Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist - Royal Free Hospital

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider is seeking an Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their team at Royal Free Hospital in London. This role involves providing specialist palliative care to patients, leading clinical assessments, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure timely discharges. Candidates should have a nursing qualification, relevant palliative care experience, and strong leadership skills. This position offers flexibility in hours and a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710 annually, plus benefits.

Benefits

Annual leave allowance - 27 days plus 8 public holidays

Continuous professional development support

Flexible work structure

Qualifications

• Experience in palliative care with at least one year post-registration.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex discharges.
• Ability to independently manage treatment for medical conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical assessments and care planning.
• Coordinate with community and hospital services.
• Manage nursing services for individuals with terminal illnesses.

Skills

Palliative care experience

Team leadership

Clinical assessment

Communication support

Education

Registered Nurse on NMC register (Adult)

Non medical prescribing - or working towards it

Job description

Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist - Royal Free Hospital

Are you an experienced palliativecare nurse with a genuine passion for innovation and continuous improvement? AtMarie Curie, we are excited to invite a highly driven and enthusiasticindividual to join our new service at the Royal Free Hospital.

In this role, you will beresponsible for actively identifying patients in the Emergency Department whoare likely in their last year of life, providing specialist palliative care andfacilitating their prompt discharge to appropriate care providers, aligned withpatients preferred place of care.

Main duties of the job

• Lead onclinical assessments and care planning
• Provideadvanced symptom control and communication support
• Coordinatewith community and hospital palliative care services to facilitate rapiddischarge home/preferred place of care
• Supervise SeniorHealthcare Assistants, mentor emergency departments staff, and support teamlearning

About us

Marie Curie is the UKs leading end-of-life charity. Weare the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the onlyprovider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice careacross the country, while providing information and support on all aspects ofdying, death, and bereavement.Our leading research pushes the boundariesof what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a worldwhere everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living withan illness, theyre likely to die from.

The care and support we provide is highly valued by thepeople we care for and their loved ones, but at present we are only reachingaround 10% of dying people at the end of life.Right now, one infour people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or supportthey deserve at the end of their lives.

Wewant a different society than the one we live in now. Our mission for the nextfive years is to close the gap in the number of people missing out on what theyneed at the end-of-life.

Job responsibilities

You will also manage nursingservices for individuals with terminal illnesses, supporting their loved ones,and collaborating with health professionals. As a vital member of ourmultidisciplinary team, you will offer expert advice and support, managing acaseload of patients with complex needs while ensuring the highest standards ofcare.

This role exemplifiesperson-centred leadership, clinical excellence, and effective multidisciplinarycollaboration, all of which are crucial for Marie Curie to achieve itsstrategic goals. You will be expected to adhere to relevant legal, ethical,capability, and clinical frameworks, as well as Marie Curies policies andprocedures, taking accountability for your actions within the scope of yourrole.

If you are looking to make ameaningful difference in the lives of those facing terminal illnesses, weencourage you to join our us and make a difference today!

Job Structure: Flexible. Full time and Part timepositions available

Workdays: Starts Monday to Friday; includesweekends as the service grows

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale Band 7(AFC aligned) £47,810 to £54,710 Per Annum, Plus High-cost area Supplement

Location: Royal Free Hospital, London

What we are looking for

• Nursingqualification with relevant post-registration experience, including at leastone year of recent experience in palliative care or end-of-life care
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or activelyworking towards it
• Priorexperience managing complex discharges within an emergency department ispreferred but not required.
• Proficient in observing and assessing clinicalpractice to evaluate standards of care
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage sideeffects and symptoms associated with medical conditions, and initiateappropriate treatment
• Experienced in leading a team ofnurses/healthcare professionals
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension(the charity will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Help with eyecare cost (T &Cs apply)
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit Hub DiscountScheme
• Life assurance

What's in it for you

• Annual leave allowance - 27days plus 8 public holidays(pro-rated)
• Annual leave aligned to NHS (subject to eligibility, which must bemost recent continuous service with no break of service)
• Continuous Professional development (Marie Curie supports andencourages personal and professional development)
• Industry leading training programmes

Advert Closes:11-January-2026

Application Process

As part of your online application, you will be asked for aCV. Please review both the advert and job description and outlineyour most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.

Marie Curie is committed to its values, whichunderpin our work. We take stringent stepsto ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment orvolunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguardingall our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those whouse or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating notjust a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone canthrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justiceimperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion, andequity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourageand welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives andlived experiences.

We're happy toaccommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requeststo [e-mail]

This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced DBScriminal record check.

Wereserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Agenciesneed not apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on NMC register (Adult)
• Non medical prescribing - or working towards it

Experience

• Experience at Band 6
• Participating in audit and research
• Clinical governance
• Management of change
• Leading a team of nurses/ healthcare professionals

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPlus High-cost area Supplement