Clinical Nurse Specialist

Salary: £42,330.00 to £45,900.00 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Disability Confident: No

Closing Date: 11/06/2026

Acorns Children's Hospice is looking for a Children’s Palliative Nurse Specialist to join the team in our Black Country Hospice, Walsall. The role involves assessment of care needs, developing and evaluating programmes of care with the multidisciplinary team and families, and providing specialist palliative care to children and young people with life‑limiting or life‑threatening conditions.

• Deliver high‑quality patient care in the hospice using specialist clinical knowledge.
• Holistically assess the situation and needs of children with life‑limiting conditions, including family needs.
• Work in partnership with children, families and carers to achieve optimal outcomes, recognising individual preferences and lifestyles.
• Support the review, discussion and fulfilment of Advance Care Plans for children and families with life‑limiting/threatening conditions.
• Promote and support effective discharge planning.
• Participate in the on‑call rota to provide telephone clinical support, out of hours, across Acorns hospice sites and community teams.

• Registered Nurse.
• Non‑medical prescriber (or willingness to undertake).
• Relevant experience in palliative care.
• Knowledge and application of evidence‑based practice in relation to palliative care.
• Clinical leadership skills.
• Evidence of nursing assessment skills.

Annual salary ranges from £42,330 to £45,900 per annum.

37.5 hours per week.

Based in Black Country Hospice, Walsall (WS5 4NL
).

• Employee discounts, including Blue Light Card discounts on refurbished tech, health cash plan, gym membership and equipment discount scheme, Bike2
  
  Work scheme.
• Save up to 42% on bikes and equipment.
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support.
• Career development through the Acorns Academy offering leadership, coaching, fundraising, clinical training and more.

Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme. NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme. Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service.

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 12 June. You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.

As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.