CNS - Paediatric Palliative Care
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 04/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will coordinate and deliver specialist palliative and end-of-life care for babies, children, and young people with complex needs across hospital, hospice, and community settings. You will provide expert clinical leadership and support, ensuring seamless, holistic care for families. The role involves specialist assessments, advice, and support, acting as an advocate for children and their families, and contributing to service development and quality improvement initiatives. You will also deliver education and training to healthcare professionals.
Essential criteria
- Registered Children's Nurse.
- Degree level qualification or equivalent.
- Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months.
- Significant experience working with babies, children and young people with complex needs and palliative care requirements.
- Experience assessing and managing complex symptoms.
- Experience developing and delivering education and training.
- Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and use sound clinical judgement.
- Excellent organisational, planning and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficient IT skills.
- Understanding of current developments within the NHS and hospice sector and their impact on service delivery and quality care.
Desirable criteria
- Palliative Care Qualification or willingness to work towards
- Evidence of study at Masters level/ Equivalent
- Leadership or management qualification
- Advanced Communication Skills
- Significant post registration experience as a senior nurse in relevant area of practice
- Experience of working in an intensive care/high dependency environment
- Experience of resource management
- CNS - Paediatric Palliative Care
- Registered Children's Nurse.
- Degree level qualification or equivalent.
- Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months.
- Significant experience working with babies, children and young people with complex needs and palliative care requirements.
- Experience assessing and managing complex symptoms.
- Experience developing and delivering education and training.
- Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and use sound clinical judgement.
- Excellent organisational, planning and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficient IT skills.
- Understanding of current developments within the NHS and hospice sector and their impact on service delivery and quality care.
- Palliative Care Qualification or willingness to work towards
- Evidence of study at Masters level/ Equivalent
- Leadership or management qualification
- Advanced Communication Skills
- Significant post registration experience as a senior nurse in relevant area of practice
- Experience of working in an intensive care/high dependency environment
- Experience of resource management
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.
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Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
CNS - Paediatric Palliative Care
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will play a key role in coordinating and delivering specialist palliative and end of life care for babies, children and young people with complex needs. Working across hospital, hospice and community settings, you will ensure families receive seamless, holistic support in the place that is right for them, whether at home, in hospital or at Rainbows Hospice.
You will be a specialist resource for multidisciplinary teams, influencing palliative care practice, symptom management and service development across Derbyshire, while supporting education, training and quality improvement initiatives.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist assessments, advice and support to babies, children, young people and their families with complex palliative care needs.
Coordinate care across hospital, hospice and community settings to ensure continuity and excellence of care.
Support children identified as being in the last year of life and facilitate Advance Care Planning.
Act as an advocate for children, young people and their families, ensuring their wishes remain central to decision-making.
Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals across multiple organisations and disciplines.
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