Nurse Consultant - Palliative Care

This role provides a key opportunity to continue to shape the future of nursing practice within Specialist Palliative care, working at the forefront of professional leadership, clinical innovation and service transformation.

The Nurse Consultant is a senior clinical leadership role responsible for providing expert professional practice, advancing clinical excellence, and shaping service development across Specialist Palliative Care. The postholder will work at the highest level of autonomous practice, providing strategic leadership and influencing improvement in patient outcomes, workforce capability, and service quality.

• Expert Clinical Practice
  • Deliver highly specialised, advanced nursing practice within Specialist Palliative Care
  • Provide expert clinical advice and decision‑making for complex cases
  • Act as a visible clinical leader, supporting optimal patient pathways and evidence‑based care
• Professional Leadership
  • Lead on the development, implementation and evaluation of clinical policies, pathways and standards
  • Offer professional leadership across multidisciplinary teams, HSCPs, and partner agencies
  • Influence strategic planning and contribute to national and local priorities aligned with NHS Scotland governance frameworks
• Education & Workforce Development
  • Provide expert education, mentorship and clinical supervision to nursing and wider MDT colleagues
  • Lead initiatives to develop advanced practice capability and support succession planning
  • Champion a culture of continuous learning and professional development
• Research, Evidence & Quality Improvement
  • Lead and contribute to research, audit and evaluation activities to strengthen the evidence base for practice
  • Drive quality improvement initiatives that enhance safety, effectiveness and patient experience
  • Disseminate learning locally and nationally, contributing to the wider professional body of knowledge

What we’ll need you to bring:

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration
• Experienced nurse with significant experience in a senior clinical/management role
• Educated to Masters Level with a recognised and appropriate postgraduate qualification
• Masters level or above, for example, post graduate Advanced Clinical Practice
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework
• Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development
• Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently
• Excellent communication skills highly developed interpersonal skills, including negotiation, facilitation, influencing and presentation skills and evidence of ability to engage with staff and stakeholders at all levels
• Robust understanding of Transforming Roles agenda and General Medical Services contract relating to role of nursing with the Multi Disciplinary Team
• Underlying principles
• Experience of assessing training needs
• Experience of resource management i.e. financial, human, capital
• Experience in service planning, project management and performance monitoring/reporting
• Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data
• A proven track record in sound and effective leadership. Ability to think strategically, corporately and act as a team player
• A proven track record in developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect change
• A proven track record in developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems
• Working knowledge of basic information technology

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It would be great if you also have:

• Formal leadership development
• Evidence of advanced clinical assessment & V300 prescribing
• Experience working in a community environment
• Robust understanding of the current Specialist Palliative Care agenda across the Multi Disciplinary Team
• Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards in the Health Care Agenda
• Knowledge and…