Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse (West)

Cornwall Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Hayle; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse (Band 6) to provide high-quality, person-centred care in the community. The role involves managing a defined caseload, offering symptom control, and supporting families at a challenging time, within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

The post requires established nursing registration, post-registration experience in palliative or oncology care, and a commitment to teaching and

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NMC registration and current registration status.
• RGN level 1 qualification and degree in a relevant subject.
• Demonstrated ongoing professional development and post-graduate training.
• Experience teaching colleagues and contributing to professional education.

Responsibilities

• Manage a geographically defined caseload delivering symptom assessment and psychosocial support.
• Provide specialist palliative care advice to meet individual care needs.
• Apply referral guidelines and undertake levels of intervention as agreed.
• Demonstrate clinical decision-making and monitor care standards via audit, practice supervision, and teaching.
• Participate in a seven-day rota to cover community needs.

Skills

Palliative care

Oncology experience

Teaching experience

Research literacy

Autonomous working

Team collaboration

Stress management

Education

NMC registration

RGN - level 1

Degree in relevant subject

Post-graduate diploma

Job description

Job summary

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.

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.

Details

Date posted: 28 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum/Pro Rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Job share

Reference number: 201-26-981

Essential qualifications and experience

• Current professional registration - NMC
• Professional qualification - RGN - level 1
• 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
• Extensive relevant post registration experience
• A working knowledge of the priorities of care of the dying person and gold standard framework
• Proven palliative or oncology experience
• Knowledge and skill to evaluate research and ensure evidence based 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

Desirable

• Recordable teaching qualifications
• Independent nonmedical prescriber
• Counselling qualification
• Experience of working in primary care

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.

Employer contact

Contact: Community Specialist Palliative Care Team Lead, Angela Carey, [e-mail], 01208251300

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