Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Community Specialist Palliative Care

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a full-time Advanced Clinical Practitioner for Specialist Palliative Care. The role involves providing clinical support across multiple teams, developing advanced clinical skills, and leading on non-medical prescribing. Candidates should have specialist palliative care experience with a commitment to quality improvement. Applications close on 15 Oct 2025.

Qualifications

• Specialist palliative care advanced practitioner with experience as a non-medical prescriber.
• Ability to develop enhanced clinical skills and support decision making.
• Commitment to clinical audit and service evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Provide team leadership in clinical workforce development.
• Act as a specialist palliative care advanced practitioner.
• Lead on the expansion of non-medical prescribing.
• Champion patient safety and collaborative working.
• Support quality, person-centred outcomes, and continuous quality improvement.

Skills

Advanced clinical expertise in palliative care

Non-medical prescribing experience

Supervisory skills

Commitment to quality improvement

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit a full time Advanced Clinical Practitioner for Specialist Palliative Care. This exciting new role will be part of the specialist palliative care (SPC) multidisciplinary team, working in partnership with the specialist palliative medical consultants, clinical nurse specialists, SPC physio, OT and therapy assistant. There will be regular liaison with the Hospice and Hospital SPC team. This role will clinically support the SPC caseload across 8 neighbourhood teams. Working within the four pillars of advanced practice we require a specialist palliative care ACP to support in shaping the future of palliative care in West Cheshire.

Our core values of care, compassion, commitment, communication, competence and courage are at the heart of everything we do. If you share the same values and have the specialist palliative care skills and experience we\'re looking for, we\'d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Provide team leadership in driving clinical workforce development and embed general palliative care competencies across community services.
• Act as a specialist palliative care advanced practitioner with advanced clinical expertise and evidence-based approach within this field.
• Develop enhanced clinical skills within the specialist team, facilitate clinical supervision, support autonomy and advanced clinical decision making.
• Lead on the expansion of non-medical prescribing, empowering SPC clinicians and the wider workforce to deliver timely and effective symptom management.
• Champion patient safety, continuous improvement and collaborative working with system partners.
• Support driving quality, person-centred outcomes, research and innovation; focus on clinical audit, service evaluation and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements and qualifications

• Specialist palliative care advanced practitioner with experience as a non-medical prescriber.
• Advanced clinical expertise and an evidence-based approach within palliative care.
• Ability to develop enhanced clinical skills, provide supervision, and support autonomy and decision making.
• Commitment to quality improvement, clinical audit, and service evaluation.

About CWP

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as GP services. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites with services across Wirral and Cheshire, and additional locations in Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

We are Disability Confident, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware, and hold the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award. We are committed to inclusive recruitment and a culture that values differences. Applications from people with direct experience of accessing our services are welcome.

Practical details

All new starters commence on one fixed start date each month in line with the Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date, which offers up to 3 weeks training to meet induction requirements.

Recruitment processes are based on competence and values, using a values-based interview approach. Review the Trust\'s Values and reflect these in your application with examples from work or life. An applicant guide and further help are available via our website; contact the recruitment team at [e-mail] or 01244 393100 for assistance.

Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme if you have a disability meeting the essential criteria? Inform the team. We offer the Guaranteed Interview Scheme to armed forces community applicants meeting essential criteria and encourage applications from reservists or cadet volunteers. Applicants pay for the DBS check, with costs deducted from salary after appointment; enrolment in the DBS Update Service is encouraged. New entrants start at the minimum of the pay scale. Apply early as vacancies may close before the advertised date.

Advert closes on Wednesday 15 Oct 2025.