Job Description

Are you passionate about delivering exceptional palliative care and supporting patients and families when they need it most?

Dougie Mac is looking for a skilled and compassionate

Adviceline and Rapid Response Practitioner

to join our Community Hub team.

About the Role

Provide

specialist palliative advice

and guidance to patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Work within our

Advice Line and Rapid Response Service

, delivering urgent support to help manage complex symptoms, psychological, spiritual, and social needs. Collaborate with colleagues across hospice and community services to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions and honour patients' care preferences. Develop professionally with

structured training, supervision, and funded opportunities

for further qualifications.

What We're Looking For

Registered Nurse or HCPC-registered Practitioner

with at least

3 years post-registration experience

. Strong knowledge of

palliative care

and the ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with confidence to provide clinical leadership. Flexibility to work shifts as part of our

24/7 responsive service

. A valid driving licence and access to a suitable vehicle. Permanent and temporary opportunities available

Why Join Dougie Mac?

At Dougie Mac we care for our staff and provide a wide range of staff benefits;

35 days of annual leave, rising with length of service Options to buy and sell annual leave Hospice paid Healthcare Cash Plan Competitive Pension Scheme Paid for DBS by the hospice Learning & Development opportunities

Permanent and temporary opportunities available

Salary:

38,100 - 48,800FTE per annum

Hours:

22.5

-

37.5 hours a week (Over 7 days a week. 7am - midnight, mixed shifts)

Applications close:

Sunday 19th October 2025

Interviews:

4th & 5th November 2025


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How to Apply

Please complete the application form in full, paying particular attention to your

personal statement

. This should clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the

job description and person specification

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Lisa Hill (Head of Community & Dementia Services)

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Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not provided.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy and interview early, in the event of a large number of applications.

& Person Specification below - Please note, our shortlisting process is based on these documents. In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CV's alone will not be accepted. We are strongly committed to the Safeguarding of our adults and children.


At Dougie Mac we are recruiting employees to join our rapidly growing team. We currently have over 400 employees who work together to provide exceptional care and support to patients and their families in North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.


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Douglas Macmillan Hospice

Barlaston Road

Stoke-on-Trent

ST3 3NZ

Email:

recruitment@dmhospice.org.uk

Tel:

01782 344300