Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care - Team Leader - INTERNAL

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Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process. The salary scale for a Band 3 has been adjusted as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2026/2027 and will be implemented in August 2026 backdated to 01 April 2026 where applicable.

Job Overview: Are you a Clinical Nurse Specialist who would like the opportunity to lead and manage a pro-active and enthusiastic palliative care nursing team? We are looking for an experienced and passionate nurse to lead a well-established and highly motivated team. We would welcome someone who has well-developed assessment and leadership skills, with extensive experience to plan and provide skilled, competent care to meet patient needs, an excellent communicator who cares about making a difference to the quality of life for patients with life-limiting illness. We would welcome applicants that have well-developed transferable skills and an appetite to build their expertise within the speciality of palliative care.

This permanent post offers the opportunity to lead a highly motivated and dynamic team which is committed to providing specialist palliative care. We are committed to ensuring timely and prudent care for all patients with palliative care needs. Working in a team of Palliative Care Consultants, Medical Staff, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Healthcare Support Workers/Complimentary Therapists, and AHPs, you would be contributing to the development and delivery of this vital service. The post holder would initially be based in the Grange University Hospital but will be expected to work throughout the 4 hospitals within the secondary care service in ABUHB. This will include the Grange University Hospital, Nevill Hall Hospital, Royal Gwent Hospital, and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.

Main duties of the job:

• Effectively manage their own caseload of palliative care patients in secondary care, Monday to Friday 9-5pm and on a rotation for weekends and bank holidays.
• Be responsible for day-to-day management and leadership of the palliative care nursing team in the allocated base.
• Be responsible for monitoring and auditing the service and promoting effective working links with both NHS and voluntary teams.
• Be required to be involved in service development in line with the quality statement for Palliative and End of Life care in Wales.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation: Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff. We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work. Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications:

• Extensive experience at Band 6 Level
• Masters Level or relevant experience

• Palliative Care/Oncology experience
• Teaching or Mentorship experience/qualification
• Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• Independent prescriber

Experience:

• Experience of Leading and managing a team

• Advanced communication skills training