# Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist (ACNS) in Palliative Care > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-clinical-nurse-specialist-acns-in-palliative-care/b5878b26-e0d9-42a9-9b8c-e817f399f0f9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-clinical-nurse-specialist-acns-in-palliative-care/b5878b26-e0d9-42a9-9b8c-e817f399f0f9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 pro rata per annum incl. HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent: Monday to Friday 9-5pm - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-29T08:43:02.860Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Palliative_Care/Palliative_Care-v8040311 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8040311?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We’re delighted to offer a brand new role within our supportive, multi-professional palliative care team. This is a great opportunity for a motivated nurse to develop skills in specialist community palliative care while working closely with an experienced Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist. You’ll help manage a community caseload, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to people with complex palliative and end-of-life needs. With supervision and support, you’ll build confidence in holistic assessment, care planning, and symptom management—making a meaningful difference to patients and their families. ### Main duties of the job What you’ll do - Deliver safe, effective, person-centred palliative care in the community - Support holistic assessment, care planning, and ongoing review - Manage a supported caseload, including triage of referrals - Work collaboratively with patients, families, and the MDT to ensure coordinated care - Provide skilled interventions to support symptom control and quality of life - Contribute to team learning, service development, and quality improvement ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Job purpose: - This is a new role to our multi-professional palliative care team. The role will involve working with a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to pro-actively manage a community palliative care patient caseload. - Working with more senior colleagues, the post holder will develop skills and expertise in holistic palliative care assessment and care, working in a multi-professional team. - To support the CNS/CPS team in delivering clinically effective, efficient, and high-quality care to individuals with complex palliative care needs. - The role involves working with the MDT to assess, plan, and support the clinical management of a shared caseload of patients and their families, working collaboratively with other healthcare providers to ensure holistic and coordinated care. Main duties and responsibilities: Clinical Practice - Practise as an accountable registered nurse, delivering safe, high‑quality, person‑centred palliative care in line with NMC standards, Trust policies, and service guidelines, with access to senior clinical supervision. - With Band 7 supervision undertake holistic palliative care assessment, care planning, and review for patients with complex palliative care needs. - Proactively manage an allocated caseload with Band 7 support, including triage and prioritisation of new referrals. - Deliver skilled nursing interventions to optimise symptom control, quality of life, and end‑of‑life care. - With Band 7 supervision work collaboratively with patients, families, carers, multidisciplinary teams, and partner agencies to support shared decision‑making, coordinated care, and clear care pathways. - Recognise and escalate deterioration, safeguarding concerns, and crises in accordance the team standard operating procedures and with organisational policy. - Identify anticipatory, psychosocial, and bereavement needs, facilitating timely support and referral. - Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to audit, activity reporting, and quality improvement. Professional & Team Contribution - With Nad 7 support organise and prioritise workload effectively with senior colleagues to meet service demands. - Participate in team, multidisciplinary, service, and Trust meetings, contributing to case discussion, service development, and learning. - Support learning for students, and visitors, with appropriate guidance. - Comply with Health and Safety requirements and report incidents, complaints, and risks appropriately. - Engage in supervision, reflective practice, CPD, and service development activities. Education & Development - Contribute to internal education and learning activities that support high‑quality palliative care practice. - Maintain and update professional knowledge and skills through mandatory training, CPD, and relevant education, sharing learning with the team. Research, Audit & Governance - Participate in research, audit, service evaluation, and clinical governance activities with senior support. - Apply evidence‑based guidance, research findings, and national policy to clinical practice. Communication - Communicate sensitive and complex information effectively with patients, carers, colleagues, and partner agencies. - Ensure appropriate information sharing, including provision of correspondence to patients in line with Trust policy. - Escalate concerns or complaints promptly to the Team Leader and contribute to presentations or training when required. ## Job Details We’re delighted to offer a brand new role within our supportive, multi-professional palliative care team. This is a great opportunity for a motivated nurse to develop skills in specialist community palliative care while working closely with an experienced Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist. You’ll help manage a community caseload, delivering high-quality, person-centred care to people with complex palliative and end-of-life needs. With supervision and support, you’ll build confidence in holistic assessment, care planning, and symptom management—making a meaningful difference to patients and their families. ## Job Description What you’ll do Deliver safe, effective, person-centred palliative care in the community Support holistic assessment, care planning, and ongoing review Manage a supported caseload, including triage of referrals Work collaboratively with patients, families, and the MDT to ensure coordinated care Provide skilled interventions to support symptom control and quality of life Contribute to team learning, service development, and quality improvement ## Responsibilities Job purpose: This is a new role to our multi-professional palliative care team. The role will involve working with a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to pro-actively manage a community palliative care patient caseload. Working with more senior colleagues, the post holder will develop skills and expertise in holistic palliative care assessment and care, working in a multi-professional team. To support the CNS/CPS team in delivering clinically effective, efficient, and high-quality care to individuals with complex palliative care needs. The role involves working with the MDT to assess, plan, and support the clinical management of a shared caseload of patients and their families, working collaboratively with other healthcare providers to ensure holistic and coordinated care. Main duties and responsibilities: Clinical Practice Practise as an accountable registered nurse, delivering safe, high‑quality, person‑centred palliative care in line with NMC standards, Trust policies, and service guidelines, with access to senior clinical supervision. With Band 7 supervision undertake holistic palliative care assessment, care planning, and review for patients with complex palliative care needs. Proactively manage an allocated caseload with Band 7 support, including triage and prioritisation of new referrals. Deliver skilled nursing interventions to optimise symptom control, quality of life, and end‑of‑life care. With Band 7 supervision work collaboratively with patients, families, carers, multidisciplinary teams, and partner agencies to support shared decision‑making, coordinated care, and clear care pathways. Recognise and escalate deterioration, safeguarding concerns, and crises in accordance the team standard operating procedures and with organisational policy. Identify anticipatory, psychosocial, and bereavement needs, facilitating timely support and referral. Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to audit, activity reporting, and quality improvement. Professional & Team Contribution With Nad 7 support organise and prioritise workload effectively with senior colleagues to meet service demands. Participate in team, multidisciplinary, service, and Trust meetings, contributing to case discussion, service development, and learning. Support learning for students, and visitors, with appropriate guidance. Comply with Health and Safety requirements and report incidents, complaints, and risks appropriately. Engage in supervision, reflective practice, CPD, and service development activities. Education & Development Contribute to internal education and learning activities that support high‑quality palliative care practice. Maintain and update professional knowledge and skills through mandatory training, CPD, and relevant education, sharing learning with the team. Research, Audit & Governance Participate in research, audit, service evaluation, and clinical governance activities with senior support. Apply evidence‑based guidance, research findings, and national policy to clinical practice. Communication Communicate sensitive and complex information effectively with patients, carers, colleagues, and partner agencies. Ensure appropriate information sharing, including provision of correspondence to patients in line with Trust policy. Escalate concerns or complaints promptly to the Team Leader and contribute to presentations or training when required. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial post registration, in appropriate speciality, and at band 5/6 - Experience of case or ward management - Experience of teaching clinical staff and patients and families **Desirable** - Experience of caring for patients in their own home - Teaching experience and confidence in teaching the MDT ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse (Adult) - Achieved or working towards first degree **Desirable** - Relevant post-registration qualification in palliative care/oncology/long-term conditions ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Clear understanding of why you want to work in community palliative care - Basic computer literacy - Excellent verbal and written communication - Ability to work individually and as a team member ## Documents - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868) - [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160) - [acns job description (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10328785) - [person specification (pdf, 267.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10333164) - [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773) - [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869) - [accommodation information for new starters (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2438) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.