Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care

Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care
£38,286 - £45,129 per annum
Full Time (37.5 hours) or Part Time (22.5 hours)
Berkshire & South Oxfordshire Hubs

Make every conversation, every assessment and every decision count.

Are you an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist, Palliative Care Nurse, Hospice Nurse or Community Nurse looking for a role where you'll have the autonomy, support and time to deliver truly exceptional end of life care?

Join a specialist palliative care service supporting patients with life-limiting illnesses across Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire. Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, you'll provide expert clinical care that helps patients remain comfortable, supported and in control, while making a lasting difference to the people closest to them.

Based from one of the Berkshire hubs, you'll work across local services throughout Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire, combining autonomous clinical practice with close multidisciplinary collaboration.

The Role

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you'll provide specialist assessment, expert symptom management and high-quality palliative care for patients with complex needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

Delivering holistic assessments and developing individualised care plans
Managing complex symptoms and supporting patients approaching the end of life
Providing specialist advice and guidance to patients, carers and healthcare professionals
Supporting telephone triage and responding to clinical enquiries
Working collaboratively with GPs, community teams and the wider multidisciplinary team
Acting as a patient advocate, ensuring compassionate, person-centred care at every stage
Maintaining accurate, high-quality clinical recordsAbout You

You'll be an experienced clinician who enjoys working autonomously while remaining part of a supportive specialist team.

You'll have:

RGN with active NMC registration
Previous palliative care experience
Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
Excellent communication, assessment and clinical decision-making skills
A genuine passion for delivering outstanding palliative and end of life careIf you haven't yet completed your Non-Medical Prescribing qualification, you'll receive full support to achieve this as part of your ongoing professional development.

Why Join?
Salary up to £45,129
Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
Full-time or part-time opportunities
Structured induction with protected supernumerary period
Fully supported Non-Medical Prescribing training
Excellent career progression and specialist education
NHS pension continuation (where applicable)
35 days annual leave
Healthcare Cash Plan
Enhanced maternity, paternity and sick pay
Death in Service benefitIf you're looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist opportunity where your expertise is valued, your development is supported and every day brings the chance to make a meaningful difference, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today or contact Sam at Leaders in Care on (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion.

Ref: LICSF
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed