Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care

Main area N&C - End of Life (ER) Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job  

Site Alfred Bean Hospital Town Driffield Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pa/pr Salary period Yearly Closing 06/11/2026 23:59

As a Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist – Palliative Care, you will be a recognised clinical expert, providing specialist advice, assessment and support to patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals. You’ll work independently and collaboratively to lead high-quality, person-centred care, while helping to develop palliative care services and best practice across the organisation. Your leadership, clinical judgement and communication skills will make a meaningful difference to people at an important stage of their lives.

The post holder should have excellent communication skills

What you’ll do:

• Assess patients’ needs and deliver safe, person-centred nursing care in line with care plans
• Triage, assess and provide unplanned care to support patients in the community and help prevent hospital admissions
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations to coordinate effective care and referrals
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to high standards of patient safety and care quality
• Support learning and development by sharing knowledge with colleagues, students and carers

• A Registered Nurse qualification and current professional registration
• Knowledge of community nursing, patient assessment and evidence-based practice
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with patients, carers and colleagues
• Experience working in healthcare and as part of a multidisciplinary team, or transferable skills from a similar setting
• A flexible approach, willingness to learn and commitment to delivering compassionate care

At CHCP, we’re passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.

Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard;at CHCP you have a real voice.

Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcare to thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive.

CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the ‘CHCP Perks and Rewards’ link.

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to this job for more information.

• Registered General Nurse
• Relevant Degree in Nursing
• Extended non-medical prescriber (V300)
• MSc module relevant to palliative care
• Management/ leadership qualification
• Advanced communication training
• Evidence of personal professional development

• Advanced palliative care clinical practice, knowledge and skills, including problem solving complex issues
• Practice development skills in line with knowledge and skills framework

• Experience of formal or informal teaching and experience of developing /contributing to teaching and training programmes
• Advanced communication skills training
• Ability to develop…