Job overview
This is a unique opportunity to obtain a fixed-term post and gain experience working within community specialist palliative care. The successful candidate will work as a clinical nurse specialist in managing a caseload of patients, living with life limiting conditions who have complex symptoms and needs. within primary care.
This is a unique opportunity for a successful candidate to have a secondment on a fixed-term contract.
Informal discussions and visits to the department are actively encouraged
Additional working pattern details: 9am - 5pm over 5 working days a week
Main duties of the job
- To work autonomously assessing patients and carers within the community setting, with complex physical, emotional, social and psychological symptoms as indicated to enable an appropriate plan of care to be developed.
- To provide support and give specialist clinical advice to health care professionals, patients and carers concerning the care and treatment for palliative patients in all areas, hence ensuring effective decision making can be reached and appropriate treatment plans are developed. This will include frequently advising on medication, psychological issues and further treatments.
- To establish and maintain effective communication relating to complex, sensitive and potentially stressful situations on a regular basis. Breaking bad news with patients, relatives, carers and other professionals throughout the patient’s illness. Supporting relatives, carers and staff in bereavement with the ability to recognize and refer on for complicated grief reactions.
- To identify, organize and evaluate specialist intervention in response to complex needs on a daily basis. This includes identifying oncological/medical/palliative care emergencies, analysing clinical options and liaising with appropriate member of the multidisciplinary team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification attached to this advert.
To contact, visit and review patients with complex symptoms and needs within primary care. Patient contacts are flexible to meet person-centred coordinated care. A high level of autonomy and independent working is expected, on a backdrop of working within a supportive and integrated MDT.
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This advert is for Community Palliative Care Nurse Specialist, Band 6 with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Cheltenham, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 (pa, pro rata if part-time). The contract type is 12 months (Fixed-term 12 month role). The application deadline is 18 Jun 2026.
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