Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a permanent Specialist Palliative Care Nurse to join the Palliative Care Hospital Liaison Team. The role involves providing specialist palliative care for patients with life-limiting illnesses in an acute hospital setting, covering Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Wansbeck General Hospital, and North Tyneside General Hospital. The post holder will support medical and nursing staff, work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to the development of palliative care services.
Essential criteria
- Registered general nurse with substantial post registration experience.
- Diploma/Degree level of study
- Teaching Qualification (ENB 998 or C&G 730 or equivalent)
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period unless post is bank only).
- Educated to at least a degree level or equivalent experience/knowledge.
Desirable criteria
- Supplementary prescribing qualification.
- Diploma in Palliative/Cancer Care.
- Post-registration palliative care qualification/experience
- Experience and knowledge
- Significant post registration experience.
- Relevant experience in Palliative/Cancer Care working at Bands 5/6 or equivalent. Symptom management.
- Knowledge and experience of the audit cycle.
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
- Registered general nurse with substantial post registration experience.
- Diploma/Degree level of study
- Teaching Qualification (ENB 998 or C&G 730 or equivalent)
- Evidence of qualification to undertake the supervision, teaching and assessing of students (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period unless post is bank only).
- Educated to at least a degree level or equivalent experience/knowledge.
- Supplementary prescribing qualification.
- Diploma in Palliative/Cancer Care.
- Post-registration palliative care qualification/experience
- Experience and knowledge
- Significant post registration experience.
- Relevant experience in Palliative/Cancer Care working at Bands 5/6 or equivalent. Symptom management.
- Knowledge and experience of the audit cycle.
- Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
- It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for permanent Specialist Palliative Care Nurse, 37.5 hours to join the Palliative Care Hospital Liaison Team as part of the Palliative Care Service in Northumbria Healthcare Trust. The post will be Trustwide covering Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) in Cramlington, Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington and North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields.
The team support medical and nursing staff in caring for palliative patients with complex needs in an acute hospital setting. The service will cover 7 days a week, the post holder will be part of the staffrota to cover hours which includes weekends and Bank Holidays.
This role includes exposure prone procedures (EPP).
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Provide specialist palliative care for patients with life limiting illnesses in community settings.
- Develop partnerships with members of Multidisciplinary Team in the Trust in order to provide a seamless service of palliative care, to enable the patient to be maintained in an environment of their choice.
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