Palliative Care Nurse | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking an experienced nurse to join their Palliative Care team. Candidates should have experience in palliative and end of life care, relevant qualifications, and excellent communication skills. The role involves advising on care standards, managing patient caseloads, and working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team. The organization promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience in Palliative and End of Life Care (EOLC).
• Commitment to continuing education.
• Willingness to work as part of a 7-day service.

Responsibilities

• Advise and provide specialist palliative care to patients.
• Educate healthcare professionals on palliative care standards.
• Manage a caseload of patients with specialist needs.

Skills

Palliative and End of Life Care

Excellent communication skills

Patient-centred approach

Education

Degree or equivalent in nursing or relevant field

Palliative care qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated nurse who is passionate about palliative and end of life care to join the hospital based Palliative Care team. You will play an active part in clinical practice, education, research/audit and the implementation of national guidelines. Applications for this post are invited from nurses who have experience in Palliative and EOLC care. You should also have a degree or be working towards this, a palliative care qualification and excellent communication skills. You should be committed to continuing education. We offer a friendly and challenging working environment with a strong commitment to personal professional development.

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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Responsibilities

• Advise and provide specialist palliative care for those patients recognised throughout the Trust as requiring palliative or terminal care as a result of a malignant or non-malignant progressive disease.
• Increase the standards of palliative and end of life care across the Trust through the provision of direct patient care, educating other health care professionals and developing services.
• Work as part of a well-established, dynamic multidisciplinary team providing specialist advice and support to patients, their relatives and all members of the health care teams within the hospital. The service is offered to patients with both malignant and non-malignant disease.
• Manage a caseload of patients with specialist needs. The team provides a 7 day specialist palliative care visiting service within the hospital.
• Act in a consultancy role as an expert in palliative care, offering specialist advice, guidance and supervision to clinical staff, patients and carers as needed.
• Demonstrate a patient-centred approach to assessment and planning.
• Implement and evaluate care for palliative care patients through a holistic assessment approach.
• Provide excellent symptom management to patients and refer complex cases to the appropriate specialist practitioner.
• Work collaboratively with the Palliative Medical Consultants and other members of the palliative care team to promote a multidisciplinary approach to care across the Trust.
• Lead on palliative care discharges and fast-track patients to their preferred place of care in a timely fashion to reduce length of stay and avoid readmissions. Communicate with all health care professionals involved to promote a seamless service for patients and their families.

Qualifications and requirements

• Experience in Palliative and End of Life Care (EOLC).
• Degree or working towards degree; palliative care qualification; excellent communication skills; commitment to continuing education.
• Willingness to work as part of a 7-day service and to engage in flexible working patterns as needed.

Additional information

Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

This advert closes on Monday 22 Sep 2025.