Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative and End of Life Care

Go back Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative and End of Life Care Closing date is 03 August 2026 Band 7 - Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative and End of Life Care 2 x 1.0 WTE (substantive) 7 day working pattern including weekends and bank holidays. We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Palliative and End of Life Care team. We provide fully integrated 24/7 clinically effective, efficient and high-quality care to people with complex specialist palliative and end of life care needs, based on current evidence and best practice across inpatient and community settings. Our dedicated Palliative and End of Life Care team provides rapid response to patients in the dying phase and our overnight service (Pal@Home) support people to remain in their preferred place of care. We really look forward to welcoming you to our team! Please contact gstt.palliativecareenquires@nhs.net to find out more about our team and your chance to join us. You will have the opportunity to work alongside wider specialist teams including Learning Disabilities, Health Inclusion Team, Neighbourhood Nursing, Dementia and Delirium. Closing date - Monday 3rd August 2026 at Midnight Provisional Interview date - Tuesday 11th August 2026 Applicants who have applied for this position in the last three months are requested not to submit another application. Main duties of the job The successful post holder will lead and support the delivery of excellent personalised care to patients and families across the Boroughs of Lambeth & Southwark, in their own homes and care homes. You will provide specialist advice on pain and other physical symptoms as well as psychological, emotional, social and spiritual concerns. Our team includes nursing, pharmacy, medical, social work, and psychology colleagues. Our Band 7 nurses participate in developing our Band 6 nurses within the team with support from our Matrons, Consultant Nurse & Deputy Head of Nursing. About us Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UKs best known hospitals - Guys, St Thomas, Evelina London Childrens Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UKs busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of Kings Health Partners - we are one of Englands eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world‑class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Researchs biomedical research centres, established with Kings College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We are a member of the Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group, providing unique access to world‑leading researchers in the field. You will have the opportunity to develop your teaching skills through delivering training across the wider Trust. We support our staff wellbeing through clinical supervision as well as multiple team and Trust wide initiatives. Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and personal specification for a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities for this post Person Specification Qualifications / education * BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience * Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to Masters level equivalent. * Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience * Leadership course * To have or be working towards a Masters degree * To have or working towards a non medical physical assessment course Previous Experience * Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care. * Proven evidence of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice * Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at undergraduate level * Experience of delivering patient advocacy * Experience of audit, research & evidence based care * Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator Skills/Knowledge/Ability * Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in specialty. * Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situation and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes. * Evidence of teaching skills in particular teaching patients in how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition. * Ability to clinically lead & influence staff * Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues * Sound knowledge of current issues in the profession and practice of nursing * Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care * Time management and organisation skills * Ability to conduct & evaluate own projects successfully * Demonstrate an understanding of: the National agenda for speciality. Knowledge of quality standards & NICE recommendations/NSF * Knowledge of current clinical & nursing research * Ability to carry out audit and research * IT Skills * Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings * Undertaken clinical & nursing research 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. Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust £58,133 to £65,261 a year p.a. Inclusive of HCA J-18808-Ljbffr