Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Swindon seeks a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist to enhance palliative care services. This role requires a Registered Nurse Level 1, offering a blend of direct patient care and staff education. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and communication skills, with significant experience in specialist palliative care. This position offers a competitive salary of £47,810 to £54,710 per annum, pro rata, and the chance to work in a supportive multi-disciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in specialist palliative care.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team.
• Experience leading a specialist team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based palliative and end-of-life care.
• Support multi-disciplinary team education and training.
• Lead service development initiatives within the Trust.

Skills

Advanced Communication skills

Leadership experience

Problem-solving under pressure

Education

Registered Nurse Level 1

Teaching & Assessing qualification

Job description

Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 04 December 2025

Are you looking for a role that both challenges and stimulates you? A role that offers a balance of clinical and management with a strong multi-disciplinary team supporting you? We are excited to be advertising for an additional highly motivated Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Palliative and End of Life Care Team at Great Western Hospital Foundation Trust. The team is dedicated to ensuring high-quality clinical care and positive experiences for patients, their families and carers with life limiting diseases requiring specialist palliative and end of life care.

The ideal candidate will have a flexible and proactive attitude. They will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team, across organisational and professional boundaries, to support the delivery of clinically effective, evidence-based care that reflects current best practice for people with complex specialist palliative and/or end of life care needs.

We are looking for a nurse with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to lead, inspire and empower others. The post holder will work primarily in the acute hospital setting. Alongside direct advice for patient management, they will influence patient care through providing specialist education and training to multi-professional staff and students, statutory and voluntary agencies, as well as undertaking audits and service development within palliative and end of life care.

Main duties of the job

The Palliative and End of Life Care Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist within Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an experienced member of staff who works within a defined area of specialist nursing care, under guidance of the Lead Palliative and End of Life Care Nurse.

The Palliative and End of Life Care Senior CNS is a positive influencer within the Trust to enhance the patient and family experience. They have the expertise and highly developed skills to interpret and communicate specialty knowledge.

The post holder will support the delivery of a comprehensive multi-disciplinary service that is holistic in its approach; evidence based and meets the individual needs of the patients requiring Palliative and End of Life Care.

Emphasis is placed on education, development and empowerment of health care colleagues and Trust employees who interact with patients who require Palliative care and End of Life support.

About us

Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience of working with patients in a variety of settings, and the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team.

A flexible approach is required to meet the changing needs of palliative and end of life care, with a willingness to respond to the evolving demands of the Trust, patients and their families.

Great Western Hospital Foundation Trust is in an excellent location - convenient for the M4, surrounded by beautiful Wiltshire countryside, and with good transport links to the Cotswolds, Bath, Oxford and Bristol.

See attached Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Level 1, registered with NMC
• Advanced Communication skills/Psychological Level 2 training
• Nurse Independent Prescriber or working towards
• Advanced History Taking and Assessment
• Competence in discussions and Decision-making with regarding Adult Treatment Escalation Plan (ReSPECT) and Resuscitation
• Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through degree, supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses, CPD to master's degree level or equivalent
• Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
• Teaching & Assessing qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

• Post-registration experience in specialist palliative care
• Evidence of ability to work autonomously
• Evidence of leadership experience
• Experience in change management
• Used to working under pressure, often with competing demands
• Significant experience working at Band 6 or above
• Experience in developing and training staff
• Evidence of involvement in Clinical Governance
• Varied clinical background
• Risk Management and incident Investigation experience
• Experience leading a specialist team
• Evidence of involvement in service- user advocacy and complaints resolution

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum pro rata