Community Palliative Care Staff Nurse

Community Palliative Care Staff Nurse in Barnstaple

Barnstaple Full-Time No home office possible

33 hours to be worked flexibly on a rota basis Monday to Sunday 8am – 8pm

We are proud to support and care for patients and their families at their most vulnerable time. We want to make it possible for more people, who wish to stay at home, to be cared for in familiar surroundings and with friends and family around them.

Our Community Service includes Clinical Nurse Specialists, Registered Nurses and Multi Skilled Healthcare Assistants working together to deliver expert end of life and specialist palliative care to patients and families in their own home.

We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated, forward thinking registered nurse to join our community service as a Community Palliative Care Staff Nurse. Working alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialists and Multi Skilled Healthcare Assistants (MSHCA), you will take responsibility for a caseload of patients who require follow-up care and rapid interventions at home. You will also have oversight of planned packages of care delivered by our team of MSHCA, supporting them to safely deliver personal care at home throughout our 7 day service. Your clinical knowledge and assessment skills will be used to support patients who call for urgent assistance. You will work across the full week, and weekends be responsible for supporting the MSHCAs.

Experience of working in the community or demonstrable understanding of the coordination and integration of community services. You will need to be able to work within a busy and close-knit team whilst also demonstrating a degree of autonomy in your practice. You will be committed to person centred care and evidence-based practice.

We support continued professional development within the team and you will be encouraged to seek out opportunities to learn and develop. We will provide a tailored induction and training programme to support your needs and integration into our service.

You must be able to travel across our geography and be able to deliver bedside care.

This post is subject to an Enhanced level check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

For more information, please see the Job Description

We are there for all the family, do you want to be there too?

Working for us is awesome! Benefits include:

An excellent working environment (& beautiful outside areas)
Flexible & family friendly policies including Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental leave and Pawternity!
Cycle to work Scheme
Free on-site parking
Generous holiday allowance increasing with service
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering free confidential advice on a range of matters including financial, legal, health and wellbeing
Health Cash Plan which can include up to 5 children and the option to include partners
The opportunity to give us your feedback on how we can improve as an organisation

If you are interested in joining our team, we would love to hear from you. Informal discussion welcomed, please contact Lin Walkey or Abi Daley, Community Palliative care Team Lead and Deputy Team Lead, on 01271 344248.

Closing date for completed applications is noon Tuesday 27th January 2026.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 3rd February 2026.

To apply for this position please click the \’Apply Now\’ button to complete your application and we will be in touch shortly. Please keep an eye on your email for updates about your application (including your junk box).

It is important that the people who work for and with us, or access any of our services, can be themselves and are valued as unique individuals.

We welcome applications from all sections of the communities we serve, reflecting the uniqueness of each person, with the aim of continually improving our services. We hold Mindful Employer and Disability Confident accreditation and promote a culture of openness and understanding, providing an inclusive and accessible working environment. We are proud to be a Veteran Aware Employer and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces, including veterans, reservists and military spouses or partners.

If you require this information in large format please email hr@northdevonhospice.org.uk or call 01271 347238.