# Community Palliative Care Nurse Specialist, Band 6 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-palliative-care-nurse-specialist-band-6/ec28cb9a-0460-4055-a4cf-168c3be351ad - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-palliative-care-nurse-specialist-band-6/ec28cb9a-0460-4055-a4cf-168c3be351ad.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Gloucestershire Royal Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 (pa, pro rata if part-time) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 24 hours per week (9am - 5pm over 3 weekdays) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-29T15:40:49.697Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Gloucester/Gloucestershire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Palliative_Care/Specialist_Palliative_Care-v8322667 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8322667?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse to join our dedicated specialist palliative care service in Gloucestershire. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse who is passionate about providing high-quality, person-centred centred care within a variety of community settings. As a Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse, you will play a key role in supporting patients with complex symptom management needs, enabling people to achieve their preferred place of care and supporting families through difficult and often life-changing circumstances. We encourage prospective candidates to make informal contact with the department before applying, in order for candidates to feel secure in understanding how our service operates. Additional working pattern details: 9am - 5pm over 3 weekdays The proposed interview date is 3rd November ### Main duties of the job You will work collaboratively with GPs, district nurses, hospital teams, hospices, care homes and wider health and social care partners to provide specialist advice, assessment and support for patients, and those important to them, who have complex symptoms and needs. Key responsibilities include: - Assessing and managing patients with complex palliative and end of life care needs. - Providing specialist symptom management advice and support. - Developing personalised care plans in partnership with patients and families. - Supporting advance care planning and decision-making conversations. - Offering education and support to healthcare professionals across the system. - Contributing to multidisciplinary team meetings and care coordination. Supporting the delivery of high-quality, equitable specialist palliative care across Gloucestershire. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We are looking for someone who: - Is a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration. - Has significant post-registration experience, ideally within palliative care, oncology, community nursing or a related specialty. - Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Is confident working autonomously whilst contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team. - Is someone who has critical thinking skills, uses initiative and is keen to stretch themselves each day. - Has a compassionate, patient-centred approach to care. - Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to a vehicle for community visits. Additional Contact Details Andrea Newing, Becky Cullis & Gillian Bennett 0300 4225370 ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Experience and knowledge of symptom management and fundamental strategies to manage this - Experience of communicating complex and sensitive issues with patients, carers and professionals **Desirable** - Palliative Care Qualification - Experience of managing a caseload ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse with appropriate experience in a relevant area of practice such as palliative care, community nursing or oncology - Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to a vehicle for community visits. **Desirable** - Leadership experience at band 6 level ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Demonstrate clear and advanced communication skills, written, verbal and non verbal - Able to establish and maintain credibility with a diverse range of professionals and lay people - Excellent planning and organizational skills - Ability to form professional relationships within a multidisciplinary team ## Documents - [why work for us - rewards and benefits (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2952) - [job description and person specification (docx, 590.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10654219) ## 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.