to teamwork
Ability to work autonomously
Ability to show empathy when working with complex emotional situations and to remain calm under pressure
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Skills and Knowledge
Awareness of local and National palliative care agendas
Proven experience of collaborative working with multidisciplinary agencies
IT Skills
Experience
Proven experience of working in palliative care
Audit and research experience
Qualifications
RN
Palliative Care Degree (or equivalent Level 3 Health Degree) or working towards.
Prescriber or working towards
Communication Skills Training preferably at advanced level
Physical Assessor or working towards
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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