Macmillan Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a passionate Clinical Nurse Specialist to join its Palliative Care Team. This role involves delivering high-quality care to patients with complex palliative needs, providing expert support and training, and engaging in quality improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in palliative care and a commitment to enhancing patient outcomes. Flexible working arrangements are encouraged, promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing expert clinical advice and support in palliative care.
• Ability to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs.
• Experience with service development and improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to education and training across the Trust.
• Manage a caseload of patients with specialist palliative care needs.

Skills

Palliative care expertise

Patient support skills

Training and education experience

Quality improvement knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Specialization in Palliative Care

Job description

Macmillan Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Are you a passionate and experienced nurse ready to make a real difference in palliative and end of life care?

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our dedicated Macmillan Palliative Care Team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. This is a rewarding opportunity to be part of a supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality specialist care to patients with both malignant and non-malignant conditions.

As a key member of our hospital-based service, you will:
• Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to education and training across the Trust, helping to build confidence and capability in palliative and end of life care.
• Take an active role in service development, quality improvement initiatives, audit, and implementation of national guidance.
• Manage a caseload of patients with complex and specialist palliative care needs.
• Work within a 7-day specialist palliative care visiting model.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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If you're ready to take the next step in your palliative care career and want to work with a team who shares your dedication to making a difference, we would love to hear from you.

Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details.


This advert closes on Monday 11 Aug 2025