Clinical Nurse Specialist

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The closing date is 11 January 2026

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to work within the Palliative care team at The Cicely Saunders Institute, Kings College hospital. We are seeking an experienced, dynamic, innovative and a highly motivated band 7 specialist palliative care nurse.

The palliative care team offers an advisory service to patients with palliative care needs and promotes excellence in end of life care across the Trust. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic individual who will contribute to the development of this dynamic multi‑professional team and build on partnerships across the locality. The post will sit within a collaborative network across our Clinical Academic Group within King's Health Partners.

Opportunities exist to be involved in research via established links with the Cicely Saunders Institute.

• To work as a clinical nurse specialist and effectively deliver an expert nursing service within the multi‑professional palliative care team on the Denmark Hill site, based within the Cicely Saunders Institute.
• To manage a caseload of patients with specialist palliative care needs.
• Participate in providing a seven day face‑to‑face service.
• To assist in the development of evidence‑based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines.
• To establish and maintain clear lines of communication within palliative care to ensure cohesive multidisciplinary management of patients.
• To link with other palliative care and primary care providers to facilitate the care in the community and minimise the challenges of care transition.
• To act as a role model to other nurses and support the delivery of palliative care education within the Trust.
• To engage in the team's governance and service development programme.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust‑wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person‑centred, digitally‑enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

Clinical Practice

• To provide specialist nursing services for people with specialist palliative care needs, including their families and significant others.
• To accept responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made and where appropriate prescribe needed medications under a clear scope of practice.
• Take responsibility for a patient caseload and ensure clear communication and documentation.
• To support Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication to ensure seamless patient care.
• To consider the appropriateness of patients for more detailed multidisciplinary review and discussion at MDT/case review meetings.
• To liaise with local community, social services, paramedics and voluntary organisations in order to develop existing services for clients, carers and health professionals.
• Ensure all patients receive appropriate follow‑up and relevant information to enable an informed choice about treatment and future care.
• Attend to patients within the hospital where there is an identified specialist palliative care need.
• To spread knowledge and support the implementation of the 5 priorities for the care of the dying person across the hospital with the support of the practice development nurse.
• To be responsible for identifying and developing clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service.
• To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and…