Associate Specialist Palliative Care Nurse

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of specialist palliative care to babies, children and young people from referral through to end of life, discharge or transition
• 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
• 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.

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.

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 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.