Hospital Palliative Care Specialist Nurse

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs. Make every moment matter Are you a compassionate registered nurse with a passion for palliative and end of life care? Wisdom Hospice is looking for a dedicated and caring nurse to join our specialist team. This is an opportunity to provide exceptional care and support to patients and their families during some of the most important moments of their lives. As a palliative care nurse, you will:

• deliver high-quality, holistic care for patients with life-limiting illnesses
• assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care needs
• provide symptom management and support patients to achieve the best possible quality of life
• offer emotional support and guidance to families and carers
• work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to coordinate care
• contribute to a culture of compassion, dignity and respect., Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.
Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent. We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme. We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.


• be a registered nurse with a valid NMC registration
• have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• demonstrate compassion, empathy and professionalism
• be committed to delivering person-centred care
• work well within a multidisciplinary team
• have experience in palliative, hospice, oncology, community or end of life care, although this is not essential.