Clinical Nurse Specialist - Solihull Identification & Support

This Clinical Nurse Specialist post sits in the Solihull Identification and Support Service, run by Marie Curie and embedded in primary care teams across six Primary Care Networks. The work centres on spotting people nearing the last year of life, keeping end-of-life registers current, and supporting advance care planning. Based across the six networks, the role runs on weekday day shifts, full-time or part-time, with travel between community sites. Adult NMC registration, a relevant degree and a Level 6 post-registration qualification are essential.

What the job involves

• Support earlier identification of people approaching the last year of life through register review and MDT participation
• Work with primary care teams to review and maintain end-of-life care registers
• Undertake holistic assessment, care planning, symptom management and evaluation for people with complex palliative and end-of-life needs
• Support advance care planning, treatment escalation planning, ReSPECT conversations and recording of preferred place of care and death
• Work with GP practices, primary care MDTs, community, acute, hospice and specialist palliative care partners to coordinate safe, integrated care
• Help reduce avoidable crisis presentations, non-elective admissions and acute bed days where community alternatives are clinically appropriate
• Contribute to mobilisation, pathway development, data collection, benefits tracking and routine performance reporting
• Use outcome measures, feedback, audit and quality improvement to demonstrate impact
• Support people, families and carers to access timely, responsive care closer to home
• Contribute to the development and learning of the new service to improve end-of-life care quality and consistency across the local system

What’s required

Qualifications

• Relevant nursing degree
• Relevant post-registration qualification at Level 6 or above

Registration & licences

• Registered Nurse on the NMC register (adult)

Experience

• Experience of specialist palliative care
• Patient advocacy experience
• Experience of working with multiple partners and services to improve coordination, access and patient experience

Skills & knowledge

• Strong knowledge of complex symptom management, advance care planning, treatment escalation planning and palliative best practice
• Ability to work autonomously, manage a caseload, assess complex needs and influence multidisciplinary decisions
• Excellent communication, including sensitive conversations with patients, families, carers and professionals
• Compassionate, values-led, person-centred approach with commitment to advocating for patients
• Flexible approach to working and ability to travel across Solihull community locations

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check

Nice to have

• Clinical supervisor qualification
• Non-medical prescribing
• Mentorship or teaching qualification
• Participation in audit and research

What’s offered

• Defined contribution pension, with employer matching up to 7.5% through the Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Annual leave of 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro-rated)
• Annual leave aligned to NHS terms for eligible staff with continuous service
• Help with eyecare costs (terms apply)
• Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
• 15% discount in Marie Curie shops and a Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Continuing professional development and industry-leading training programmes