Community Nurse Specialist (Band 6)

Bristol - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 38682 - 46580

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity forBand 6 Palliative Nurse Specialiststo join our Community Nursing teams.

We are a supportive and dynamic team delivering outstanding palliative care to people in our community. You will need knowledge and experience of palliative care confident decision-making skills and a passion to continuously improve and develop. This role is primarily advisory with minimal hands-on nursing care.

The Community Nurse Specialist Team support a complex patient caseload of 400-450 patients and work 7.5 hr days Monday to Friday with a regular commitment to the weekend/ bank holiday rota.

Working as a Palliative Nurse Specialist within the community requires a core skill set:

Holistic assessment face to face and by phone
Problem solving decision making symptom control and prescribing advice
Independent prescribing
Advance care planning and completion of Respect plus
Joint working / liaison referral / signposting with internal and external MDT
Initial bereavement support

What we can offer you:

Band 6 equivalent salary (38682 - 46580 FTE dependent on experience)
Full or part time work (30 or 37.5 hours per week)
Permanent position

You will be given excellent support to develop your nursing skills into a specialist role. There are opportunities for professional development and specialist training in palliative care including Independent Prescribing.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit / shadow shift please contact Cate Robbins Lead Specialist Nurse Community and Access teams or Jane Jones Community Nurse Specialist West Team Lead or by phoning

Interview Date: 10th February 2026

A full driving licence and access to a car required.

Due to the nature of the work involved this role is exempt from the ROA and thejobholderwill berequired to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We will be screening as we receive applications and therefore strongly encourage applications as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK before they apply for a vacancy and be able to provide evidence of this.

Strictly no agencies.

About Us

Weve spent over 40 years helping people die in peace and with dignity. Combining compassion with clinical expertise we provide patients with the best possible care at the end of their lives.

Were here for the people around our patients too those closest to them. Before during and after a bereavement we provide support thats remembered forever.

We think its that unforgettable support that inspires people to give back to St Peters. To fundraise for us. Donate. Volunteer. Were not exaggerating when we say that we couldnt do what we do without our wonderful supporters. We really cant thank them enough.

We want to help many more people to die well. And were doing this by teaching others. As a centre of educational excellence we share our skills with other health professionals helping the NHS and care homes to provide better end-of-life care.

Were here for all for free forever.

The Benefits

If you join our clinical team we offer NHS Agenda for Change benefits such as:

NHS equivalent salaries
Generous holiday entitlement and recognition for previous NHS service (up to 33 days for 10 years service)
Continuation in the NHS pension scheme for existing members
Recognition of previous NHS service for sick pay

There are many benefits to working at St Peters including:

27 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata. This increases the longer youre with us
Competitive salary
Pension with employer matched contributions up to 6%

Enhanced sick pay rising with service to a maximum of 12 weeks full and 12 weeks half pay.
Birthday leave a day off in the month of your birthday
Ability to buy or sell up to three days of annual leave per year
Volunteer leave
Life insurance scheme
Employee assistance programme
Access to discounts and offers through the Blue Light Card
Home and electronics salary sacrifice scheme
Free parking at our main office sites
Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
Travel discounts
Eye care scheme
Annual flu vaccine scheme

Comprehensive induction
In-house learning & development team
Continual professional development

Life is busy and we all want to enjoy a healthy work/life why we offer flexible working hours and if its practical for your role we also offer hybrid working.

You can split your hours between your home and our offices in Brentry and Long Ashton. We think this is a good way to work it gives you the convenience of working from home and the camaraderie of being with colleagues in the office.

Equity and Diversity

We want our teams to reflect the diversity of our community and we want everyone to feel that they belong. Thats why weve joined ENEI: Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. This is a UK based not-for-profit organisation that helps employers build and maintain diverse teams and inclusive cultures. Were really pleased to have ENEI supporting us on our Equity Diversity and Inclusion journey.

Just as we offer care to all we welcome applications from everyone. We want to hear from you regardless of your age disability religion or belief sex race sexual orientation gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

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We have an exciting opportunity forBand 6 Palliative Nurse Specialiststo join our Community Nursing teams.We are a supportive and dynamic team delivering outstanding palliative care to people in our community. You will need knowledge and experience of palliative care confident decision-making skills...