Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Educator

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Educator (Band 7) to provide expert clinical leadership, education and practice development for palliative and end-of-life care across hospital and community settings. The role supports Thames Valley ICB and collaborates with academic partners.

The post emphasises education, practice development and translation of evidence into care, with flexible/condensed hours and potential for remote or hybrid working

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Evidence of teaching and supporting nurses and other healthcare professionals.
• Master's level qualification or evidence of study at Master's level.
• PGCert Education or equivalent teaching qualification.
• Quality improvement qualification or experience.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Practice and Expert Support.
• Education and Clinical Teaching.
• Practice Development and Quality Improvement.
• Integration Between Hospital and Community.
• Leadership and Service Development.
• Evidence-Based Practice and Research.
• Governance and Professional Responsibilities.

Skills

Palliative care experience

Nursing education

Clinical leadership

Education delivery

Education

Registered Nurse (NMC)

PGCert Education

Master's level studies

Quality improvement qualification

Job description

Main area Palliative Care Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

30 hours per week (Negotiable flexible condensed hours) Job ref 434-CR8247309

Site Stoke Mandeville Town Aylesbury Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2026 23:59

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

The Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Educator will provide expert clinical leadership, education and practice development to improve the quality, consistency and experience of palliative and end-of-life care across hospital and community settings.

The post holder will work collaboratively across the Thames Valley ICB to identify gaps in knowledge, skills, confidence and care pathways, in-order to support high-quality, person-centred palliative care.

A key responsibility will be to provide education to acute and community services, alongside university academic settings.

The post holder will act as a clinical educator, facilitator, role model and change agent, supporting nurses to translate evidence, policy and best practice into everyday clinical care

Main duties of the job

• Clinical Practice and Expert Support
• Education and Clinical Teaching
• Practice Development and Quality Improvement
• Integration Between Hospital and Community
• Leadership and Service Development
• Evidence-Based Practice and Research
• Governance and Professional Responsibilities

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [e-mail] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

Experience

• Substantial experience in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Experience of teaching and supporting nurses and other healthcare professionals.
• Experience of practice development and implementing change
• Experience of quality improvement, audit or service evaluation.
• Experience of working with hospice or specialist palliative care services

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Master's level qualification or evidence of study at Master's level.
• PGCert Education
• Quality improvement qualification or experience.

Knowledge

• Excellent knowledge of principles and practice of palliative and end-of-life care.
• Knowledge of symptom assessment and management.

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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.