Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Nurse
The closing date is 27 April 2026.
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced nurse with a passion for palliative and end‑of‑life care to join our Acute Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Team. Weekend working would be required on a rota basis.
The team is based across Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital and provides highly specialist palliative care advice and support to patients, their loved ones, and health care professionals on our inpatient wards. The team works closely with Consultants in Palliative Medicine and the Community‑based Specialist Palliative Care Team as well as collaborating with all teams involved in the patient's care.
As a palliative care nurse specialist you will require excellent communication skills, effective leadership skills and advanced decision‑making skills.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist advice and a supportive role for those affected by cancer and other life‑threatening illnesses during the palliative stages of the disease process. This includes, but is not exhaustive of, complex symptom management and advanced care planning discussions. The role also involves education, research and training to enhance standards of palliative care.
The post holder will be required to develop and maintain a good working relationship with all staff and liaise closely with clinicians, nursing staff, administrative support and patient administration staff at all levels throughout the Trust and other affiliated services.
As the Clinical Nurse Specialist within the defined sphere of practice, the post holder is responsible with support and guidance for providing specialist knowledge and individualised care to patients with a life‑limiting illness who have specialist palliative care needs.
Person Specification
Education and Training
* Registered General Nurse Level 1 (Adult Nursing)
* First level degree or undertaking a degree pathway
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Advanced communication skills training or prepared to work towards
* Recognised teaching qualification or prepared to work towards
* Postgraduate qualification in subject relevant to palliative care or relevant subject
Knowledge, Training and Experience
* Relevant Post Registration experience at Band 5 or above in palliative care or in a related specialty for patients with malignant and non‑malignant disease
* Experience of multi‑professional working, demonstrates effective communication skills.
* Experience of teaching
* Experience of participation in audit, research, report writing, service development
* Leadership and management experience
* Experience of teaching multi‑professional teams
Equal Employment Opportunity
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address
Hull University Teaching Hospitals – Cross Site
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