Job summary
Job overview
2026 is an exciting time for the Alder Hey Specialist Palliative Care Team as we look to expand our nursing team.
The nursing team is currently comprised of the Lead Nurse and 2 band 7 specialist nurses, we are recruiting an additional band 7 specialist nurse and 2 band 6 associate specialist nurses to complete the team.
We work alongside a team of 5 palliative care consultants, a Grid trainee and SpIn (Special Interest) trainees.
The post will be required to deliver the highest quality palliative, end of life and bereavement care to babies, children and young people within Alder Hey and across Cheshire and Merseyside and the wider North West region.
Our team values centre around kindness and compassion to each other, our professional colleagues and most importantly the children and families we support.
We provide a 7 day service and a 24/7 on call service to enable families to be supported in their preferred place of care at end of life, including a medical on call. This requires all members of the nursing team to participate in the on call rota.
We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic nurses who are passionate about providing the best possible care. A desire to consider how we can be better is essential and this requires people who value self and team improvement.
Calls with the Lead Nurse are encouraged to ensure this is the right post for you.
Main duties of the job
- Support the delivery of specialist palliative care to babies children and young people from referral through to end of life, discharge or transition
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Provide continuity of care through the development of a caseload of children with palliative care needs across the commissioned footprint, acting as a keyworker where appropriate.
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Support children and families to receive end of life care in their preferred place of care.
- Optimise symptom management and quality of life for our cohort of patients
- Deliver education to both colleagues and families
- See the Job Description and Person specification for more details
About us
Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for detail.
We are looking for compassionate individuals to fill these exciting and challenging positions and work as associate specialist palliative care nurses to lead, co-ordinate and deliver palliative and end of life care to children and young people aged 0-19 years, and bereavement care to their families. Care is provided in a variety of settings including the home, hospices or in a hospital. The associate specialist nurse will need to work closely and foster good relationships with all members of the childs multi-disciplinary team and with colleagues from health, social care and education.
The post holder will be a qualified childrens nurse with experience of palliative care
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for detail.
We are looking for compassionate individuals to fill these exciting and challenging positions and work as associate specialist palliative care nurses to lead, co-ordinate and deliver palliative and end of life care to children and young people aged 0-19 years, and bereavement care to their families. Care is provided in a variety of settings including the home, hospices or in a hospital. The associate specialist nurse will need to work closely and foster good relationships with all members of the childs multi-disciplinary team and with colleagues from health, social care and education.
The post holder will be a qualified childrens nurse with experience of palliative care
Person Specification
Person Spec
Essential
- Current NMC registration
- Post qualification pall care CPD
- At least 2 years band 5 experience, 12 months working with children with palliative care needs
- MDT working
- Experience of assessing and managing pain
- Delivering education to colleagues and families
- Knowledge of symptom management and quality of life
- knowledge of the most frequently used drugs in pall care
- car driver and access to a car for work purposes
- Understanding of how infusions might be used at end of life
- Able to work over the whole week
- Able to participate in on call rota
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills training
- Clinical skills training
- Experience of delivering end of life care
- Assessing and managing risks
Person Specification
Person Spec
Essential
- Current NMC registration
- Post qualification pall care CPD
- At least 2 years band 5 experience, 12 months working with children with palliative care needs
- MDT working
- Experience of assessing and managing pain
- Delivering education to colleagues and families
- Knowledge of symptom management and quality of life
- knowledge of the most frequently used drugs in pall care
- car driver and access to a car for work purposes
- Understanding of how infusions might be used at end of life
- Able to work over the whole week
- Able to participate in on call rota
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills training
- Clinical skills training
- Experience of delivering end of life care
- Assessing and managing risks
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
