Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

CNS Palliative & EOLC

The closing date is 15 December 2025

Job summary

We are seeking highly motivated individuals to join our established Hospital Palliative care team in Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, who provide a 7 day specialist nursing service.

As part of the ICB End of Life care strategy we are working in partnership towards Implementation of the Gold Standards Framework across the ICS. This an exciting opportunity to practice within a combined clinical/facilitator role based at Worcester Royal Hospital.

The applicants should have substantial post registration experience in palliative care nursing, and be educated to at least first degree level. You should also hold a teaching qualification and have completed Advanced Communication Skills Training. The ability to work in partnership with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to provide seamless care and support is also essential.

In return we can offer you an exciting opportunity for education and service development that will have a significant impact upon the patients and carers experience of Specialist Palliative and End of life care.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Avril Adams Lead Nurse 01527 512085

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the Specialist palliative & End of Life care team, as part of the wider primary and secondary muti-disciplinary teams and the independent sector to ensure a cohesive, holistic and research-based approach to the management of palliative care patients.

Collaborating with colleagues across the ICS to actively support and facilitate the ongoing promotion and implementation of the Gold Standards Framework model within Worcestershire Acute Hospital

Working with colleagues in the Specialist palliative & EOL care team, to facilitate the on-going promotion and implementation of the Individualised Last days of Life care plan in the acute hospital setting alongside evaluation of outcomes.

To work collaboratively with acute hospital teams to uphold the principles of choice, comfort, and dignity for individuals approaching the end of life. This includes promoting best practices in advance care planning, facilitating compassionate and informative conversations, supporting medication review and rationalisation, ensuring clear documentation, and enabling discharge to the individual's preferred place of dying where appropriate.

To promote and participate in joint working with acute hospital colleagues, to encourage and support them by sharing expertise, good practice, experience and promoting a culture of learning.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share

Reference number

C9365-25-0629

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To work as a member of the Specialist palliative & End of Life care team as part of the wider primary and secondary multi disciplinary teams and the independent sector to ensure a cohesive holistic and evidence-based approach to the management of Specialist palliative & EOL care patients

Our Shared Values and Behaviours

We are committed to delivering outstanding care and creating a culture where everyone feels respected valued and supported

We seek individuals who share our purpose of helping people live healthier more fulfilling lives and who are motivated by our mission to be the best team we can be You will be expected to uphold our values by communicating openly acting with kindness showing respect for others and taking responsibility for your actions These values guide how we work together and continually improve the care we provide

Our values are

Being open and honest we all communicate clearly and honestly asking for help when we need it and making it easier for the people around us to share ideas and concerns

Ensuring people feel cared for we all take responsibility for actively supporting and nurturing a kind and compassionate environment for ourselves and others

Showing respect for everyone we all act with consideration and fairness valuing each other as individuals and appreciating our different perspectives

Clinical and Professional

Constantly practices autonomously by assessing and effectively prioritising referrals to the service to deliver patient focused appropriate care in the context of a whole service approach

Provide a specialist and holistic Specialist palliative/EOLC care assessment of patients and their carers needs following referral which realistically minimises physical symptoms and the social financial emotional and spiritual implications of the disease process

Provides highly specialist care and advice for patients and carers and assists the multidisciplinary team in delivering and evaluating the interventions plan of care reviewing and amending this care as appropriate

Frequently acts as a primary resource for site-specific specialist nurses nursing medical teams and the multi disciplinary team

Regularly assesses patient for inpatient admissions to specialist palliative care level 2 bedded units Has admission rights to palliative care inpatient unit in liaison with Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Frequently initiates and participates in highly sensitive and complex communication issues with patients carers nursing medical teams including pre bereavement support advice and imparting life changing news

Regularly reviews and develops appropriate patient documentation in line with Trust policy and Department of Health recommendations

To offer a nurse prescribing service to palliative care patients in line with Department of Health and Acute Trust guidelines which will reduce patient and carers distress by being able to prescribe immediately and appropriately in response to patient needs

Uses an Electronic Patient Record & palliative care database

To participate in a 7 day palliative care visiting service that includes weekends and bank holidays

Education

Constantly acts as a resource for information on specialist palliative & EOLC care within the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust disseminating evidence-based knowledge and skills to clinical staff at levels

Educates patients and their carers in the understanding of their illness treatments and provides other sources of information help and support

Participates in county wide palliative education initiatives and development for example ICB End of life Strategy and Gold Standard Framework initiative

Provides placements and mentorship for professionals studying palliative & EOL care undergraduate and postgraduate level

Develops and produces written information for patients carers and professionals on palliative care services

To identify training needs, design and develop an ongoing programme of training in the use end of life care tools for relevant professionals across the acute hospital setting. Collaborating with colleagues across the ICS in coordinating the delivery of this facilitation & education

