Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Nurse Specialist (Palliative Care)

The closing date is 30 November 2025

Job summary

Clinical Nurse Specialist (Palliative Care) - Full time

Band 6 or 7 dependent on experience.

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.

We may consider a candidate with less experience who is willing to complete the necessary qualifications. If so this wold be offered at a Band 6 level.

We are looking for staff that will work 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

19 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata (if part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-7601847NCG

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 and formally in a classroom environment
Familiar with discharge planning including CHC FTF
Experience of assessing, planning and implementing effective specialist palliative care interventions
Experience of using specialist skills and high level decision making, including the evaluation of research and evidence, in the assessment and management of complex symptoms

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 and formally in a classroom environment
Familiar with discharge planning including CHC FTF
Experience of assessing, planning and implementing effective specialist palliative care interventions
Experience of using specialist skills and high level decision making, including the evaluation of research and evidence, in the assessment and management of complex symptoms

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)