Clinical Nurse Specialist - Bradford Early Identification Service
Part‑time – 22.5 hours per week
Salary: £39,959 – £48,117 per annum (pro rata)
Contract: Fixed Term, ending 30 September 2027
Location: Bradford
Closing date: 1 June 2026
We are recruiting for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our newly formed Early Identification Service based in Bradford and surrounding areas.
This service will be based in Primary Care within partnered GP surgeries in Bradford, where you will use the NHS early tool to search for patients who are not yet identified as having palliative care but are likely to be in the last year of life. You will be the initial contact with patients, offering support and the opportunity to complete advance care planning, and signposting to other services. You will visit patients in their own homes and refer them to either hospice, voluntary or community services.
In this key role, you will work autonomously and manage your own caseload. Your responsibilities will also include training and development, investigating incidents, working closely with hospice and community services to offer onwards referrals and support for patients and their families and supporting the Healthcare Assistant for this service.
As a confident communicator and calm decision‑maker, you will need experience and knowledge in palliative care and community services, along with well‑developed advanced communication, assessment, and planning skills. The ability to prioritise your work while managing a variety of changing demands is essential. This role is based in primary care with regular travel to visit patients in the community. Therefore, the ability to drive and access a vehicle insured for business use is essential.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse on NMC Register
* Experience in Mentorship/Teaching qualification
* Advanced communication skills and ability to have sensitive and difficult conversations with patients
* Strong time management skills and the ability to proactively plan and schedule your own workload, to meet patient care requirements
* Core hours 8.30 am–4.30 pm; flexible working around patient needs (out of hours appointments)
* Integration with Yorkshire place‑based teams
* Understanding of the specific needs of patients approaching end of life and in the terminal phase
* Driving licence and access to your own vehicle and willingness to travel within the region
* Cultural competence
Benefits
* Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
* Competitive parental and sick leave policy
* Industry‑leading training programmes
* Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
* Defined contribution pension scheme
* Loan schemes for bikes, computers and satellite navigation systems
To apply, please upload your most recent CV demonstrating how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie.
This role will be subject to receiving an enhanced DBS criminal record check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Agencies need not apply.
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