Research and Audit

Ensures clinical effectiveness by critically appraising current research and applying it to practice

Develops and participates in appropriate nursing and medical research

Regular audit of issues relevant to current service provision, reviewing and amending practice as a result

Co-ordinates the development implementation and review of relevant nursing policies procedures and documentation ensuring a consistent evidence based approach to patient care

Personal and Professional Responsibilities

Maintains a programme of personal and professional development by attending in service training and utilising relevant educational opportunities

Functions effectively as a specialist practitioner in line with the recommendations of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Department of Health and operates as a member of the Palliative Care Team and wider multidisciplinary teams

Uses clinical supervision to maintain and improve practice

To be alert to ones own psychological health needs with reference to working in palliative care and the needs of others and to be able to receive and offer support when needed

Work with the service manager in developing service policy and delivery participating in projects education and consultation as appropriate

Maintain high professional standards of care and professional expertise

Using a palliative care database keep accurate records submit statistical returns and compile reports as required

Standard Clauses:

The purpose of this post should remain constant but the duties and responsibilities may vary over time within the overall role and level of the post The post holder may from time to time be asked to undertake other reasonable duties Any such changes will be made in discussion with the post holder in the light of service needs.

Competence

The post holder is responsible for limiting their actions to those which they feel competent to undertake If the post holder has any doubts as to their competence during their duties then they should immediately speak to their line manager or supervisor

Codes of conduct

All employees of the Trust who are required to be registered with a professional body to enable them to practise within their profession are required to comply with their code of conduct and requirements of their professional registration Those staff that are not required to be registered with a professional body are required to comply with the Trusts codes of conduct

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

Our Shared Values and Behaviours

We are committed to delivering outstanding care and creating a culture where everyone feels respected valued and supported

Our values are

Being open and honest we all communicate clearly and honestly asking for help when we need it and making it easier for the people around us to share ideas and concerns

Ensuring people feel cared for we all take responsibility for actively supporting and nurturing a kind and compassionate environment for ourselves and others

Showing respect for everyone we all act with consideration and fairness valuing each other as individuals and appreciating our different perspectives

Clinical and Professional

Constantly practices autonomously by assessing and effectively prioritising referrals to the service to deliver patient focused appropriate care in the context of a whole service approach

Frequently acts as a primary resource for site-specific specialist nurses nursing medical teams and the multi disciplinary team

Regularly reviews and develops appropriate patient documentation in line with Trust policy and Department of Health recommendations

Uses an Electronic Patient Record & palliative care database

To participate in a 7 day palliative care visiting service that includes weekends and bank holidays

Education

Educates patients and their carers in the understanding of their illness treatments and provides other sources of information help and support

Participates in county wide palliative education initiatives and development for example ICB End of life Strategy and Gold Standard Framework initiative

Provides placements and mentorship for professionals studying palliative & EOL care undergraduate and postgraduate level

Develops and produces written information for patients carers and professionals on palliative care services

Research and Audit

Ensures clinical effectiveness by critically appraising current research and applying it to practice

Develops and participates in appropriate nursing and medical research

Regular audit of issues relevant to current service provision, reviewing and amending practice as a result

Co-ordinates the development implementation and review of relevant nursing policies procedures and documentation ensuring a consistent evidence based approach to patient care

Personal and Professional Responsibilities

Maintains a programme of personal and professional development by attending in service training and utilising relevant educational opportunities

Uses clinical supervision to maintain and improve practice

To be alert to ones own psychological health needs with reference to working in palliative care and the needs of others and to be able to receive and offer support when needed

Work with the service manager in developing service policy and delivery participating in projects education and consultation as appropriate

Maintain high professional standards of care and professional expertise

Using a palliative care database keep accurate records submit statistical returns and compile reports as required

Standard Clauses:

Competence

Codes of conduct

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC level one Registration
Related post-basic training
Relevant Teaching qualification
Relevant first level degree
Advanced communication skills course

Desirable

Non Medical prescribing
Post graduate certificate in Education
Working towards Masters level study

Experience

Essential

Significant experience at Band 6
Substantial post registration experience in Specialist Palliative Care or comparable setting
Experience of change & project management
Clinical Audit Experience
Understanding of national drivers for Palliative Care & End of Life Care services

Desirable

Experience of local and strategic Influencing
Participation in service Development and implementation of change

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC level one Registration
Related post-basic training
Relevant Teaching qualification
Relevant first level degree
Advanced communication skills course

Desirable

Non Medical prescribing
Post graduate certificate in Education
Working towards Masters level study

Experience

Essential

Significant experience at Band 6
Substantial post registration experience in Specialist Palliative Care or comparable setting
Experience of change & project management
Clinical Audit Experience
Understanding of national drivers for Palliative Care & End of Life Care services

Desirable

Experience of local and strategic Influencing
Participation in service Development and implementation of change

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Employer's website

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