Generic Specialist Practitioner - Palliative Care

Job details

• Job reference: 250471
• Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
• Job closing date: 06/08/2026
• Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
• Location: Blantyre Health Centre
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 23/07/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
• Department: 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

The service provides specialist palliative care nursing across Lanarkshire which has a population of approximately 655,000 people, 92 GP practices, 3 community hospitals and numerous nursing / care homes.

Referrals are made for patients who have complex care needs requiring the support of a specialist palliative care clinical nurse specialist, working as part of a multidisciplinary team

As an autonomous practitioner the post holder will function as a specialist resource to primary care teams in a defined locality and to the wider multi-disciplinary team which includes Marie Curie, community nursing services, acute hospital services, Hospices and other stakeholders.

The post holder will assume delegated responsibility through referral for the specialist assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patients care needs.

The post holder will contribute specialist palliative care knowledge to the development and implementation of education programmes, local guidelines and policies.

In this key role, you will:

• Demonstrate competence in their specialist area and across all four pillars of practice.
• Have the autonomy to take responsibility for specialist holistic assessment, informed decision making and treatment of patients with specialist palliative care needs.
• Be expected to work as part of a multidisciplinary team contributing to case management presentations and act as a skilled advisor or resource for others.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills and have the ability to initiate and lead complex conversations around symptom management, future care planning and end of life care.
• Participate in audit and quality assurance programmes, promoting evidence based practice.
• To provide bereavement support for carers and specialist advice to other professionals and agencies on bereavement related issues.
• Work collaboratively with the Band 7 Team Leaders/ACNS’s and Nurse Consultant in the Specialist Palliative Care Team to provide a high quality nursing service.

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Nurse or AHP with valid NMC / HCPC Registration
• Educated to Degree Level
• Post graduate qualification at a minimum of Level 10 (Hons) or working towards
• Expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.

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 on WendyVincent.Vincent@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Jessica Murphy, Recruitment Administrator on Jessica.Murphy@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.