Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care

City Health Care Partnership CIC; Driffield; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

City Health Care Partnership CIC in Driffield is recruiting a Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist – Palliative Care (Band 7) on a permanent full-time basis (37.5 hours per week). The post offers a salary of £49,387 - £56,515 per year with a 37.5 hour week and a closing date of 6 November 2026.

The CNS will lead expert palliative care, advise and support patients, families and staff, and help develop services.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with current professional registration.
• Knowledge of community nursing, patient assessment and evidence-based practice.
• Experience working in healthcare and as part of a multidisciplinary team; flexible, compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ needs and deliver safe, person-centred nursing care in line with care plans.
• Triage, assess and provide unplanned care to support patients in the community and help prevent hospital admissions.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations to coordinate effective care and referrals.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to high standards of patient safety and care quality.
• Support learning and development by sharing knowledge with colleagues, students and carers.

Skills

Nurse registration

Community nursing

Patient assessment

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Compassionate care

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Relevant Degree in Nursing

Extended non-medical prescriber (V300)

MSc module relevant to palliative care

Management/ leadership qualification

Advanced communication training

Evidence of personal professional development

Job description

Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care

Band 7

Main area N&C - End of Life (ER) Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 810-8365809

Site Alfred Bean Hospital Town Driffield Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa/pr Salary period Yearly Closing 06/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

As a Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist – Palliative Care, you will be a recognised clinical expert, providing specialist advice, assessment and support to patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals. You’ll work independently and collaboratively to lead high-quality, person-centred care, while helping to develop palliative care services and best practice across the organisation. Your leadership, clinical judgement and communication skills will make a meaningful difference to people at an important stage of their lives. The post holder should have excellent communication skills

Main duties of the job

What you’ll do:

• Assess patients’ needs and deliver safe, person-centred nursing care in line with care plans
• Triage, assess and provide unplanned care to support patients in the community and help prevent hospital admissions
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations to coordinate effective care and referrals
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to high standards of patient safety and care quality
• Support learning and development by sharing knowledge with colleagues, students and carers

What we’re looking for:

• A Registered Nurse qualification and current professional registration
• Knowledge of community nursing, patient assessment and evidence-based practice
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with patients, carers and colleagues
• Experience working in healthcare and as part of a multidisciplinary team, or transferable skills from a similar setting
• A flexible approach, willingness to learn and commitment to delivering compassionate care

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and value the different perspectives that help us provide fair, inclusive and person-centred care for our communities.

Working for our organisation

At CHCP, we’re passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.

Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard;at CHCP you have a real voice.

Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcareto thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive.

CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the ‘CHCP Perks and Rewards’ link.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this job for more information.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• Relevant Degree in Nursing
• Extended non-medical prescriber (V300)
• MSc module relevant to palliative care
• Management/ leadership qualification
• Advanced communication training
• Evidence of personal professional development

Knowledge

• Advanced palliative care clinical practice, knowledge and skills, including problem solving complex issues
• Practice development skills in line with knowledge and skills framework

Experience

• Experience of formal or informal teaching and experience of developing /contributing to teaching and training programmes
• Advanced communication skills training
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with a multi-professional team, whilst challenging and negotiating clinical practice
• Proactive approach to team working and change management
• Leadership, negotiation and facilitation skills
• Advanced clinical assessment skills and decision making skills
• Excellent organisation skills and able to manage competing priorities
• Motivated and enthusiastic approach to advancing clinical care
• Experience of initiation and conducting assisting with research projects and audit activity

City Health Care Partnership CIC (CHCP CIC)is an independent, co-owned Community Interest Company providing high quality local health and care services at several sites across Hull, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Knowsley and St Helens.

Commissioned by the NHS and local authorities, we are a socially responsible business. Our profits are re-invested into our services, our staff, and the communities we work in. We employ nearly 2,500 people and have over 1.7 million patient contacts each year across more than 50 different services.

Our vision is to lead and inspire through excellence, compassion, and expertise in all that we do, and we are looking for exceptional people to work with us to provide the highest possible care to the people who use our services.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. Should you have started the application at this point and require additional time to complete it, please contact us for support.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please be aware we reserve the right to close this vacancy when we receive a sufficient number of applications.