Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse - South Lakes

NHS; Kendal; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A health service provider in the UK seeks a Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse to deliver specialised palliative care and lead educational programs. This part-time, fixed-term role requires advanced clinical skills and leadership to improve service delivery. Applicants should possess a registered nurse qualification and a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• High level of specialist palliative care knowledge and experience.
• Experience in different settings (acute and community).
• Evidence of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead specialist in palliative care.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence‑based palliative care.
• Provide expert, highly specialised advice and support to patients and practitioners.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written skills

Commitment to professional development of self and others

Evidence of teaching/developing staff

Self-motivated, enthusiastic, innovative and flexible

Able to travel

Knowledge of clinical governance

Evidence of people management skills

Evidence of good IT skills

Able to deal with difficult, sensitive situations

Evidence of working autonomously

Education

1st level registered nurse

Educated to Degree level

Advanced communication skills training

Non-medical prescribing V300 qualification (or willingness to study the course)

Educated to Masters level

Study of a specialised Palliative/End of life course

Training in Assessment skills

Job description

Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse - South Lakes

The closing date is 13 November 2025

Working autonomously, you will have responsibility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of highly specialised evidence-based palliative care.

Integral to the post is the ability to demonstrate leadership skills, advanced interpersonal and communication skills alongside highly specialised clinical skills.

To plan and deliver education across a varied range of settings and to a wide range of health and social care professionals.

To support the development of the specialist palliative care team with service improvement, audit and research.

The teams are supported by medical staff and work closely with a comprehensive and well-established Hospice at Home service and specialist hospice inpatient unit.

This is a part‑time, fixed‑term post working initially with the Community team, based at Westmorland General Hospital, however will be flexible across UHMB. This is a part‑time, fixed‑term contract within the CDDE Division. The post will finish on 31st October 2026.

Main duties of the job

• Lead specialist in palliative care.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence‑based highly specialised advanced palliative care.
• Provide expert, highly specialised advice, guidance and support to patients, carers/relatives, clinical practitioner and peers.
• Provide expert evidence based practice, including expert assessment and non‑medical prescribing.
• Lead, devise and deliver specialist education and training to others.
• Lead and work collaboratively and co‑operatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivery.
• Provide specialist expert leadership, knowledge, support and guidance to colleagues, patients and carers/relatives.
• Undertake research and audit in the specialised area.
• Support the education programme for specialist and end of life care.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals‑Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant‑led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non‑life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

• 1st level registered nurse
• Educated to Degree level
• Advanced communication skills training
• Non‑medical prescribing V300 qualification (or willingness to study the course)
• Educated to Masters level
• Study of a specialised Palliative/End of life course
• Training in Assessment skills

Experience

• High level of specialist palliative care knowledge and experience
• Experience in different settings (acute and community)
• Evidence of leadership experience
• Evidence of Physical/symptom assessment skills
• Evidence of experience with audit and service development
• Experience in a Specialist palliative care setting
• Experience of leading/influencing change
• Evidence of experience in community

Skills, ability and knowledge

• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Commitment to professional development of self and others
• Evidence of teaching/developing staff
• Self motivated, enthusiastic, innovative and flexible
• Able to travel
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Evidence of people management skills
• Evidence of good IT skills
• Able to deal with difficult, sensitive situations
• Evidence of working autonomously

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 Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata