Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care | University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Role overview

As a Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist you will provide specialist symptom control assessment and advice and psychological support to patients and those identified as important to them. You will contribute to the end of life strategy across the organisation to ensure patients with a life limiting illness receive the best possible treatment, including end of life care.

• Support the Trust wide strategic education programme, providing education on relevant topics in palliative care to the generic workforce, including:
  • Advance care Planning
  • Personalised Plan of Care for the Dying Patient
  • Advanced Communications Skills Training
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based nursing care.
• Provide expert advice and clinical practice.
• Provide specialist education and training to others.
• Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues in the Integrated Mersey Palliative Care Team (IMPaCT) to develop services and deliver quality care.
• Support the development of clinical services within the specialist field in line with national and local guidance which includes the NHS Cancer Plan, End of Life Care Strategy and NICE Supportive and Palliative Care guidance for Adults with Cancer and End Stage Disease.
• Participate in a rota that provides seven day a week (09.00 to 17:00) face to face working providing palliative care advice as per NICE guidelines.
• Participate in local, regional and national audit.

• 37.5 hours over 5 days
• 36 hours over 5 days
• 30 hours over 4 days

All CNS’s are part of a 7‑day rota. The service delivers a 365‑day per year clinical service.

• Strong clinical leadership skills.
• Understanding of the specific needs of patients requiring palliative and end of life care.
• Dedication and commitment to working as part of an integrated specialist team to provide evidence-based expert clinical practice, education and training.
• Experience working as a palliative care clinical nurse specialist in an advisory team (preferred).
• Relevant experience in palliative and end of life care.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Commitment to high quality service improvement through education, teamwork, research and audit.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. Equal Opportunities are fully respected.

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