Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist-End of Life and Bereavement

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist for the End of Life & Bereavement Care Team. The role encompasses improving care quality and supporting staff across the trust, requiring strong experience and passion for patient care. Candidates should have registered nurse credentials and relevant specializations, alongside significant nursing management experience.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration and post-registration CPD.
• Experience in End-of-Life Care and Bereavement management.
• Mentors and assessors' qualification or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Support End of Life and Bereavement care with quality improvement initiatives.
• Oversee operational management and represent the Trust in meetings.
• Promote excellence in professional nursing practice.

Skills

Compassionate Care

Communication Skills

Quality Improvement

Training and Education

Education

Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration

Masters in Health-Related Subject or equivalent experience

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist-End of Life and Bereavement

The closing date is 08 June 2025

The End of Life & Bereavement Care Team are looking for a band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the team based at the QE and working across site. The End of Life and Bereavement Care Team's focus is to improve the patient and their loved ones experience by delivering training and education, role modeling and service development to all staff in UHB who influence any aspect of the patient and/or their relatives journey during this emotive time.The applicant must be able to demonstrate they have a passion for caring for these patients, be dynamic and have a keen interest in improving care, quality and overall end of life and bereavement experiences within UHB.

For Further information please contact

Donna Nijjar Lead Nurse for End of Life and Bereavement [e-mail]

Justine Hartle Band 7 CNS End of Life and Berevament

Main duties of the job

Main Duties & Tasks

Reporting to the Lead Nurse for End of Life and Bereavement the post holder will support the Trust for End of Life and Bereavement care. They will support quality improvement working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders. Alongside nursing and midwifery leaders within the Trust the post holder will take day to day responsibility for key services, work streams and programmes of work, fostering and developing strong collaborative working relations internally and externally. The post holder will represent the Trust and deputise for the Lead Nurse for End of Life and Bereavement. Management and oversight for the day-to-day operational management of the End of Life and Bereavement care Service, attend internal and external meetings with regulatory and statutory bodies other NHS and care providers, HM Coroner's office, and other service providers and quality forums. The post holder will promote excellence in professional practice, set and lead quality and experience improvement by supporting, engaging and facilitating teams of staff to deliver high standards of compassionate care. This will include balancing the challenges of providing high quality, safe services, with excellent outcomes in a way that delivers efficiencies and meets the needs and expectations of patients and the public.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• * Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
• * Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6/7 Masters in a Health-Related Subject or equivalent demonstrable experience supplemented by specialist training, experience, or short courses or equivalent
• related to End-of-Life care / Bereavement / Breaking Bad News / Advanced Care Planning /Advanced communication /Symptom Management
• * Mentors and assessors' qualification, teaching/ education course or equivalent experience

Experience

• * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC.
• * Significant post registration experience as a band 6, with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice
• * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
• * Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
• * Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
• * Experience of working in a multidisciplinary and cross agency work environment.
• * Demonstrate understanding /experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor /assessor as detailed in the NMC.
• * Extensive knowledge of the mechanisms/ evidence base and practice recommendations associated End of Life Care /Bereavement
• * Significant nursing management experience within a multidisciplinary environment across healthcare sectors including local service /community and health and social care partners who are associated the speciality.
• * Experience in use of data for continuous quality improvement and outcome monitoring and assurance.
• * Experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex NHS environment
• * Experience in setting objectives/ KPI's.
• * Experience in leading and implementing safety / quality and experience initiatives and sustainable service Improvement.
• * Experience in writing reports /presenting information Internally /externally in a timely manner to a range of Senior Manager's
• * Has understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding.
• * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust