Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Seprinsa; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist to enhance patient care for those with life-limiting illnesses. The role involves working with a specialist team in providing advice, support, and managing clinical practices. Applicants should possess relevant nursing qualifications and experience, along with the ability to thrive in dynamic environments.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse qualified.
• Degree in nursing and/or palliative care needed.
• Must have experience in caring for patients with life limiting illness.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist palliative care advice and support.
• Support and assess patients under the care team's direction.
• Manage a caseload responsibly while facilitating learning and research.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Education

Degree in nursing and/or palliative care

Registered General Nurse

Master's degree or working towards it

Job description

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Job Summary

The aim of the post is to support the specialist palliative care team to maximise the quality of life of patients with advanced life limiting disease and their families/carers, facilitating their care throughout their disease trajectory and into bereavement, and where possible, helping patients die in their place of choice.

Job Summary

The aim of the post is to support the specialist palliative care team to maximise the quality of life of patients with advanced life limiting disease and their families/carers, facilitating their care throughout their disease trajectory and into bereavement, and where possible, helping patients die in their place of choice.

The post holder will work alongside senior specialist palliative care practitioners in supporting and assessing patients and develop their own clinical practice through independent, supported practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist palliative care advice and support to people affected by life limiting illnesses. This will be achieved both directly through clinical practice and caseload management and indirectly through learning, education, research, audit and professional activities taking into account corporate and directorate objectives and the clinical governance framework.

About Us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

Date posted

03 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£44,806 to £53,134 a year per annum inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

259-7254308SBH

Job locations

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London

EC1A 7BE

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oRegistered General Nurse
• oDegree in nursing and/ or palliatice care
• oMaster's degree or working towards.
  
  

Desirable

• oAdvanced physical assessment.
• oRecognised teaching qualification.
• oAdvanced communications skills course
  
  

Experience

Essential

• oRecent exeperience in caring for patients with life limiting illness at band 5 and/or band 6 level
  
  

Skills

Essential

• oClinical leadership qualities, including team working and team building skills.
• o Presentation skills
• oAbility to communicate with patients, relatives, colleagues, hospital personnel and external customers, relevantly and diplomatically both verbally and in writing.
• oDemonstrate good organisational skills, with the ability to organise wok around competing demands on time.
• oAbility to problem solve and deal with situations a diplomatic, non-confrontational manner
• oBreaking bad news in challenging situation.
  
  

Desirable

• oComputer literate
• oResearch/audit, data collection and input skills
• oAdvanced clinical practice Education and skills
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• oClinical leadership qualities, including team working and team building skills.
• o Presentation skills
• oAbility to communicate with patients, relatives, colleagues, hospital personnel and external customers, relevantly and diplomatically both verbally and in writing.
• oDemonstrate good organisational skills, with the ability to organise wok around competing demands on time.
• oAbility to problem solve and deal with situations a diplomatic, non-confrontational manner
• oBreaking bad news in challenging situation.
  
  

Desirable

• oComputer literate
• oResearch/audit, data collection and input skills
• oAdvanced clinical practice Education and skills
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London

EC1A 7BE

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London

EC1A 7BE

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals

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