Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care
The closing date is 08 February 2026
Job summary
The Palliative Care Team provides a trust wide service offering specialist advice for adults referred with palliative care needs. This includes patients with malignant and non-malignant diagnoses
The post holder will work as an integral member of the Multidisciplinary Team within University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will acknowledge and provide the overall responsibility for the provision of specialist nursing advice and support to patients and families referred to the service.
The post holder will utilize skills of clinical expertise, leadership, education, and management to ensure a seamless service for patients, carers and staff.
They will work closely with the multidisciplinary team in hospital and the community to ensure a coordinated quality service and will be actively involved in education, audit and research.
The post holder may be required to work across the Trust, on both Bristol and Weston sites.
We would like to hear from those with a genuine interest in the speciality and would highly recommend speaking with one of the team as we have band 6 and 7 roles available dependant on experience.
Main duties of the job
- Demonstrate expert palliative care knowledge and skills to provide specialist advice and support on complex pain and symptom management for patients with life limiting conditions and for those closest to them and for colleagues within and external to the Trust.
- Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of specialist individualised management plans.
- Working autonomously, demonstrate high levels of expertise and initiative within complex situations involving multiple teams
- Work closely with patient their families when conveying complex, sensitive and potentially distressing information around prognosis and future care options
- Provide specialist advice, support, education and training to the wider care team who are providing direct core level palliative care to the person
- Support colleagues to communicate highly distressing information regarding diagnosis /prognosis to patients and families
- Lead and participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Details
Date posted
23 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £54,710 a year pa pro rata (depending on experience)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
387-SPS4903-GB
Job locations
Bristol
Horfield Road
Bristol
BS2 8ED
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Bristol
Horfield Road
Bristol
BS2 8ED
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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