End of Life and Palliative Care Lead Nurse

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking a dynamic Lead Nurse for End of Life and Palliative Care. This role involves strategic oversight of care services, ensuring high-quality delivery and collaboration across teams. Candidates must hold a Master's degree and have substantial senior nursing experience. Competitive salary and commitment to diversity in recruitment.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration is required.
• Must have substantial experience within specialty at a senior level in nursing.
• Participation in research and presenting audit evidence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain communication with people on complex matters.
• Coordinate, monitor and review the use of financial resources.
• Work in partnership to develop and evaluate policies for palliative care.

Skills

Advanced Communication Skills

Leadership

Team Collaboration

Education

Master's Degree or equivalent

Post basic qualification in management / leadership

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

End of Life and Palliative Care Lead Nurse

The closing date is 06 October 2025

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and enthusiastic nurse with a passion and commitment to the provision of high quality, evidence based end of life and palliative care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive Lead Nurse role within the Trust Corporate Patient Service Team to work in collaboration with the Head of Nursing for End of Life and Palliative Care and members of the Trust End of Life Oversight Committee to provide strategic oversight and direction in relation to the planning and delivery of end of life and palliative care across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Develop and maintain communication with people on complex matters, issues and ideas and/or in complex situations.

Develop and maintain an environment and culture that improves health, safety and security.

Work in partnership with others to develop, take forward and evaluate direction, for a range of policies, service developments and strategies across palliative care services.

Coordinate, monitor and review the use of financial resources across End of Life and Palliative Care services.

Plan, coordinate and monitor the delivery of services and / or other projects related to End of Life and Palliative Care.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration
• Post basic qualification in management / leadership
• Master's Degree or equivalent
• Advanced Communication Skills Training

Experience

• Substantial experience within specialty at a senior level in nursing
• Evidence of leading and presenting audit locally, regionally, nationally in relation to the speciality
• Evidence of planning, delivering and evaluation programmes of relevant education
• Participation in research

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£64,455 to £74,896 a yearper annum (pro rata)