Clinical Nurse Specialist (Palliative Care)

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 12 March 2025

Job summary

Clinical Nurse Specialist (Palliative Care) - Full time

We have a vacancies for an experienced nurse to join our multi-professional hospital palliative care team. We are a large team of nurses, doctors, occupational therapists, counsellor and specialist administrators.

We are seeking a Registered Nurse with experience of working with patients with a life limiting illness. Level 7 credit bearing awards including Independent Prescribing will be an advantage. However we will accept a candidate who is willing to complete the necessary qualifications.

We are looking for staff that will work 4 5 days per week, including weekends and Bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

To work across the trust as an expert in supportive and palliative care to enhance the quality of care provided to patients and families with these needs.
To provide specialist interdisciplinary support and education to other health care professionals.
To contribute to the development of the supportive and palliative services both locally and nationally.
To participate in research and audit to contribute to the knowledge base for supportive and palliative care.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Date posted

26 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

Depending on experience per annum, pro rata (if part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6965041NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description for all the details of the role and the person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full job description for all the details of the role and the person specification.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

Registered Nurse - active on NMC register

Education

Essential

BSc(Hons) Nursing
Post Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care
Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

Experience caring for people with life threatening illness
Recent experience at Band 6
Teaching others in practice

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

Registered Nurse - active on NMC register

Education

Essential

BSc(Hons) Nursing
Post Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care
Independent Prescriber

Experience

Essential

Experience caring for people with life threatening illness
Recent experience at Band 6
Teaching others in practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.