Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job description

Job responsibilities

We have an exciting role to join our innovative and publicly acclaimed Palliative Hub Team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. This is a part time role working 30 hours per week, the role will primarily be performed from home and we can be flexible with the contract base being either Cambridge or Wisbech. This role can be performed from home and is for someone who can work across a 7-day period, providing 24 hours a day advice and support as part of a rota. It is a requirement of the role to visit the hospice at least on a monthly basis.

Our Palliative Hub service provides specialist palliative and end of life care to any adult (age 18 or over) who is registered with a GP within the Cambridge and Peterborough Integrated Care Board via a telephone advice line and through NHS 111 service. We help end of life patients to receive care and support throughout the Cambridgeshire area. The enhanced services provide a single point of access (SPA) through a centralised hub for: patients, families, carers, health and social care professionals.

The aim of the telephone advice line is to support patients in the community to remain in their usual place of residence for as long as it is appropriate and safe to do so. Providing support for patients, carers, and healthcare professionals with the aim to avoid unnecessary or unwanted acute admissions.

A key element of this service is to appropriately clinically manage telephone calls from out-of-hour services, on-call doctors (HUC), the East of England Ambulance service, and other community services for patients, their families, and carers.

Please note, this is not a patient facing role.

A successful Clinical Nurse Specialist in this position will be expected to holistically assess, plan, implement and review therapeutic interventions of patients who contact the palliative Hub advice line by telephone, helping to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

Willingness to learn as a qualified non-medical/independent prescriber is essential, unless you already have the relevant qualification

Interviews for this post will be held on 15th and 16th January 2026.

Please note that the salary quoted is based on full time hours and needs to be pro-rata’d for part time posts. We regret that we are unable to negotiate salary above the maximum stated within the advert.

We are committed to inclusivity, respect, fairness, engagement and equality of opportunity for our patients and their families, our staff and trustees, our volunteers and our supporters. We value the strength that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community. Therefore, candidates with a disability that meet the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We are also working to increase diversity throughout the organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from BAME people who are currently under-represented.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults who draw on care and support and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity does not hold a sponsor license; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship to individuals who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, or that require sponsorship as a condition of an existing visa.

Person Specification

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Registered General Nurse First Level degree
• Prescribing or willingness to undertake prescribing
• Relevant post registration experience
• Holistic assessment experience

Desirable

• Teaching experience/qualification
• Advanced communication skills
• Ability to lead and influence change
• Experience in a range of settings (hospital and community)

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity

Address

North Cambs Hospital, The Park,

Wisbech

Cambridgeshire

PE13 3AB

Employer's website

https://www.arhc.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)