East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Palliative Care Specialist Nurse – End of Life Clinical Skills Nurse
The closing date is 25 January 2026
We are seeking a compassionate and motivated End of Life Clinical Skills Nurse to support the delivery of high-quality end‑of‑life care across the hospital.
You will play a key role in enhancing the knowledge, skills, and confidence of ward‑based staff in caring for patients approaching the end of life. Working alongside multidisciplinary teams, the End of Life Clinical Skills Nurse will provide specialist clinical support, advice, and guidance in areas such as symptom management, recognition of the dying phase, communication with patients and families, and advance care planning.
This role combines direct clinical input with education, mentorship, and service improvement. You will support best practice by contributing to staff training, bedside teaching, and the implementation of end‑of‑life care policies and pathways. You will also work closely with the Specialist Palliative Care Team and other services to promote coordinated, person‑centred care.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced nurse with a passion for end‑of‑life care to influence practice, improve patient and family experiences, and support staff across the hospital in delivering compassionate, dignified care at the end of life.
Main duties of the job
* Participate in the development of specialist palliative care services within the hospital environment in conjunction with other team members.
* Work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, providing an advisory, educational, and supportive service to all staff caring for patients with illness not responsive to curative treatment.
* Be responsible for providing information and support to a caseload of palliative care patients trust‑wide.
* Accept continuing responsibility for the development of the palliative care nursing service ensuring that it meets national recommendations and is in line with Improving Outcomes Guidance as published.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across East Suffolk and North Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and remove those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what is widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Experience
* Teaching / mentoring experience
* Current knowledge of pain and symptom management usually gained through recent experience in clinical practice
* Previous experience working in palliative care within a hospital setting
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse First Level
* Relevant post‑registration qualification up to postgraduate diploma level
* Relevant training within palliative care
* Advanced communication skills
Skills
* Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to teach
* Ability to influence at all levels
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata, per annum
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