Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist in UCR in Northampton

Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist in UCR

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Urgent Community Response Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Shift Pattern is 12pm-8pm covering at least Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. There are 2 x 22.5 hour posts available therefore a pattern that complimented each other and covered the essential days would be sought.) Job ref 270-TH463-AD-B

Site Lotus House Town Northampton Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Specialist Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide expert advice, guidance and clinical support through the Single Point of Access (SPOA) and Urgent Community Response service. Working closely with patients, families, community teams, GPs, care homes and wider system partners, you will support people with complex palliative and end of life care needs to remain safely at home, preventing avoidable hospital admissions and ensuring timely access to specialist expertise when it is needed most.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist palliative care advice, telephone triage and clinical decision support for patients, carers and healthcare professionals, helping to manage complex symptoms and end of life care needs within the community. Working autonomously and collaboratively, you will support admission avoidance, facilitate coordinated care planning, provide expert guidance on symptom management, advance care planning and palliative care emergencies, and act as a specialist resource for UCR and wider health and care partners. The role will also contribute to education, service development and strengthening palliative care capability across the system.

Working for our organisation

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached document for detailed job description and main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered
• Evidence of specialist palliative care qualification or significant experience in palliative/ end of life care
• Evidence of ongoing CPD

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience in palliative and end of life care and Experience of managing patients with complex symptom control needs.
• Experience of autonomous clinical decision-making and risk assessment.
• Experience of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working and Experience of providing advice and support to other healthcare professionals.
• Knowledge and Experience of community and urgent care services.

We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility,

At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.

Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Abby Wainwright Job title Head of Service for Urgent Community Response Email address abigail.wainwright@nhft.nhs.uk

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