End Clinical Skills Nurse | and North NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

We are seeking a compassionate and motivated End of Life Clinical Skills Nurse to support the delivery of high‑quality end‑of‑life care across the hospital.

You will play a key role in enhancing the knowledge, skills, and confidence of ward‑based staff in caring for patients approaching the end of life.

• Provide specialist clinical support, advice, and guidance in symptom management, recognition of the dying phase, communication with patients and families, and advance care planning.
• Support best practice by contributing to staff training, bedside teaching, and the implementation of end‑of‑life care policies and pathways.
• Work closely with the Specialist Palliative Care Team and other services to promote coordinated, person‑centred care.
• Participate in the development of specialist palliative care services within the hospital environment.
• Provide an advisory, educational and supportive service to all staff caring for patients with an illness that is not responsive to curative treatment.
• Be responsible for providing information and support to a caseload of palliative care patients trust‑wide.
• Accept continuing responsibility for the development of the palliative care nursing service ensuring that it meets national recommendations and in line with Improving Outcomes Guidance as it is published.

• Wide range of training and development opportunities and flexible working options.
• Generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata).
• Access to NHS discounts, Staff Health and Wellbeing programme services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Sunday 25 Jan 2026.