Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative and End of Life Care

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative and End of Life Care. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the quality of life for patients facing life-limiting illnesses. You will provide expert care and support, manage clinical caseloads, and contribute to the development of training programs. With a commitment to compassionate care and continuous improvement, this position allows for flexible working arrangements. Join a team dedicated to excellence and innovation in healthcare, where your contributions will be valued and recognized.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or willingness to work towards Palliative care qualification.
• Extensive experience in Palliative/end of life care.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist palliative care advice and support.
• Manage clinical caseload and lead educational sessions.

Skills

Advanced written and verbal skills

Sound organizational skills

Knowledge of palliative care principles

Teamwork and independent working

Change management

Education

Master’s degree in Palliative Care

Advanced Communication Skills course

Independent Nurse Prescriber

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative and End of Life Care, London

Client:

Barts Health NHS Trust

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

e715bfe8c242

Job Views:

4

Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

Job overview

As one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, Barts Health is committed to delivering exceptional care and clinical excellence. Having successfully moved out of special measures, we are on an exciting improvement journey toward becoming a high-performing network of hospitals known for innovation and compassionate care in East London and beyond.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage the provision of specialist palliative care advice and support to people affected by life-limiting illnesses, and also to patients who are at the end of their lives.

This will be achieved both directly through clinical practice and caseload management, and indirectly through leadership, education, research, audit, and professional activities.

The aim of the post is to maximise the quality of life of patients with advanced life-limiting disease or those at the end of their lives, and to also provide support and advice to the families/carers of such patients.

This post provides the opportunity to work flexibly over 4 days to provide excellent palliative care to the people of East London and beyond.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

• •Degree level study Master’s degree or willingness to work towards this Palliative care qualification
• •Advanced Communication Skills course or similar
• •Physical Assessment
• •Independent Nurse Prescriber or willingness to undertake

Experience

• •Extensive experience within Palliative/ end of life care/long term conditions
• •Experience of managing a clinical caseload
• •Experience of delivering educational sessions and developing training programmes
• •Willingness to participate in 7 day working/ on call rota
• •Experience of managing challenging situations and ethical dilemmas
• •Knowledge and experience of research
• •Knowledge of local/national Health and Social Care Policy

Skills

• •Advanced written and verbal skills
• •Sound organizational skills, including ability to give direction
• •Excellent knowledge of the principles and practice of specialist and supportive palliative care
• •Act as a role model
• •Able to analyse and discuss factors that impact upon interdisciplinary working
• •Experience of initiating and managing change
• •Previous participation in quality initiatives or audit
• •Able to work well within a team and also independently
• •Flexible in approach in order to meet the demands of the service

Knowledge

• •Demonstrated research-based knowledge of pain and symptom management
• •Able to critically reflect on prescribed interventions
• •Recognizes professional and corporate responsibility within their role
• •Knowledge of current professional issues in nursing and palliative care
• •Aware of drivers for change in the NHS, cancer, and palliative care services

Self management

• •Ability to priorities workload, balancing clinical and non-clinical activities
• •Able to identify own learning and support needs