Clinical Specialist Triage & Facilitator Nurse Band 7
The closing date is 24 July 2025
Job summary
24/7 Specialist Palliative Urgent Response (SPUR)
Join Our New 24/7 SPUR Service as a Clinical Specialist Triage & Facilitator Nurse
AtBirmingham Hospice, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. From our Inpatient Units to our Living Well Centres and bereavement counselling services, we are here for our community when they need us most.
We are launching our new24/7 Specialist Palliative Urgent Response (SPUR)service, and this role will operate between8:00 PM and 8:00 AM, responding to urgent palliative care needs across Birmingham and Solihull.
As aClinical Specialist Triage & Facilitator Nurse, you will be the first point of contact for all incoming calls to the service. A clinical leader, you will work autonomously and collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to assess, diagnose, and treat patients in their place of residence, ensuring timely and appropriate clinical responses.
You will provide expert palliative care support to patients and their families, offering sensitive communication and addressing their evolving physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. You will also be responsible for delegating clinical responsibilities, liaising with external services, supporting medical emergencies, and managing safeguarding concerns.
Main duties of the job
What Were Looking For:
Registered Nurse (Adult) qualification (e.g. RGN)
NMC Registration
Independent prescribing qualification (V300) or equivalent specialist training
European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care (or working towards)
Advanced communication skills training
High level of professional autonomy and critical judgement
What We Offer:
The opportunity to be part of a compassionate and forward-thinking charity
Generous benefits package
Recognition of continuous service for NHS hospice staff (including pension and annual leave entitlements)
To find out more about this exciting opportunity, visit the jobs portal on our website by using the link below.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:
Rachel Harrison at rachel.harrison@birminghamhospice.org.uk or Kerry Millard at kerry.millard@birminghamhospice.org.uk
Come join us and together, we can make every moment matter
About us
Birmingham Hospice provides expert palliative and end of life care for people and their families living with life-limiting illnesses.
We believe that all people in Birmingham should have access to the best specialist care and support - when, where and how they need it. Our vision is a future where everyone with a life-limiting illness will live and die with dignity and in comfort. Our mission is to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.
During a recent CQC inspection our sites have been rated outstanding, with independent health care regulators highlighting that colleagues and services are caring, responsive and well-led.
Our outstanding teams are passionate about providing the very best care, and patients and their loved ones are at the heart of everything we do.
Our values of kindness, respect, innovation, togetherness, positivity and openness are at the centre of who we are, what we do and how we behave. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, welcoming, caring and supportive team. We are offering a competitive salary, with generous holiday allowance, a contribution pension scheme, and a commitment to investing in our people through employee benefits and ongoing professional development.
Details
Date posted
10 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£44,835 to £51,307 a year (pro rata for part-time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
B0060-25-0034
Job locations
76 Grange Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B24 0DF
Birmingham St. Marys Hospice
176 Raddlebarn Road
Birmingham
B29 7DA
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Hospice
Address
76 Grange Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B24 0DF
Employer's website
Employer contact details
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Birmingham Hospice jobs portal