Community Palliative Care - Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a B7 community palliative care nurse team (CPCT) as a Specialist Palliative care nurse as a rapid response / floater nurse supporting patient across South Derbyshire.

The team provides patient centred, evidence-based specialist service for patients and their carers with palliative and and end of life care needs, working where required across south Derbyshire.

In addition to direct clinical role the post includes leadership, managerial, educational and audit/research responsibilities.

The post holder will be expected to have flexible approach to working, which includes weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

• To be flexible and adaptive to support the needs of the service.
• To be adaptable to a range of situations that can arise and be able to re prioritise as patients needs change.
• To be able to deal with challenging situations that can be highly emotive and have exceptional communication skills.
• To take overall responsibility for the care of patients with a palliative diagnosis, requiring specialist nursing care.
• To offer the patient and those important to them the skills of a CNS in symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care.
• As part of the team it is expected that you will be able to participate, implement and assess symptom management.
• To work from a multidisciplinary approach to care
• To participate in maintaining and developing a quality service.
• To participate in the provision of advice and training across functional boundaries/health community as required.
• Ensure the delivery of agreed professional standards of care within their specialist area.
• To participate in research and audit within their specialist area and support with the dissemination of its findings.
• Maintain their own professional development required by the trust and that of the NMC

Closing date of advert: 02 October 2025

Date of interview: 17 October 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.

• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.

• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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