Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Palliative Care to lead and embed high-quality, person-centred end-of-life care across our residential and nursing homes.
This newly created role offers a unique opportunity to shape and influence palliative care practice, providing expert clinical leadership, specialist advice, and coaching to multidisciplinary teams. You will work closely with GPs, hospices, and specialist palliative services to support advance care planning, complex symptom management, and compassionate communication for residents and families.
The CNS will champion dignity, comfort, and respect at the end of life, ensuring care is values-led and culturally sensitive, reflecting individual beliefs, traditions, and wishes. You will play a key role in education, mentoring, quality improvement, and service development, aligned with CQC standards, NICE QS13, and national palliative care frameworks.
This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term post (with strong potential for extension), working Monday to Friday with some flexibility. Occasional out-of-hours support will be required, with time off in lieu.
You will be a Registered Adult Nurse with significant specialist palliative care experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for supporting older people and their families at the end of life.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
Provide specialist clinical leadership and expert advice in palliative and end-of-life care across multiple settings. Act as a visible, trusted leader, role-modelling compassionate, dignified, person-centred practice. Support multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) with GPs, hospices, community teams, and colleagues. Lead education, mentoring, reflective practice, and clinical coaching to build confidence and capability. Support personalised care plans and advance care directives aligned with residents wishes. Drive improvement in line with CQC standards, NICE QS13, and the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care Framework. Lead audits, support mortality reviews, and contribute to service development and best practice.
About You
Experienced Adult Registered Nurse with a specialist palliative care background, confident working autonomously and influencing teams. Passionate about supporting older people and families at the end of life.
Essential: Current NMC registration, 5+ years post-registration, 2+ years in Specialist Palliative Care, post-graduate qualification in Palliative Care or Advanced Symptom Management, experience in complex symptom control and end-of-life care, excellent communication, leadership, and coaching skills, commitment to compassionate, culturally sensitive care, and ability to work collaboratively within MDTs.
Desirable: Experience in care homes and/or hospice settings.
About us
Jewish Care is the largest provider of health and social care services for the Jewish community in the UK. Every week, we touch the lives of 10,000 people. We provide services to a range of people including older people, people with mental health needs and people living with dementia.
Our five values are at the heart of the way we work. They drive how we act as individuals and as an organisation and shape our culture. We value Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Compassion, and Inclusivity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care to join our organisation in this brand-new role, supporting older people across our residential and nursing homes.
This is a unique opportunity to shape, lead, and embed high-quality, person-centred palliative and end-of-life care across our services. You will provide expert clinical leadership, specialist guidance, and coaching to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring every residents final journey is managed with dignity, comfort, and respect.
Working closely with GPs, hospices, and specialist palliative care teams, you will champion best practice in advance care planning, complex symptom management, and compassionate communication supporting residents, families, and colleagues at critical moments.
This role is initially fixed term due to funding, reflecting the introduction of this new post. Subject to its success and impact, there is a strong likelihood of extension.
At the heart of this role is our commitment to values-led care. We are looking for a CNS who understands how to weave cultural sensitivity into clinical excellence, ensuring end-of-life care respects individual beliefs, traditions, and wishes.
This post is full-time, working an average of 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Usual working hours are 8:00am4:00pm or 9:00am5:00pm, with flexibility by agreement. The role will require occasional out-of-hours working, including evenings and weekends, to provide clinical guidance when required. Time off in lieu will be provided for any additional hours worked.
This post is fixed term initially for 12 months
Key Responsibilities - Provide specialist clinical leadership and expert advice in palliative and end-of-life care across multiple care settings
- Act as a visible and trusted clinical leader, role-modelling compassionate, dignified, person-centred practice
- Support and strengthen multi-disciplinary team (MDT) working, collaborating closely with GPs, hospices, community teams, and internal colleagues
- Lead on education, mentoring, reflective practice, and clinical coaching, building confidence and capability across care teams
- Support the development and review of personalised care plans and advance care directives, aligned with residents wishes
- Drive continuous improvement in line with CQC standards, NICE QS13, and the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care Framework
- Lead quality audits, support mortality reviews, and contribute to service development, innovation, and best practice
About You You will be an experienced Registered Nurse (Adult) with a strong specialist background in palliative care and a passion for supporting older people and their families at the end of life. You will be confident working autonomously, influencing practice, and supporting teams across different settings.
