• Job Description

  Req#: C9151-25-0911?language=en&page=455&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Macmillan Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

  Are you a passionate and experienced nurse ready to make a real difference in palliative and end of life care?

  We're looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our dedicated Macmillan Palliative Care Team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. This is a rewarding opportunity to be part of a supportive and dynamic multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality specialist care to patients with both malignant and non-malignant conditions.

  Main duties of the job

  As a key member of our hospital-based service, you will:

  • Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients, families, and healthcare professionals.

  • Contribute to education and training across the Trust, helping to build confidence and capability in palliative and end of life care.

  • Take an active role in service development, quality improvement initiatives, audit, and implementation of national guidance.

  • Manage a caseload of patients with complex and specialist palliative care needs.

  • Work within a 7-day specialist palliative care visiting model.

  About us

  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

  Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

  We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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  Details

  Date posted

  28 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £50,008 to £56,908 a year per annum including HCAS

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  151-NM103-A

  Job locations

  Wexham Park Hospital

  Wexham Street

  Slough

  SL2 4HL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  If you're ready to take the next step in your palliative care career and want to work with a team who shares your dedication to making a difference, we would love to hear from you.

  Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  If you're ready to take the next step in your palliative care career and want to work with a team who shares your dedication to making a difference, we would love to hear from you.

  Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered General nurse with degree in nursing studies
  • MSc in speciality or evidence of working towards
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Mentor prep
  • Independent prescriber or working towards
  • Physical assessment and history taking qualification
  • Palliative care module or European certificate in essential Palliative care

  Desirable

  • Oncology Qualification
  • Communication skills training
  • Knowledge of palliative care in the acute sector

  Competencies

  Essential

  • Good leadership skills
  • Experience in leading/managing a team
  • Experience of change management
  • Education of staff and patients
  • Experience of audit
  • Experience in service improvement

  Desirable

  • Recognised leadership course
  • Project management

  Specialist criteria

  Essential

  • Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
  • Management of a caseload
  • Training and education of medical staff

  Desirable

  • Oncology experience

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Registered General nurse with degree in nursing studies
  • MSc in speciality or evidence of working towards
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Mentor prep
  • Independent prescriber or working towards
  • Physical assessment and history taking qualification
  • Palliative care module or European certificate in essential Palliative care

  Desirable

  • Oncology Qualification
  • Communication skills training
  • Knowledge of palliative care in the acute sector

  Competencies

  Essential

  • Good leadership skills
  • Experience in leading/managing a team
  • Experience of change management
  • Education of staff and patients
  • Experience of audit
  • Experience in service improvement

  Desirable

  • Recognised leadership course
  • Project management

  Specialist criteria

  Essential

  • Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
  • Management of a caseload
  • Training and education of medical staff

  Desirable

  • Oncology experience

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wexham Park Hospital

  Wexham Street

  Slough

  SL2 4HL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Wexham Park Hospital

  Wexham Street

  Slough

  SL2 4HL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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