Senior Palliative Care CNS – 7-Day Inpatient Specialist

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care to join the inpatient team. The CNS will manage complex caseloads, provide expert end-of-life care, and contribute to MDT decisions, education, and service development in a proactive, patient-centered manner.

The role involves delivering a 7-day face-to-face service, participating in audits, and supporting families with advanced care planning within a dynamic palliative care setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload autonomously and provide expert advice and support to patients with life-limiting illness and potentially facing end of life care issues, and support them and their families, using advanced clinical judgement and knowledge in palliative care.
• Participate in providing a 7-day face-to-face service.
• Contribute to the weekly Hospital Palliative Care MDT meeting.
• Design and deliver specialist palliative care education, as well as end-of-life care to colleagues and other health and social care professionals.
• Take part in regular palliative care team audits and review of clinical practice, to develop research skills and contribute to the development of multi-disciplinary research within palliative care.
• Act as a resource, educator and advocate for patients, their carers and healthcare professionals.
• Be part of the weekend face to face on-call rota and work within a flexible approach that is responsive to patient/client need.
• Ensure symptoms are optimally managed and anticipatory prescribing needs are identified to provide for imminent changes in condition.

Job description

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care to join the inpatient team. The CNS will manage complex caseloads, provide expert end-of-life care, and contribute to MDT decisions, education, and service development in a proactive, patient-centered manner.

The role involves delivering a 7-day face-to-face service, participating in audits, and supporting families with advanced care planning within a dynamic palliative care setting.