CLINICAL NURSE- PALLIATIVE CARE

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Clinical Nurse Specialist in End of Life Care to join our client's dedicated team supporting older people across their residential and nursing homes.

This is a unique opportunity to shape and lead the delivery of high-quality, person-centred palliative and end-of-life care across our services. You'll provide expert clinical guidance, coaching, and support to care teams to ensure every resident's final journey is managed with dignity, comfort, and respect.

Working closely with GPs, hospices, and community palliative care teams, you will champion best practice in advance care planning, symptom control, and compassionate communication - ensuring their residents and their families receive outstanding care when it matters most.

This post is working an average of 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday) with an expectation that will require occasional out of hours working where time in lieu will be given, this may include weekends and evenings to provide clinical guidance when needed.

This post is fixed term initially for 12 months

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide expert clinical advice and hands-on support to ensure high-quality, compassionate end-of-life care.
• Lead on education, mentoring, and reflective practice, building staff confidence and capability.
• Support the development of personalised care plans and advance care directives aligned with residents' wishes.
• Collaborate with GPs, hospices, and community teams to ensure seamless and holistic care.
• Drive continuous improvement, ensuring alignment with CQC standards, NICE QS13, and the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care framework.
• Lead quality audits, support mortality reviews, and contribute to service innovation and research.
• You'll be a visible and trusted clinical leader - a role model for compassionate, dignified, and person-centred practice.

About You

You'll be an experienced Registered Nurse (Adult) with a passion for supporting older people and their families through the final stages of life. You'll bring advanced knowledge of palliative and end-of-life care and be confident leading change and sharing best practice across multiple settings.

You will have:

• NMC registration and at least 5 years post-registration experience
• Significant experience in palliative or end-of-life care (essential)
• Excellent communication and coaching skills
• A commitment to compassionate, dignified care for older people
• The ability to work collaboratively across multi-professional teams
• A post-registration qualification in palliative or end-of-life care and experience in a care home or hospice setting would be an advantage.