Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse - South Lakes

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

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a part-time, fixed-term specialist in palliative care. The role involves assessing, planning, and delivering advanced care programs while providing leadership and expert support to peers and patients. Ideal candidates have nursing qualifications, experience in specialist healthcare settings, and strong communication skills. The position is based at Westmorland General Hospital and will end on 31st October 2026.

Qualifications

• High level of specialist palliative care knowledge and experience.
• Experience in various healthcare settings (acute and community).
• Evidence of leadership and physical/symptom assessment skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead specialist in palliative care.
• Assess, plan and evaluate evidence-based care programs.
• Provide expert advice and support to patients and clinical staff.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written skills

Commitment to professional development

Teaching and developing staff

Self motivated and flexible

Clinical governance knowledge

Education

1st level registered nurse

Educated to Degree level

Advanced communication skills training

Non medical prescribing V300 qualification

Job description

Job summary

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 delivery 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.

Details

Date posted: 03 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

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

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 10 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 331-C19781025

Job locations: Westmorland General Hospital, Weavers Court, Kendal, LA9 7RG

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)

Desirable

• 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

Desirable

• 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

Desirable

• 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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Westmorland General Hospital

Weavers Court

Kendal

LA9 7RG

Employer's website

https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk