Generic Advanced Clinical Specialist - Specialist Palliative Care

Job details

• Job reference: 242107
• Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
• Job closing date: 23/07/2026
• Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
• Location: Blantyre Health Centre
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 09/07/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
• Department: Specialist Palliative Care

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

As part of a multidisciplinary / multiagency team, the post holder will manage a highly specialist or complex caseload, using evidence based practice and client centred principles to assess, plan and implement care, provide expert advice and support, operating within a defined specialism across NHS Lanarkshire. To lead or manage the development and implementation of a programme of quality improvement, clinical audit and research activity. To Lead the supervision, education and development of members of the multidisciplinary team. Provide effective leadership within scope of role.The working pattern for this role is - Mon-Sun 9-5pm

In this key role, you will:

The advanced specialist practitioner will provide highly specialist expertise and advice which informs service development, contributing to and acting as a highly skilled advisor and resource as part of the multidisciplinary team, providing a coordinated approach to patient care and service delivery. They will manage a complex caseload within a defined area of specialism.

What You'll Bring:

• Exposure to blood and body fluids, faeces, emptying bed pans/urinals, catheter bags frequently• Exposure to physical and verbal aggression• Working alone• Community working conditions - treating people in their own homes, regular driving• Working in isolation and multi-site settings including people’s homes

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Wendy Vincent, SPC CNS, Pallative Care on Wendy.Vincent@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Gemma Irwin, Recruitment Administrator on Gemma.Irwin@Lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

As part of a multidisciplinary / multiagency team, the post holder will manage a highly specialist or complex caseload, using evidence based practice and client centred principles to assess, plan and implement care, provide expert advice and support, operating within a defined specialism across NHS Lanarkshire. To lead or manage the development and implementation of a programme of quality improvement, clinical audit and research activity. To Lead the supervision, education and development of members of the multidisciplinary team. Provide effective leadership within scope of role.The working pattern for this role is - Mon-Sun 9-5pm

In this key role, you will:

The advanced specialist practitioner will provide highly specialist expertise and advice which informs service development, contributing to and acting as a highly skilled advisor and resource as part of the multidisciplinary team, providing a coordinated approach to patient care and service delivery. They will manage a complex caseload within a defined area of specialism.

What You'll Bring:

• Exposure to blood and body fluids, faeces, emptying bed pans/urinals, catheter bags frequently• Exposure to physical and verbal aggression• Working alone• Community working conditions - treating people in their own homes, regular driving• Working in isolation and multi-site settings including people’s homes

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Wendy Vincent, SPC CNS, Pallative Care on Wendy.Vincent@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Gemma Irwin, Recruitment Administrator on Gemma.Irwin@Lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.