Clinical Nurse Specialist Supportive Care
The closing date is 15 April 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to join the expanding Supportive Care Team within Cardiff and Vale. The award‑winning Supportive Care service is a relatively new service development, which has significantly improved patient care and experience in advanced heart failure, liver, renal and respiratory and is now expanding into other life‑limiting non‑malignant disease areas.
This is a development role within the Supportive Care team and you will be supported to develop skills and your education around the clinical assessment and management of symptoms for patients within the hospital and community setting.
Our range of patients requires diverse skills and thus by joining the team you will develop new skills and knowledge as you bring your existing skills and knowledge to share with us.
You will be working closely with and be supported by the wider multidisciplinary Supportive Care team of clinicians, clinical nurse specialists and therapies. You will have the opportunity to contribute to education, research and service development to improve the care provided to our patients in their last 1–2 years of life.
You should have excellent interpersonal and communication skills as this role will include difficult conversations with patients and families and involve communicating with a variety of hospital and community teams across Cardiff and Vale UHB and other agencies.
Main duties of the job
The aim of the role is to continue to develop and deliver a seamless pathway of patient care from point of referral to discharge from service. The overarching aim is to improve patient experience in a value‑based manner to provide and support patient care throughout their journey right up to the final phase of life.
You will be part of the Supportive Care Team ensuring clear communication and documentation is completed in keeping with Health Board Policy and adhering to confidentiality.
The successful candidate will be required to promote effectiveness within the team by demonstrating Health Board values and a positive and inclusive working culture to support staff well‑being while demonstrating and promoting professional curiosity.
* To develop a management plan in regards to appropriate symptom management or support that can be offered.
* To evaluate care and treatment outcomes.
* To provide clinical advice to all members of the multidisciplinary team, patients, carers and other agencies.
If you are passionate about patient care and experience and have the drive, commitment and enthusiasm to compassionately deliver and support the delivery of excellent care for patients with a life‑limiting condition, we would love to hear from you.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10‑year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree
* Evidence of ongoing CPD
* Independent prescribing
* Teaching qualification
Experience
* Experience in relevant speciality
* Experience of managing own caseload in relevant speciality
Skills
* Evidence of excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
* Sound IT skills
* Evidence of ability to work independently
* Involvement in audit and research
* Evidence of presenting work within and outside the organisation
Personal Qualities
* Evidence of personal and professional development
* Evidence of change management
* Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Supportive Care Office, 1st floor Old Lakeside Offices
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