Specialist Palliative Care Nurse

Specialist Palliative Care Nurse

The closing date is 03 March 2026

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.

• 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 to a caseload of children, acting as a keyworker
• Optimise symptom management and quality of life for our cohort of patients
• Develop and review Advance Care Plans
• Be involved in important conversations with families, including discussions around prognosis, priorities of care and navigating the end of life
• Deliver education to both colleagues and families
• See the Job Description and Person specification for more details

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.

We are looking for a compassionate individual to fill this exciting and challenging position and work as a specialist nurse 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 specialist nurse will need to work closely and foster good relationships with all members of the child’s multi‑disciplinary team and with colleagues from health, social care and education.

The post holder will be a qualified children’s nurse with significant palliative care experience.

• Current registration with the NMC
• Non medical prescriber
• Post graduate training in children’s palliative care
• Advanced communication skills training
• At least 12 months experience at band 6 with children with palliative care needs including complex neurodisability
• Experience of supporting families at end of life
• Working with MDTs
• Managing the most frequently seen symptoms at end of life
• Knowledge of the most frequently used drugs in palliative and end of life care
• Management of syringe drivers to manage symptoms at end of life
• Able to work weekdays and weekends
• Able to participate in the on call rota
• Clinical skills training
• Experience working in community settings incl home and hospice
• Experience of audit and / or quality improvement work

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.

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust