Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative and End of Life Care

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization seeks an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their Palliative and End of Life Care team. This role involves providing high-quality, coordinated care to patients across various settings, focusing on supporting families and individuals during critical times. Applicants should have relevant nursing qualifications and demonstrate a passion for delivering exceptional patient-focused care.

Qualifications

• Experience in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Autonomous practice in community settings.
• Post-registration qualification in specialty.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support delivery of personalised care.
• Provide specialist advice on pain and symptoms.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Advanced organisational skills

Patient-focused care

Effective communication

Counselling skills

Education

BSC/1st degree in Adult Nursing

Leadership/Mentorship course

Job description

Job summary

Clinical Nurse Specialist- Palliative and End of Life Care

x1 WTE 12-month Fixed Term opportunity to cover Maternity Leave - 8am-8pm shift pattern.

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join ourPalliative and End of Life Care team.

We provide fully integrated 24/7 clinically effective, efficient and high-quality care to people with complex specialist palliative and end of life care needs, based on current evidence and best practice across inpatient and community settings. Our dedicated Palliative and End of Life Care team provides rapid response to patients in the dying phase and our overnight service (Pal@Home) support people to remain in their preferred place of care.

We really look forward to welcoming you to our team!

Please [e-mail] to find out more about our team and your chance to join us. You will have the opportunity to work alongside wider specialist teams including Learning Disabilities, Health Inclusion Team, Neighbourhood Nursing, Dementia and Delirium.

Closing date - 13th July 2025 at Midnight

Provisional Interview date - 21st July 2025

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will lead and support the delivery of excellent personalised care to patients and families across the Boroughs of Lambeth & Southwark, in their own homes and care homes.

You will provide specialist advice on pain and other physical symptoms as well as psychological, emotional, social and spiritual concerns. Our team includes nursing, pharmacy, medical, social work, and psychology colleagues.

Our Band 7 nurses participate in developing our Band 6 nurses within the team with support from our Matrons, Consultant Nurse & Deputy Head of Nursing.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We are a member of the Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group, providing unique access to world leading researchers in the field. You will have the opportunity to develop your teaching skills through delivering training across the wider Trust. We support our staff wellbeing through clinical supervision as well as multiple team and Trust wide initiatives.

Details Date posted

30 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year p.a inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-NM13026

Job locations

Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specification for a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities for this post

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specification for a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities for this post

Person Specification Qualifications / education Essential

• BSC/1st degree or equivalent qualification/training in Adult Nursing and experience
• Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to Masters level equivalent.
• Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience
• Leadership/Mentorship course

Desirable

• To have or be working towards a Master's degree
• To have or working towards a non medical physical assessment course

Previous Experience Essential

• Experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within Palliative and end of life care delivering effective patient focused care.
• Experience of working autonomously assessing, diagnosing and treating patients within the community setting
• Proven evidence of advanced organisational/leadership skills and autonomous practice
• Experience of audit, research & evidence based care
• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing

Skills, knowledge and ability Essential

• Full UK driving licence
• Decisive, able to make decisions quickly and be assertive.
• Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
• Confident and effective at lone working
• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues (incl. long term, complex or other conditions encompassing the care of older people).
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, communication skills
• Ability to de-escalate situations involving conflict and provide an effective resolution.
• Able to use skills of history taking and physical and holistic assessment to direct patient care
• Ability to conduct & evaluate own projects successfully

Desirable

• Undertaken clinical & Nursing research
• Presentation Skills

Person Specification Qualifications / education Essential

• BSC/1st degree or equivalent qualification/training in Adult Nursing and experience
• Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to Masters level equivalent.
• Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience
• Leadership/Mentorship course

Desirable

• To have or be working towards a Master's degree
• To have or working towards a non medical physical assessment course

Previous Experience Essential

• Experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within Palliative and end of life care delivering effective patient focused care.
• Experience of working autonomously assessing, diagnosing and treating patients within the community setting
• Proven evidence of advanced organisational/leadership skills and autonomous practice
• Experience of audit, research & evidence based care
• Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing

Skills, knowledge and ability Essential

• Full UK driving licence
• Decisive, able to make decisions quickly and be assertive.
• Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
• Confident and effective at lone working
• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues (incl. long term, complex or other conditions encompassing the care of older people).
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, communication skills
• Ability to de-escalate situations involving conflict and provide an effective resolution.
• Able to use skills of history taking and physical and holistic assessment to direct patient care
• Ability to conduct & evaluate own projects successfully

Desirable

• Undertaken clinical & Nursing research
• Presentation Skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)