Nursing - Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

  • Department Medical Staff - Palliative Care
  • Salary £47,810.00 – £54,710 per annum
  • Closing Date 19/11/2025
  • Location Shrewsbury
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 7
  • Job ref 223-PNS-815
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Permanent
  • Hours 37.5 hours per week

Job overview

Due to reconfiguration of our existing team  we are looking to recruit a Palliative Care Nurse Specialist.  This is exciting opportunity to join a well established and helpful team of Palliative care nurses to deliver specialist palliative care.  This is also an opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge within palliative care .  This post will be appointed to as either Band 6 or Band 7 depending on the successful candidate's previous level of experience.  If band 6 then the appointee can work towards set competencies and progress to Band 7 within 12 months of appointment

Excellent communication skills will be essential in order to provide high quality information to the patient and you will need to be confident in breaking bad news if this is required.  This post will be expected to work across both The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford sites so you must have the ability to travel cross site.

Set working days could be considered although it would be expected that the post holder will work weekends on a rota basis alongside the rest of the team.  

This post is to support the palliative care service in line with CQC recommendations.

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist support and advice for patients receiving palliative and end of life care.  This will include triaging referrals to the team from clinical colleagues, reviewing patients in the inpatient setting and providing specialist palliative care advice and support for inpatients.  In addition you will liaise with clinical colleagues in the Hospice and the community setting where required to provide support for patients.  You will need to have a high level of existing clinical skill and experience in managing palliative and end of life care patients

Working for your organisation

As an organisation we strive to provide high quality, safe care for our patients in an environment which our staff are proud to work in. We believe that by adhering to our Vision (“To provide excellent care for the communities we serve”) and working with our Trust Values in mind (Partnering, Ambitious, Caring, Trusted) we can achieve the right results for the people that matter most – our patients and their families.

You will become part of a close knit, friendly team who rely on, help and encourage each other on a daily basis.  We have a good working relationship with our wider MDT including consultant team, junior medical and nursing teams, therapies teams.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

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In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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