Main area: Palliative Care
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Worked over 3 days, 09:00-17:00, Monday-Friday with flexible days off)
Job ref: 287-AMED-310-24
Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Woodlands Hospice, Aintree Hospital
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Pro Rata Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/02/2025 17:00
Ambulatory Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
Job overview
We are seeking a dynamic Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care Team, based within Woodlands Hospice. Candidates must have previous palliative care experience and training specific to the role. You will be part of a team of Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialists, working closely with the Specialist Palliative Care multi-disciplinary team, and wider teams from the Hospital, Hospice, and Community, caring for palliative patients. Your role will involve management of your own caseload of palliative care patients in the community, known to the Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care Service, and supporting these patients via Nurse-Led Clinics. Previous experience and knowledge of palliative pain and symptom control, holistic assessment, and patient-centred planning and delivery of care are essential for this role. Advanced Communication Skills and Advance Care Planning training and experience are also desirable. Main duties of the job
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the generalist multi-professional team caring for these patients in the community, and to palliative patients and their carers. The CNS will participate in the rota as the Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care Team triage coordinator within the IMPaCT Hub, triaging referrals for ambulatory services and coordinating and responding to requests for advice and support from patients, their carers, and other healthcare professionals caring for these patients. The post holder will carry responsibility for a defined caseload, offering specialist advice including setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care. The CNS will conduct and coordinate independent holistic assessments and nurse-led follow-up clinics for this caseload, using all available media, including face-to-face in the department, attend anywhere, telephone, and on occasion, in the patient's own home. The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical Palliative Care & Acute Oncology corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework. The post holder will also be required to support the Hospice at Home service as a Band 6 Clinical Coordinator in cases of absence. This may include participating in their on-call rota, covering the service remotely 09:00-17:00 at weekends and on bank holidays. Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of requirements for this role, please see attached job description and person specification. If you would like to discuss your previous experience and suitability for this role or arrange an informal visit, please contact our clinical admin team on 0151 529 2637 to arrange to speak to Jennifer Warren, Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care CNS Team Leader. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Nurse / Midwife Post-basic specialist qualification relevant to specialty Evidence of continued professional development ECDL Experience
Extensive clinical experience Participation in research Evidence of leading and facilitating change Knowledge and Skills
Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills Ability to motivate self and others Evidence of audit and change management ability Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team Other
Diplomatic Assertive and confident Recognition of own limitations Able to travel between sites Flexibility Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce: black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse or any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Jennifer Warren Job title: Team Leader Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care Email address: [emailprotected] Telephone number: 01515292637
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Band 6
Job overview
We are seeking a dynamic Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care Team, based within Woodlands Hospice. Candidates must have previous palliative care experience and training specific to the role. You will be part of a team of Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialists, working closely with the Specialist Palliative Care multi-disciplinary team, and wider teams from the Hospital, Hospice, and Community, caring for palliative patients. Your role will involve management of your own caseload of palliative care patients in the community, known to the Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care Service, and supporting these patients via Nurse-Led Clinics. Previous experience and knowledge of palliative pain and symptom control, holistic assessment, and patient-centred planning and delivery of care are essential for this role. Advanced Communication Skills and Advance Care Planning training and experience are also desirable. Main duties of the job
The Clinical Nurse Specialist will act as the clinical expert and professional resource to the generalist multi-professional team caring for these patients in the community, and to palliative patients and their carers. The CNS will participate in the rota as the Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care Team triage coordinator within the IMPaCT Hub, triaging referrals for ambulatory services and coordinating and responding to requests for advice and support from patients, their carers, and other healthcare professionals caring for these patients. The post holder will carry responsibility for a defined caseload, offering specialist advice including setting standards of care, the assessment of care needs, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care. The CNS will conduct and coordinate independent holistic assessments and nurse-led follow-up clinics for this caseload, using all available media, including face-to-face in the department, attend anywhere, telephone, and on occasion, in the patient's own home. The post holder will contribute to achieving the objectives of the clinical Palliative Care & Acute Oncology corporate objectives and work within the clinical governance framework. The post holder will also be required to support the Hospice at Home service as a Band 6 Clinical Coordinator in cases of absence. This may include participating in their on-call rota, covering the service remotely 09:00-17:00 at weekends and on bank holidays. Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of requirements for this role, please see attached job description and person specification. If you would like to discuss your previous experience and suitability for this role or arrange an informal visit, please contact our clinical admin team on 0151 529 2637 to arrange to speak to Jennifer Warren, Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care CNS Team Leader. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Nurse / Midwife Post-basic specialist qualification relevant to specialty Evidence of continued professional development ECDL Experience
Extensive clinical experience Participation in research Evidence of leading and facilitating change Knowledge and Skills
Teaching / assessment skills Organisation and negotiation skills Ability to motivate self and others Evidence of audit and change management ability Ability to work both on own initiative and within a team Other
Diplomatic Assertive and confident Recognition of own limitations Able to travel between sites Flexibility Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application. Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce: black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse or any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Jennifer Warren Job title: Team Leader Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care Email address: [emailprotected] Telephone number: 01515292637
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