Band 7 Specialist Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. Applicants must be a qualified RGN with significant experience in palliative and end-of-life care.

The role involves supporting patients, families, and carers with life-limiting illnesses, while providing education across hospital sites. You will help optimise palliative care on all wards, working both independently and within the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care. Responsibilities include managing your own caseload (with support) and contributing to service improvements across the Trust.

You should be self-motivated, flexible, organised, and able to influence others, with strong communication and IT skills. A probationary period applies. This role offers excellent development opportunities within a forward-thinking, patient-focused team.

For more information or an informal visit, contact Heather Wright on [contact hidden] or [contact hidden].

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high-quality specialist palliative care service to patients within the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] who have advanced life-threatening illness.
• To provide expert advice and education to other health care professionals in all aspects of palliative care.
• To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team for the benefit of the patient.
• To plan, with other members of specialist palliative care team to promote palliative care across all specialities.
• To liaise with Primary Health Care Teams/Specialist Nurses both within the acute trust and relating community, to ensure all patients receive appropriate palliative care support when discharged from hospital.
• To contribute to the development of palliative care within outer North East London, Barking, Havering and Redbridge Boroughs.
• To ensure implementation of evidence-based practice within the speciality of palliative care.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Details

• Date posted: 05 May 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year Per Annum Inclusive
• Contract: Secondment
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 162-7709-CCS-A
• Job locations: Across Sites, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on [contact hidden] ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential

• Relevant experience to Palliative Care or Oncology patients

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

• BSc Nursing or working towards

Desirable

• Counselling Course

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills

Skills/ Abilities

Desirable

• Has worked in either Hospice/Palliative Care Unit/Community Palliative Care.

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Address: Across Sites, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG

Employer's website: https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/

Contact: Lead Nurse Palliative Care and EOLC, Heather Wright, [contact hidden], [contact hidden]