Community Palliative Care - Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Derbyshire is seeking a Specialist Palliative Care Nurse to support patients across South Derbyshire. The role involves direct patient care, leadership, and participation in research and training. Ideal candidates will have experience in palliative care, advanced communication skills, and a relevant degree. The role requires a flexible approach and offers various staff benefits.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Qualifications

• Experience of working in specialist palliative and end of life care.
• Demonstrable Band 6 experience.
• Ability to demonstrate advanced communication skills.
• Experience of working in a variety of clinical settings including community services.
• Experience of caring for patients with malignant and non malignant disease.

Responsibilities

• Support patients across South Derbyshire with palliative diagnosis.
• Provide skills of a Clinical Nurse Specialist in symptom control.
• Participate in maintaining and developing quality service.
• Participate in research and audit within the specialist area.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Experience in specialist palliative care

Teaching or delivering training

Caseload management

Experience working with system one

Education

Degree level study or relevant post registration experience

Completed palliative care course or module

NMC Registrant

Tools

System One

Job description

Overview

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 02 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a B7 community palliative care nurse team (CPCT) as a Specialist Palliative care nurse as a rapid response / floater nurse supporting patient across South Derbyshire.

The team provides 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 direct clinical role the post includes leadership, managerial, educational and audit/research responsibilities.

The post holder will be expected to have flexible approach to working, which includes weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

• To be flexible and adaptive to support the needs of the service.
• To be adaptable to a range of situations that can arise and be able to re prioritise as patients needs change.
• To be able to deal with challenging situations that can be highly emotive and have exceptional communication skills.
• To take overall responsibility for the care of patients with a palliative diagnosis, requiring specialist nursing care.
• To 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 it is expected that you will be able to participate, implement and assess symptom management.
• To work from a multidisciplinary approach to care
• To participate in maintaining and developing a quality service.
• To participate in the provision of advice and training across functional boundaries/health community as required.
• Ensure the delivery of agreed professional standards of care within their specialist area.
• To participate in research and audit within their specialist area and support with the dissemination of its findings.
• Maintain their own professional development required by the trust and that of the NMC

Closing date of advert: 02 October 2025

Date of interview: 17 October 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 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.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Experience

• experience of working in specialist palliative and end of life care
• Demonstrable Band 6 experience
• Experience of teaching or delivering training
• Experience of working in a variety of clinical settings including community services
• Experience of working with system one
• Experience of working in a district nursing / community services team
• Experience of caring for patients with malignant and non malignant disease
• Experience of MDT working with community teams including GPS and DNS
• Knowledge of GSF meetings

Communication Skills

• Ability to demonstrate advanced communication skills
• To have undertaken an advanced communication skills course or equivalent

Professional Development

• Demonstrable Degree level study or relevant post registration experience/ study
• NMC Registrant
• Completed / completing a palliative care course or module
• non-medical prescribing
• attended advanced courses around pain management or symptom control

Role Specific

• experience of caseload management in the community
• Experience of lone working
• knowledge of audit and service improvement

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust