Job summary
- Main area
- Palliative Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Including weekends and bank holidays)
- Job ref
- 423-7734216
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 6)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
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Job overview
We are seeking a compassionate and highly motivated Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist to work within the Hospital Palliative Care Team. The role involves providing support and specialist palliative nursing input across the Trust, providing patient-centred, safe and efficient specialist care in-line with the appropriate standards.
The post holder will:
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the plan of care for palliative care patients
• Provide specialist palliative care advice and education to clinical colleagues (multidisciplinary team) and patients/carers/relatives
• Assist in the development of the service
• Assist in the review and development of clinical guidelines, protocols and policies
Main duties of the job
Clinical -
The post holder will:
Provide specialist nursing care and support the care provision for patients with specialist palliative care needs utilizing and developing referral and discharge criteria for specialist nurse intervention.
Perform comprehensive, holistic assessment of patients and carers utilizing advanced skills in assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Work collaboratively with patients/ families, colleagues and other professionals/services to ensure individuals palliative care needs are met.
Support and develop the continuity of care for patients throughout the whole pathway of care. Assist and/or advise on the nomination of a suitable professional as the key worker, as appropriate, at different points of the patients’ pathway.
Promote and provide effective communication with patients and carers and all clinical colleagues.
Maintain accurate, appropriate and concise patient records in line with the Trust’s policy for record keeping.
Promote and provide relevant and clear information, education and advice for patients, carers and family according to their needs.
Act as the patient’s advocate, as appropriate, supporting and promoting their involvement in decision making.
Provide specialist advice and information to professional colleagues, patients, carers and the public.
Work within the Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Policies and Procedures.
Work within all NMC code of conduct and practices.
Working for our organisation
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
- Cycle to Work
- Travel Scheme
- Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
- Onsite Nursery
- Buying and Selling Annual Leave
- Car Leasing
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Health and Wellbeing
- Extensive Reward Scheme
- Counselling Service
- Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
- Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
- Committed to Quality of Care
- Compassion
- Working together for patients
- Improving Lives
- Everyone Counts
- Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 1 Registration / RGN
- Educated to degree level in nursing or equivalent.
- Recognised teaching qualification; ENB 998/ or equivalent
- Post registration Palliative Care course or willingness to work towards
- Willing to undertake training associated with the pos
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake Masters level study
- Willingness to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing Module
Experience
Essential criteria
- Sufficient post registration experience , with evidence of experience within palliative/oncology care
- Preceptor/Mentor
Desirable criteria
- Varied clinical background
- Staff development
- Evidence of experience of audit/nursing research
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
- Leadership skills
- Good IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Advanced communications skills training
- Change management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nichola Tullett
- Job title
- Palliative Care Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 292184
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