Essential Requirements:
- Current NMC registration
- At least 5 years post-registration experience
- At least 2 years experience working within a Specialist Palliative Care team (Hospice, Hospital, or Community)
- Post-graduate qualification in Palliative Care or Advanced Symptom Management
- Significant experience in complex symptom control and end-of-life care
- Excellent communication, leadership, and coaching skills
- Strong commitment to compassionate, culturally sensitive, and values-led care
- Ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs)
Desirable:
- Experience working within care homes and/or hospice settings
Why Join Us? - Be part of an organisation where values are at the heart of care
- Lead and shape a new specialist role with real influence and autonomy
- Work alongside compassionate, supportive, and purpose-driven colleagues
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of older people and their families
- Opportunity for role extension based on impact and success
Apply Now If you are a highly skilled and empathetic Specialist Palliative Care CNS ready to lead, influence, and ensure the very best end-of-life care for older people, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us make every moment count.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care to join our organisation in this brand-new role, supporting older people across our residential and nursing homes.
This is a unique opportunity to shape, lead, and embed high-quality, person-centred palliative and end-of-life care across our services. You will provide expert clinical leadership, specialist guidance, and coaching to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring every residents final journey is managed with dignity, comfort, and respect.
Working closely with GPs, hospices, and specialist palliative care teams, you will champion best practice in advance care planning, complex symptom management, and compassionate communication supporting residents, families, and colleagues at critical moments.
This role is initially fixed term due to funding, reflecting the introduction of this new post. Subject to its success and impact, there is a strong likelihood of extension.
At the heart of this role is our commitment to values-led care. We are looking for a CNS who understands how to weave cultural sensitivity into clinical excellence, ensuring end-of-life care respects individual beliefs, traditions, and wishes.
This post is full-time, working an average of 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Usual working hours are 8:00am4:00pm or 9:00am5:00pm, with flexibility by agreement. The role will require occasional out-of-hours working, including evenings and weekends, to provide clinical guidance when required. Time off in lieu will be provided for any additional hours worked.
This post is fixed term initially for 12 months
Key Responsibilities - Provide specialist clinical leadership and expert advice in palliative and end-of-life care across multiple care settings
- Act as a visible and trusted clinical leader, role-modelling compassionate, dignified, person-centred practice
- Support and strengthen multi-disciplinary team (MDT) working, collaborating closely with GPs, hospices, community teams, and internal colleagues
- Lead on education, mentoring, reflective practice, and clinical coaching, building confidence and capability across care teams
- Support the development and review of personalised care plans and advance care directives, aligned with residents wishes
- Drive continuous improvement in line with CQC standards, NICE QS13, and the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care Framework
- Lead quality audits, support mortality reviews, and contribute to service development, innovation, and best practice
About You You will be an experienced Registered Nurse (Adult) with a strong specialist background in palliative care and a passion for supporting older people and their families at the end of life. You will be confident working autonomously, influencing practice, and supporting teams across different settings.
Essential Requirements:
- Current NMC registration
- At least 5 years post-registration experience
- At least 2 years experience working within a Specialist Palliative Care team (Hospice, Hospital, or Community)
- Post-graduate qualification in Palliative Care or Advanced Symptom Management
- Significant experience in complex symptom control and end-of-life care
- Excellent communication, leadership, and coaching skills
- Strong commitment to compassionate, culturally sensitive, and values-led care
- Ability to work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs)
Desirable:
- Experience working within care homes and/or hospice settings
Why Join Us? - Be part of an organisation where values are at the heart of care
- Lead and shape a new specialist role with real influence and autonomy
- Work alongside compassionate, supportive, and purpose-driven colleagues
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of older people and their families
- Opportunity for role extension based on impact and success
Apply Now If you are a highly skilled and empathetic Specialist Palliative Care CNS ready to lead, influence, and ensure the very best end-of-life care for older people, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us make every moment count.
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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.
