Community Palliative Care - Clinical Nurse Specialist

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A NHS Foundation Trust in the UK is seeking a Community Palliative Care Nurse to provide evidence-based care across South Derbyshire. This role requires a qualified nurse registered with the NMC, focusing on patient-centred care and leadership responsibilities. Ideal candidates should have excellent communication skills and be adaptable to changing patient needs. This position offers various employee benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Registration with the NMC and ongoing professional development required.
• Flexible and resilient to manage a rapidly changing caseload.
• Exceptional communication skills for dealing with patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Support the needs of the service flexibly.
• Take responsibility for care of patients needing specialist nursing.
• Participate in research and audit within the specialist area.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Flexibility and resilience

Education

Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a B7 community palliative care nurse team (CPCT) as a Specialist Palliative care nurse, acting as a rapid response / floater nurse supporting patients across South Derbyshire. The team provides a patient‑centred, evidence-based specialist service for patients and their carers with palliative and end of life care needs, working where required across south Derbyshire. In addition to the direct clinical role, the post includes leadership, managerial, educational and audit/research responsibilities. The post holder will be expected to have a flexible approach to working, which includes weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Be flexible and adaptive to support the needs of the service.
• Be adaptable to a range of situations that can arise and re-prioritise as patients’ needs change.
• Be able to deal with challenging, highly emotive situations and have exceptional communication skills.
• Take overall responsibility for the care of patients with a palliative diagnosis requiring specialist nursing care.
• Offer the patient and those important to them the skills of a CNS in symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care.
• As part of the team, participate in, implement and assess symptom management.
• Work from a multidisciplinary approach to care.
• Participate in maintaining and developing a quality service.
• Provide advice and training across functional boundaries/health community as required.
• Ensure the delivery of agreed professional standards of care within their specialist area.
• Participate in research and audit within their specialist area and support dissemination of findings.
• Maintain their own professional development required by the Trust and that of the NMC.

Qualifications and requirements

• Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and ongoing professional development as required by the Trust/NMC.
• Flexible, resilient, and able to prioritise in a rapidly changing caseload.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills suitable for dealing with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development.
• Ongoing support through recruitment to joining the team and beyond.
• Employee benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

About the Trust - Key Facts

• We see on average 4,810 outpatient appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

How to apply

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Closing Information

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025.