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The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is a well-established charity located within Bellahouston Park, 20 Dumbreck Road, Glasgow G41 5BW. The hospice provides specialist palliative care for people with a life-limiting, progressive illness, and support for their families and carers. 

As one of our community nursing team you will be a highly motivated and compassionate registered nurse with empathy and in-depth understanding of issues encountered by patients with palliative care needs.  This role will provide specialist palliative care support and advice for people in their own homes with a life limiting, progressive illness.  You will be able to demonstrate a commitment to putting patients and families at the heart of all you do.

If you have the ability to provide person-centred care for patients and families, have a proven track -record in acting with integrity, treating all with respect and the ability to collaborative with our multi-disciplinary team then you will fit in well. You will be a highly skilled nurse, an excellent communicator with the ability to work autonomously and the ability to demonstrate continuous professional development within the field of palliative care.

It is a desirable of the role to be a qualified non-medical prescriber (independent prescriber), or as part of your development within the role you will be required to become a non-medical prescriber (independent prescriber) and will be fully supported by the Hospice with this learning and development.

You must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in palliative care and a current, clean driving licence and your own transport.

Please note, we do not hold a Sponsorship Licence and are therefore unable to accept applications from candidates who do not have the right to work in the UK.

Please send a CV & cover letter to jobs@ppwh.org.uk or for further information contact the hospice HR department on 0141 429 9886.

The Hospice is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we make appointments on merit.

We welcome applications from women and men of any ethnic group, religious belief, marital status and sexual orientation, or who have disabilities.

Our premises have wheelchair access and are a smoke-free zone.

This position is subject to a Disclosure Scotland check.