Specialist Nurse for Palliative Care

Maudsley Learning; Carshalton; Remoto; GBP 64.000 - 71.000; Tempo pieno

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Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 8a Specialist Nurse for Palliative Care in the Sutton PCCH. The role supports two PCN footprints, ensuring specialist palliative care is accessible within local community networks.

You will lead with a senior clinical leadership pair, coordinate care with primary care, community nursing, acute services and voluntary sector partners, and drive embedding palliative care into neighbourhood business.

Competenze

• Current registration with NMC as an Adult Nurse
• Post-registration qualification in Palliative/End of Life Care or equivalent
• Non-medical prescribing qualification (V300) or willingness to work toward it
• Evidence of advanced clinical knowledge in palliative and end of life care

Mansioni

• Provide specialist palliative care leadership across PCN footprint sites
• Support neighbourhood and community structures with specialist guidance
• Ensure continuity of senior palliative care leadership and strategic development

Conoscenze

Communication skills

Advocacy for end-of-life care

EMIS knowledge

Driving licence

Formazione

NMC registration (Adult Nurse)

Post-registration qualification in Palliative/End of Life Care

Non-medical prescribing (V300) or willing to work toward it

Advanced palliative care knowledge

Strumenti

EMIS

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Main area Palliative Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday (4 days per week 8-6)) Job ref 343-8270619-RB-SK

Employer Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Green Wrythe Clinic Town Carshalton Salary £63,665 - £70,887 pa Inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 24/10/2026 23:59

Specialist Nurse for Palliative Care

NHS AfC: Band 8a

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

The Sutton Palliative Care Coordination Hub (PCCH) is recognised as a system-wide resource supporting transformational change across Sutton’s health and social care system.

The Hub serves as a single point of access for people aged 18 and over who are likely to die within 12 months. It provides a single referral point for care, coordination and delivery for professionals, individuals, families and carers, supported by nurse specialists who are experts in palliative and end of life care.

The team supports early identification and advance care planning and facilitates timely discharge from hospital through coordination with commissioned services and community partners.

The Hub is developing towards a stronger coordination, advisory and enabling model. Its purpose is to strengthen community capability and shared clinical ownership, rather than functioning primarily as a caseload-holding service. This post is central to that development and to embedding specialist palliative care within neighbourhood and community structures.

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Nurse for Palliative Care is a Band 8A clinical and operational leadership role within the Palliative Care Coordination Hub. The post holder will work across the two agreed PCN footprint sites (four neighbourhoods, two in each PCN footprint), ensuring that specialist palliative care expertise is consistently accessible within local multidisciplinary and community structures.

The role will complement the existing Band 8A Specialist Nurse for Palliative Care and Non-Medical Prescribing already in post. The two Band 8A roles will work as a senior clinical leadership pair,

providing mutual cross-cover during periods of absence and ensuring continuity of senior palliative care leadership, operational oversight and strategic development.

The post holder will retain a strong specialist palliative care focus while also influencing and developing the strategic direction and neighbourhood vision for the Hub. They will work with neighbourhood, PCN, Community Nursing, primary care, acute, hospice, social care and voluntary sector partners to embed the principles of the Hub into the four neighbourhoods and establish palliative and end of life care as core community business.

The post holder will be visible, accessible and solution focused, supporting teams to retain appropriate clinical ownership while providing specialist advice, coordination, education and leadership for people with palliative and end of life care needs.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Specialist Nurse for Palliative Care role at Epsom and St Helier.

Person specification

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS

• Current professional registration with the NMC as an Adult Nurse
• Relevant post-registration qualification in Palliative Care, End of Life Care or equivalent specialist experience
• Non-medical prescribing qualification (V300) or willingness to work toward it
• Evidence of advanced clinical knowledge and practice in palliative and end of life care

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• Significant post-registration experience as an Adult Registered Nurse, including experience in palliative and end of life care (Band 7 or above)
• Experience of caring for people with frailty, dementia, long- term conditions and multiple complex needs
• Experience of working within community, primary care or other integrated care environments

CLINICAL LEADERSHIP & TEAM DEVELOPMENT

• Experience of supporting and developing staff to improve confidence, competence and quality of care
• Experience of facilitating multidisciplinary working and supporting effective team decision-making

NEIGHBOURHOOD / PCN / INTEGRATED WORKING

• Experience of working across Community Nursing, General Practice, primary care and other community services

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively
• Ability to advocate for people approaching the end of life and ensure their wishes, preferences and priorities remain central to care planning
• Experience of EMIS or other relevant primary/community care systems

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Patient-focused, compassionate and committed to improving the experience and outcomes of people approaching the end of life
• Hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for business use, with appropriate insurance, to enable travel across the locality as required by the role.

Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail).

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

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.