Outpatients Clinical Specialist Nurse
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Job Summary
Outpatients Clinical Nurse Specialist
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Hours:22.5 per week
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Location:Peace Hospice (Watford) / Grove House (St Albans)
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Salary:Rennie Grove Peace Bandper annum (pro rata)
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Closing date:14 September 2026 at 12 noon
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Interview date:27 September 2026
What you will do
The purpose of the role is to provide high quality specialist palliative nursing care skills advice and support to patients carers and those important to the patient. This role will support the delivery of planned care across Rennie Grove Peace Hospice.
This means you will be responsible to:
- Actively participate in the development of the organisations planned model of care.
- Demonstrate specialist skills and expertise in palliative care and offer advice support and education to the primary health care team as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Manage specialist planned care to a palliative nursing caseload whilst delivering high standards of personalised care.
- Engage in the full range of activities consistent with the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist including Nurse-Led Clinic Assessment Clinic Palliative Care Referral Centre (PCRC) triage community and Living Well services as required.
- Improve patient outcomes and experience by providing physical and emotional support to patients and carers via coordinated care and informing and advising them on clinical and practical issues associated with their illness.
- Participate in activities such as audits and case reviews in order to improve the service.
- Act as a Rennie Grove and Peace Hospice Care ambassador within the community actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide.
- As required work across Rennie Grove and Peace Hospice Care sites (Watford and St Albans) or externally as required to support safe and effective service delivery.
What you will need
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All candidatesmusthave the right to work in the UK.
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We do not sponsor for this role and due to the minimal hoursrequiredfor this role we cannot progress applications for candidates sponsored by another employer.
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Manual handling and/or heavy lifting
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Full current valid UK driving licence.
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Access to a vehicle which can be used for work purposes.
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Car insurance including business cover
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Disclosure and Barring Services Check: Enhanced Adult and Child Workforce with Adult and Child Barring Lists
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Professional registration (e.g. NMC)
- A good level of IT literacy is required including confidence in using Microsoft Office applications email and other digital systems relevant to the role
For an informal chat about this role contact Lisa Jackson Assistant Director - Patient Services Centre Base Departmenton
Please click on the attached link for further information about Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care - YOU READY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCEClick Apply Now.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate to this role allour applications are anonymisedup until an interview has been confirmed.
Our commitment to Equality and Diversity
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care we strive to continuouslydemonstrateour values. These values are embedded in our recruitment and selectionprocessand we are fully committed to equalitydiversityand inclusion in both our workforce and within our culture.
If you are disabled andsatisfactorily meet the job specificationwe willinvite you to can contact us to let us know if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.
The Company
The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees and provide support to clients from all over the country.
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care were all about making every moment matter for our patients and families and you can play your part in that. We will support people of all ages who are affected by a progressive life- limiting illness (and those who care for them) to live as well as possible by providing choice and ease access to a wide range of palliative care and bereavement services across Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. We provide care and support for adults and children diagnosed with cancer and other life-limiting illness and their families visiting day and night. Its important work and to make it all happen we need talented and passionate people.
At Rennie Grove Peace we are committed to creating a workplace where our staff can develop their careers and make a real difference.
A summary of benefits is below:
We offer competitive salaries
All roles are benchmarked against the external market and against the NHS pay structure for Clinical employees.
Plan your future with our Pension scheme options
Standard Life scheme with matched contributions; up to 7% (with a min of 4% employee contribution) or options for continuation in the NHS pension scheme for eligible staff.
Protected with Life Assurance
2x salary paid in the event of death for eligible employees up to age 75.
Family friendly policies
Including enhanced maternity adoption and paternity -rata for part time roles.
We pay professional registration fees for eligible employees in clinical roles
We reimburse your travel expenses
Eligible employees can claim travel expenses for mileage that qualifies for payment (subject to HMRC rules).
Additional employee discounts available
Including retail entertainment and services discounts including the Blue LightCard (subject to purchase ofmembership).
Achieving a work-life balance is important. We want you to enjoy your work and take valuable time out to relax and be with your loved ones. We enable this through thefollowing:
Flexible working
Including hybrid part time job share (depending on role requirements).
Generous holiday entitlement
27 days per annum plus bank holidays. Increasing to 30 days at 5 years and 33 days at 10 years service. (Pro-rata for part-time roles)
Birthday leave
Religious holidays
We are mindful of individual requests.
Your health and wellbeing is important and we offer you options to support you in maintaining your health.
Health Cash Plan
- Rennie Grove Peace funded membership for you and up to fourchildren.
- Membership can be extended to include your partner at theemployees expense.
- Including financial support for health screening prescriptionsdental/optical diagnostic tests/consultations physiotherapychiropody complementary/alternative therapies as well as virtualGP services and discounted health club membership (subject toeligibility).
- Employee Assistance Programme free 24/7 confidential serviceoffering unlimited access to advice information coaching andcounselling where appropriate.
Additional rules apply these can be discussed with you.
We are committed in supporting your personal growth and development and we provide a range of opportunities including:
- Comprehensive induction programme to help yousettle in quickly.
- Regular development conversations with your LineManager.
- Training and development opportunities includingexternally funded courses and coaching whereappropriate.
- Specialist palliative training for clinicians and non-clinicians.
- Clinical supervision training and mentoring forclinicians.
- Protected and dedicated time given to learning anddeveloping.
- Employee Voice fantastic opportunities to joincollaborative focus groups.
- Opportunity to develop through our excitingprogramme of fundraising events and social occasions.
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