Clinical Nurse Specialist

Prospect Hospice; Swindon; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospice in Swindon is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide expert palliative care. The role involves managing complex patient cases, offering compassionate support, and working autonomously or within a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should have strong palliative care knowledge and at least five years of experience.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Membership of NHS pension scheme

Generous contributory pension scheme

Discounts with local retailers

Employee Assistance Programme

Supportive induction and training

Free parking on-site

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years post-registration experience.
• Experience in leading complex palliative care.
• Full driving license and access to a car.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and manage complex caseloads in the community.
• Assess physical, psychological, and spiritual needs.
• Provide clinical advice and participate in patient triage.

Skills

Palliative care knowledge

Communication skills

Clinical decision-making

Education

Current UK professional NMC registration

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist
Swindon, Wiltshire

About Us

Since 1980, Prospect Hospice has provided a dedicated end-of-life care service for people living in Swindon, Marlborough, and north-east Wiltshire. We bring care, comfort, and confidence around the clock, every day of the year.

Our aim is to provide excellent, personalised, and compassionate care for everyone in our community who is affected by a life-limiting illness. We work in close partnership with other organisations – specifically with local health and social care professionals – as well as local people. Working within our community allows us to lead, provide, and influence care so that anyone affected by a life-limiting illness has access to the best possible support when and wherever they need it.

We are now looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join us on a full-time or part-time permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £39,592 - £43,754 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
- 27 days’ annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (rising with length of service, pro rata for part-time)
- Membership of the NHS pension scheme is available for existing members
- Generous contributory pension scheme for all other staff
- Discounts with local retailers, gyms and service providers including Blue Light Discount Card
- Family-friendly policies and practice
- A commitment to supporting your professional development
- Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing team
- Supportive induction, and training and development
- Free parking on-site

If you’re a caring and experienced registered nurse with strong palliative care knowledge, this is your chance to join our highly respected and patient-centred organisation.

You’ll provide vital care at one of life’s most vulnerable moments, offering comfort, dignity and reassurance to patients and families while making a lasting difference through your specialist support and compassionate presence.

What’s more, you’ll be enabled to expand your expertise in this area, building your portfolio of experience and supporting your professional growth.

So, if you’re ready to bring your expertise and empathy to a team that truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will co-ordinate and manage a complex caseload of patients and their families in the community, providing expert palliative and end of life care tailored to individual needs.

Working autonomously or as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will assess physical, psychological and spiritual needs, plan and implement evidence-based interventions, and offer specialist clinical advice to both patients and professionals.

You’ll communicate complex and sensitive information with compassion, advocate for patient choice, and contribute to anticipatory care planning, referral co-ordination, and risk management.

Additionally, you will:

- Support colleagues through supervision and line management
- Provide informal and formal teaching to health and social care professionals
- Participate in patient triage and referral management
- Help drive the hospice’s clinical governance agenda

About You

To be considered as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will need:

- A minimum of five years of post-registration experience
- Experience leading and co-ordinating the care of a patient with complex palliative care needs
- Strong knowledge of palliative care and symptom control
- Excellent communication and clinical decision-making skills
- Current UK professional NMC registration
- A full, valid driving licence and access to a car to travel throughout our defined catchment area (Swindon, Marlborough, Pewsey, Wootton Bassett, Lechlade, Fairford and Shrivenham)

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.

The closing date for this role is 30th May 2025.
Interviews are to be held on 11th June 2025.

Other organisations may call this role Registered Nurse, Nurse, Palliative Care Nurse, Clinical Nurse, Palliative Care Assistant, Community Nurse, Palliative Care Worker, or Specialist Palliative Care Nurse.

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