Band 7 Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist/Paramedic Specialist

Main area Palliative Care Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Usual working pattern would be four 9am-5pm days across a Monday to Friday working week. Additionally, expected to rotate the weekend and bank holiday on-call service, with days off in the week.) Job ref 391-RFL-8082462

Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Free Hospital Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAS pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 16/09/2026

Band 7 Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist/Paramedic Specialist

Band 7

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

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Community Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)/Clinical Paramedic Specialist (CPS) (North Camden) Band 7 (30 hours/week) - Based at the Royal Free Hospital site

A band 7 post has become available. This opportunity will prove invaluable experience for those looking to develop their career in palliative care in North Camden community.

The Royal Free Community Palliative Care Team has a proven track record of providing innovative, personalised care to patients coping with advanced, progressive disease both within the community setting. Our team works 9-5pm Monday to Sunday and the focus is on providing person and family centred care for those with complex and specialist palliative care needs at the end of life and in long term conditions. We work in close collaboration and consultation with primary health care teams, and other palliative and end of life providers.

This is an exciting time to work in palliative care in the North Central London area. We have a strong team and pride ourselves on collaborative working between the acute, community and hospice providers. The candidate will contribute to the continued service development and education programmes.

We will provide a supportive environment in which to develop your skills as an advance practitioner.

Main duties of the job

You should be creative, enthusiastic and motivated with:

• Broad and extensive experience of working with acutely unwell patients and terminally ill adults post registration
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to work autonomously and as a team member
• Hold a first degree and relevant post registration qualifications

The CNS/CPS contributes to the provision of specialist palliative care in the North Camden community for patients facing life-limiting illnesses (within the remit of the multi- disciplinary team) accepting patient referrals to agreed criteria and managing their own caseload with the support of the Lead Nurse and Consultant Nurse. They will provide advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other health and social care professionals. They will contribute to the development and smooth running of the service. The post holder will work to agreed professional, departmental and Trust boundaries as required to provide patient centred seamless care and will take part in the 7 day / week service to both community and hospital patients.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on working at The Royal Free London.

Person specification

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Registered Paramedic
• Teaching and Assessing qualification and/or extensive teaching experience
• Physical Assessment Course
• Non-Medical Prescribing Course
• Advanced communication skills course
• Masters Degree in relevant subject or willing to study this level

Experience

• Experience as a senior practitioner
• Extensive experience of caring for patients with advanced progressive illness
• Experience of working in a learning environment e.g. mentorship/coaching role
• Experience of autonomous working e.g. managing a caseload; managing clinics
• Evidence of improving the patient experience
• Experience of caring for patients in the community

Knowledge and Skills

• Skills and knowledge in general palliative care
• Able to articulate understanding of specialist palliative care
• Understanding of and commitment to team working
• Ability to be self-directional, manage own time and caseload
• Ability to articulate experience of clinical governance responsibilities and issues
• Evidence of developing leadership skills
• Ability to articulate the assessment of psycho-social and spiritual needs
• Evidence of practical application of evidence based knowledge
• Evidence of excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
• Ability to represent service at internal or external meetings
• Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to specialty
• Experience of clinical supervision

Personal Qualities & attributes

• Commitment to palliative and end of life care
• Flexible approach to work and able to work weekends
• A willingness to adapt to change for the benefit of patient and family care

Royal Free shared commitments

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.
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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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 Nancy Eglinton Job title Community Lead Nurse Palliative Care Email address nancy.eglinton@nhs.net Telephone number 02078302905 Additional information

Alternative Contact

Kate Flynn - Community Lead Nurse Palliative Care

kate.flynn2@nhs.net

02078302905