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Job summary

Main area
Palliative Care
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
151-NM103
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wexham Park Hospital
Town
Slough
Salary
£50,008 - £56,908 per annum including HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/07/2025 23:59

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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Macmillan Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 7

Job overview

Macmillan Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Are you a passionate and experienced nurse ready to make a real difference in palliative and end of life care?

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our dedicated Macmillan Palliative Care Team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. This is a rewarding opportunity to be part of a supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality specialist care to patients with both malignant and non-malignant conditions.

Main duties of the job

As a key member of our hospital-based service, you will:

  • Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients, families, and healthcare professionals.

  • Contribute to education and training across the Trust, helping to build confidence and capability in palliative and end of life care.

  • Take an active role in service development, quality improvement initiatives, audit, and implementation of national guidance.

  • Manage a caseload of patients with complex and specialist palliative care needs.

  • Work within a 7-day specialist palliative care visiting model.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

If you're ready to take the next step in your palliative care career and want to work with a team who shares your dedication to making a difference, we would love to hear from you.

Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered General nurse with degree in nursing studies
  • MSc in speciality or evidence of working towards
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Mentor prep
  • Independent prescriber or working towards
  • Physical assessment and history taking qualification
  • Palliative care module or European certificate in essential Palliative care
Desirable criteria
  • Oncology Qualification
  • Communication skills training
  • Knowledge of palliative care in the acute sector

Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Good leadership skills
  • Experience in leading/managing a team
  • Experience of change management
  • Education of staff and patients
  • Experience of audit
  • Experience in service improvement
Desirable criteria
  • Recognised leadership course
  • Project management

Specialist criteria

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
  • Management of a caseload
  • Training and education of medical staff
Desirable criteria
  • Oncology experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jane Naismith
Job title
Palliative Care Clinical Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07517546043