Clinical Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A local health care trust is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care in Chester. This part-time role involves providing holistic care to patients in their own homes and working closely with community colleagues. Ideal candidates will have relevant nursing qualifications and experience in palliative care. The position offers a supportive work environment with ongoing training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Supportive induction program

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience of working in the community supporting patients at home.
• Interest in Palliative Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic care and support to patients with complex palliative care needs.
• Deliver care to patients registered with a West Cheshire GP.
• Provide advice and education to patients and their families.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Leadership skills

Organisational skills

Experience in Palliative Care

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a well-motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist for Palliative Care with excellent communication, organisation and leadership skills.

Do you have experience of working in the community, supporting for people in their own homes? Do you have experience/interest 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 Lache, Chester.

Role details

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 22.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Deliver care to patients registered with a West Cheshire GP in their own home.
• Provide advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other health care professionals.
• 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.
• Share the teams drive to take the service forward and deliver quality care to people receiving palliative or end of life care.

Organisation context

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 and Liverpool. 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.

Eligibility & Recruitment

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.

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.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [e-mail] or by calling 01244 393100. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025