Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse (North & East)

NHS; Wadebridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization in Cornwall is seeking a Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse. This role involves delivering compassionate care to palliative patients and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Applicants must have a relevant degree, current NMC registration, and experience in palliative or oncology care. Join us in making a difference during crucial times in patients' lives.

Qualifications

• Current professional registration with NMC.
• Evidence of professional development and additional training.
• Recordable teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage a defined caseload of patients with palliative needs.
• Provide psychological support and specialist advice.
• Participate in a seven-day service rota.

Skills

Knowledge of care for the dying

Proven palliative or oncology experience

Experience in primary care

Education

Degree in relevant subject

NMC registration

Teaching qualifications

Job description

Overview

Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse (North & East) – Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 24 September 2025

We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our Community Specialist Palliative Care Nursing Team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a supportive, highly skilled service that provides compassionate, person-centred care to palliative patients and their families at a crucial time in their lives.

As a valued member of the team, you\'ll play a vital role in delivering specialist palliative care within the community, working collaboratively with colleagues across health and social care. You\'ll bring not only your clinical expertise, but also warmth, empathy, and a commitment to making every contact count.

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

Main duties of the job

Community specialist palliative care nurses work closely with the multidisciplinary team and with other specialist palliative care providers. The post holder will manage a geographically defined caseload and will ensure that all patients referred with complex palliative needs receive high quality symptom assessment, psychological support and specialist advice to meet their individual care needs.

The post holder will use recognised referral guidelines to undertake agreed levels of intervention.

The post holder will demonstrate high levels of clinical decision-making and will monitor and improve standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, research and by teaching and providing support to professional colleagues.

The post holder will participate in a rota providing a seven-day service

About us

We\'re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people\'s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you\'ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people\'s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• Current professional registration - NMC
• Degree level study in relevant subject
• Evidence of own professional development and additional specialist training in relevant area to post-graduate diploma level
• Evidence of teaching experience
• Recordable teaching qualifications
• Independent nonmedical prescriber
• Counselling qualification

Skills and Aptitude

• A working knowledge of the priorities of care of the dying person and gold standard framework
• Proven palliative or oncology experience
• Experience of working in primary care

Knowledge and abilities

• Knowledge and skill to evaluate research and ensure evidence based practice
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and ability to apply practice
• The ability to deal calmly with stress and distressing situations
• The ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within primary health care teams and as part of a multi professional team

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.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust