Clinical Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
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“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.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Trafford Community Macmillan Team. The role involves providing palliative care to patients and carers with complex needs, supporting Neighbourhood teams, and educating other healthcare professionals. The specialist will assess and treat clients, triage referrals, and manage a caseload within a multidisciplinary team. The aim is to enhance quality of life, prevent hospital admissions, and meet patient care priorities.
Essential criteria
- Up to date registration with the NMC
- Health Related Degree or equivalent portfolio experience
- Experience evidenced by completion of highly specialist short courses, post-graduate training, etc or relevant Master's degree
- Non-medical Prescribing qualification or ability to work towards V300
- Substantial experience in specialist field of cancer/palliative care
- Experience of working collaboratively
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of teaching training others at a specialist level
- Experience of supporting and supervising other staff in the clinical environment
- Highly specialist knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to cancer/palliative care
- Advanced communication skills or willing to undertake 3 day National Advanced Communication Skills training
- In depth knowledge of National Policies and Procedures (relevant to the specialist client group)
- Car Driver with access to a car
- Ability to assume leadership responsibilities
- Ability to work flexibly over 7 days
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification
- Member of relevant special interest group
- Completion of basic leadership course
- Post graduate courses in cancer/palliative care
- Experience of managing resources
- Evidence of contribution to the developments of services
- Experience of working in an inner city multi-ethnic environment
- Shortlisting
- Up to date registration with the NMC
- Health Related Degree or equivalent portfolio experience
- Experience evidenced by completion of highly specialist short courses, post-graduate training, etc or relevant Master's degree
- Non-medical Prescribing qualification or ability to work towards V300
- Substantial experience in specialist field of cancer/palliative care
- Experience of working collaboratively
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working in a community setting
- Experience of teaching training others at a specialist level
- Experience of supporting and supervising other staff in the clinical environment
- Highly specialist knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to cancer/palliative care
- Advanced communication skills or willing to undertake 3 day National Advanced Communication Skills training
- In depth knowledge of National Policies and Procedures (relevant to the specialist client group)
- Car Driver with access to a car
- Ability to assume leadership responsibilities
- Ability to work flexibly over 7 days
- Teaching qualification
- Member of relevant special interest group
- Completion of basic leadership course
- Post graduate courses in cancer/palliative care
- Experience of managing resources
- Evidence of contribution to the developments of services
- Experience of working in an inner city multi-ethnic environment
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 6d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Trafford LCO for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Trafford Community Macmillan Team.
The Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist will work as a member of the wider locality based multidisciplinary Macmillan Palliative Care Supportive Service. The post holder will support Neighbourhood teams to deliver locally driven high quality care, responsive to patient and carers' needs. This includes education of other health care professionals, training, support and advice for the multidisciplinary team. The focus of the multidisciplinary approach will be to support patients and carers to live well, prevent inappropriate hospital admission and meet their preferred priorities for care.
Main duties of the job
- To provide palliative care to enhance quality of life for patients and carers with complex physical, psychological and emotional needs.
- Be responsible for the specialist nursing assessment and treatment of clients referred to the Trafford Macmillan Palliative Support Service.
- The Clinical Nurse Specialist will be expected to triage all referrals for the multidisciplinary team and provide palliative care advice to patient, carers, relatives and other health care professionals when supporting
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