Clinical Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

The Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care in the Chester Central Community Care Team. This part‑time, 30‑hour role is a maternity cover until June 2027, working Monday to Friday with flexible days.

The post offers an autonomous but supported position in the community with a focus on complex palliative care needs. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team, provide education, lead care planning, and

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse with post-graduate palliative care qualification and ongoing professional development.
• Post-graduate qualification in palliative care or working towards, with evidence of CPD.
• Experience in community palliative care and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic care to patients with complex palliative needs in home settings.
• Promote advanced care planning and end-of-life symptom management.
• Work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Educate patients, carers and other health professionals.
• Lead quality improvement and contribute to service development.

Skills

Palliative care

Community nursing

Leadership

Education/training

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Post-graduate palliative care qualification

Continued professional development

Differential diagnosis / clinical examination

Advanced communications skills

Teaching qualification or willingness

Masters level learning or willingness

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care

Band 6

Main area Specialist Palliative Care Grade Band 6 Contract 9 months (Fixed term with end date mid June 2027) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (This is a 30 hour post worked over 4 days covering a Monday to Friday Service. Working days can be negotiated at interview.) Job ref 373-NBH0948

Site Chester Central Community Care Team Town Chester Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for a well‑motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care with excellent communication, organisation and leadership skills. This is a maternity cover post running until June 2027.

We would welcome applications from internal and external applicants.

If you are applying as an internal applicant please seek approval from your line manager before applying to ensure a secondment opportunity can be supported by your current team.

Do you have experience of working in the community, supporting for people in their own homes? Do you have experience in Palliative Care and are interested in working in the community?

Cheshire Wirral Partnership NHS Trust are looking to appoint a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care to work alongside community colleagues within the Neighbourhood Community Care Team based in the Fountains Health Centre, Chester.

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care, you will be supported by fellow specialist practitioners including other Nurse Specialists, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapists and a Therapy Assistant. You will also clinically work closely with the support of the Palliative Care Consultants.

The successful candidate will receive a full supportive induction when they join. You will work closely with both your neighbourhood team, Specialist Palliative Colleagues and wider Multi‑disciplinary colleagues based at the Hospice and beyond

This role is part time, 30 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide holistic care and support to patients with complex palliative care needs with malignant or non‑malignant life limiting conditions, working autonomously and as part of a team. They will deliver care to patients registered with a West Cheshire GP in their own home. The post holder will provide advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other health care professionals.

They will also promote advanced care planning, management of complex end of life symptoms and patient and carer expectations whilst meeting the holistic care needs of the patient.

Over recent years there has been a lot development within the service and the successful candidate will need to share the teams drive to take the service forward. You also need to be passionate about delivering quality care to people receiving palliative or end of life care.

Working for our organisation

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 the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person‑centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values‑based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• Post‑graduate qualification in palliative care or relevant subject or working towards
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Differential diagnosis or clinical examination module
• Advanced communications skills training or prepared to work towards
• Recognised teaching qualification or prepared to work towards
• Evidence of Masters level learning or prepared to work towards

Knowledge and Expertise

• High level of clinical and technical knowledge relating to palliative care.
• Teaching/assessment and presentation skills
• Exemplary written communication skills

Experience

• Relevant post registration experience, at Band 5 or above in palliative care.
• Experience of multi‑professional working
• Experience of teaching
• Evidence of good communications skills
• Experience of supporting and influencing change.
• Experience of audit and research
• Leadership and management experience
• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C’s: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Mark Thompson Job title Chester Central Care Community Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07385489998 Additional information

Giving you time to care, space to think and opportunity to grow

We are Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all‑age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.

We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families. The Trust has over 14,500 members and employs more than 4,000 staff across 62 sites, serving a population of over one million people and highly specialist services for two million people.

We offer career opportunities to staff across a range of professions, including:

• Allied health professions - including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, and speech and language therapy
• Medical - including psychiatry and general practice
• Pharmacy
• Clinical support roles
• Estates and facilities
• Support services roles - including HR, communications, ICT,finance and more

At CWP, we believe in giving our staff the time to care, the space to think and the opportunity to grow.