Join to apply for the Clinical Specialist Band 6 role at NHS
4 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants
Join to apply for the Clinical Specialist Band 6 role at NHS
Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.
CLINICAL SPECIALIST BAND 6
24/7 Specialist Palliative Urgent Response (SPUR)
Job Summary
CLINICAL SPECIALIST BAND 6
24/7 Specialist Palliative Urgent Response (SPUR)
L Location: Various locations across Birmingham
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full-time) or part time day/night shifts available
Salary: Hospice Clinical Band 6 £36,277 to £43,683 (pro rata for part-time)
DBS Requirement: Enhanced check with Adult Barring List
Are you a Band 6 Nurse looking for a new challenge?
AtBirmingham Hospice, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. From our Inpatient Units to our Living Well Centres and bereavement counselling services, we are here for our community when they need us most.
We are excited to launch our new24/7 Specialist Palliative Urgent Response (SPUR)service, operating 24/7 with both day and night shifts available. This service will respond to urgent palliative care needs from patients, families, and professionals across Birmingham and Solihull.
Main duties of the job
As aClinical Specialist, you will work autonomously and collaboratively to respond to urgent calls within a two-hour timeframe. You will provide face-to-face clinical assessments and interventions in patients homes, initiate referrals as appropriate, and maintain accurate clinical records in line with legislation. The role also includes supporting patients with prescribed and over-the-counter medications.
What Were Looking For:
Registered Nurse (Adult) qualification (e.g. RGN)
Healthcare degree or working towards one
European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care
Evidence of continued professional development
Significant post-registration experience in palliative and end-of-life care
Sensitivity to the changing physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patients and their families
Clean UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle
What We Offer:
The opportunity to be part of a compassionate and forward-thinking charity
Generous benefits package
Recognition of continuous service for NHS hospice staff (including pension and annual leave entitlements)
To find out more about this exciting opportunity, click on the QR code or visit the jobs portal on our website by using the link below.
For An Informal Discussion About The Role, Please Contact:
Rachel Harrison at or Kerry Millard at
Come join us and together, we can make every moment matter
About Us
Birmingham Hospice provides expert palliative and end of life care for people and their families living with life-limiting illnesses.
We believe that all people in Birmingham should have access to the best specialist care and support - when, where and how they need it. Our vision is a future where everyone with a life-limiting illness will live and die with dignity and in comfort. Our mission is to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.
During a recent CQC inspection our sites have been rated outstanding, with independent health care regulators highlighting that colleagues and services are caring, responsive and well-led.
Our outstanding teams are passionate about providing the very best care, and patients and their loved ones are at the heart of everything we do.
Our values of kindness, respect, innovation, togetherness, positivity and openness are at the centre of who we are, what we do and how we behave. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, welcoming, caring and supportive team. We are offering a competitive salary, with generous holiday allowance, a contribution pension scheme, and a commitment to investing in our people through employee benefits and ongoing professional development.
Details
Date posted
19 August 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£36,277 to £43,683 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
B0060-25-0051
Job locations
76 Grange Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B24 0DF
Birmingham St. Marys Hospice
176 Raddlebarn Road
Birmingham
B29 7DA
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The Specialist Palliative Response Service (SPRS) will be delivered between the hours of 20:00 and 08:00.
During these hours the clinical role will be to respond to urgent palliative response visits within a 2-hour timeframe.
The Role Will Require You To:
Act as an autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health professionals
Assess and treat the conditions of patients within their own homes and initiating referrals as appropriate
Work collaboratively with hospice, community, primary care and acute teams, to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures
Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence
Provide education and training to other staff and students
You matter because you are you, and you matter at the end of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die
Dame Cicely Saunders
Main Duties And Responsibilities
Demonstrate excellent self-management in time and workload
Be able to adapt to unforeseen circumstances and multiple demands on time
Prioritise and visit patients presenting with a range of palliative, end-of-life and acute conditions, making any necessary referrals in an appropriate manner
Assess, implement and evaluate specialist care for patients
Provide specialist palliative and end-of-life care and support to patients and their families/loved ones in the place they call home as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Be sensitive to patients and their families/loved ones changing physical, psychological and spiritual needs
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with current legislation
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing as required
Liaise with external services/agencies and the patients usual community teams to ensure the patient continues to be supported appropriately
Support and escalate safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
Support and participate in shared learning within the system
Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach (e.g. RCA)
Support the provision of accurate and timely data to support the team and organisation.
General duties
Confidentiality
All employees are required to uphold the confidentiality of all information records in whatever format, encountered in the course of employment and after it.
All employees are bound by the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations when, in the course of their employment, they deal with information records relating to individuals.
Equality and Diversity
The hospice is committed to promoting an environment that values diversity. All staff are responsible for ensuring that they treat individuals equally and fairly and do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. The hospice expects all staff to behave in a way that recognises and respects diversity in line with the appropriate standards.
Health and safety
All employees have a responsibility under the terms of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to protect and promote their own health and that of others in the workplace.
All employees must comply with all hospice health and safety procedures infection control.
The prevention and control of infection is the responsibility of everyone who is employed by the hospice. Employees must be aware of infection control policies, procedures and the importance of protecting themselves and their clients in maintaining a clean and healthy environment.
Information governance
All employees are responsible for ensuring they undertake any training relating to information governance, read the hospices policies, procedures and guidance documents relating to information governance, and understanding how this affects them in their role.
Professional development
All employees must participate in an annual appraisal and develop a personal development plan with their line manager.
All employees are responsible for maintaining their statutory and mandatory training.
Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults
The hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All employees and volunteers are expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment pandemic or major incident.
In the event of a pandemic or major incident, the post holder may be asked to undertake other duties not necessarily commensurate to the banding of this role. This could include duties in any part of the hospice. Prior to undertaking any duties, the member of staff will have full training and induction. We wont ask any member of staff to undertake duties for which they are not competent or where they feel unsafe in their environment or could put patients or themselves at risk.
The job description is not exhaustive and may be amended following appropriate consultation in the light of business needs
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties And Responsibilities
Demonstrate excellent self-management in time and workload
Be able to adapt to unforeseen circumstances and multiple demands on time
Prioritise and visit patients presenting with a range of palliative, end-of-life and acute conditions, making any necessary referrals in an appropriate manner
Assess, implement and evaluate specialist care for patients
Provide specialist palliative and end-of-life care and support to patients and their families/loved ones in the place they call home as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
Be sensitive to patients and their families/loved ones changing physical, psychological and spiritual needs
Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with current legislation
Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing as required
Liaise with external services/agencies and the patients usual community teams to ensure the patient continues to be supported appropriately
Support and escalate safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies
Support and participate in shared learning within the system
Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach (e.g. RCA)
Support the provision of accurate and timely data to support the team and organisation.
General duties
Confidentiality
All employees are required to uphold the confidentiality of all information records in whatever format, encountered in the course of employment and after it.
All employees are bound by the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations when, in the course of their employment, they deal with information records relating to individuals.
Equality and Diversity
The hospice is committed to promoting an environment that values diversity. All staff are responsible for ensuring that they treat individuals equally and fairly and do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. The hospice expects all staff to behave in a way that recognises and respects diversity in line with the appropriate standards.
Health and safety
All employees have a responsibility under the terms of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to protect and promote their own health and that of others in the workplace.
All employees must comply with all hospice health and safety procedures infection control.
The prevention and control of infection is the responsibility of everyone who is employed by the hospice. Employees must be aware of infection control policies, procedures and the importance of protecting themselves and their clients in maintaining a clean and healthy environment.
Information governance
All employees are responsible for ensuring they undertake any training relating to information governance, read the hospices policies, procedures and guidance documents relating to information governance, and understanding how this affects them in their role.
Professional development
All employees must participate in an annual appraisal and develop a personal development plan with their line manager.
All employees are responsible for maintaining their statutory and mandatory training.
Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults
The hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All employees and volunteers are expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment pandemic or major incident.
In the event of a pandemic or major incident, the post holder may be asked to undertake other duties not necessarily commensurate to the banding of this role. This could include duties in any part of the hospice. Prior to undertaking any duties, the member of staff will have full training and induction. We wont ask any member of staff to undertake duties for which they are not competent or where they feel unsafe in their environment or could put patients or themselves at risk.
The job description is not exhaustive and may be amended following appropriate consultation in the light of business needs
Person Specification
Personal Skills and Attributes
Essential
* Excellent communication skills
* Ability to deal with complex/challenging situations
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Effective leadership skills
* Excellent time management skills
* Willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
* Car owner/driver with full current UK driving licence
Qualifications
Essential
* Relevant HCP qualification with current NMC/HCPC registration (e.g. RGN/HCPC)
* Healthcare related degree of working towards
* European Certificate in essential Palliative Care
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
* Non-medical prescribing qualification (V300)
* Advanced Health Assessment
* Advanced communication skills training/course, or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
* Significant relevant post-registration experience of working in palliative and end-of-life care
* Experience of working within a community team
* Experience of forging excellent relationships across professional boundaries
* Sound knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice and trends
* Knowledge of principles of research, audit and quality improvement methodology
* Experience and ability to use relevant IT packages, e-mail and electronic patient records
* Clinical skills including (but not limited to) oral and subcutaneous drug administration, syringe driver management and verification of death
Desirable
* Teaching skills
Person Specification
Personal Skills and Attributes
Essential
* Significant relevant post-registration experience of working in palliative and end-of-life care
* Experience of working within a community team
* Experience of forging excellent relationships across professional boundaries
* Sound knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice and trends
* Knowledge of principles of research, audit and quality improvement methodology
* Experience and ability to use relevant IT packages, e-mail and electronic patient records
* Clinical skills including (but not limited to) oral and subcutaneous drug administration, syringe driver management and verification of death
Desirable
* Teaching skills
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Hospice
Address
76 Grange Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B24 0DF
Employer's website
https://www.birminghamhospice.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Hospice
Address
76 Grange Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B24 0DF
Employer's website
https://www.birminghamhospice.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)
LNKD1_UKTJ
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at NHS by 2x
Get notified about new Band Member jobs in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 3 days ago
Band 3 Receptionist - Attwood Green Health Centre
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago
Band 6 Learning & Development Facilitator - Uffculme Centre
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago
Band 6 Learning & Development Facilitator - Uffculme Centre
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 3 days ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 year ago
Royal Sutton Coldfield, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Band 6 Counsellor - Birmingham Healthy Minds
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Royal Sutton Coldfield, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago
Band 7 Psychological Therapist - Cascade
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
Band 6 Early Intervention Nurse - East - 37.5 hours - 9 months
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
Band 6 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago
Band 6 Early Intervention Nurse - East - 37.5 hours - 9 months
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago
Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Band 5/6 Occupational Therapist - Reaside Clinic
Cofton Hackett, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Band 6 Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago
Band 6 Community Psychiatric Nurse - Solihull HTT
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
Warwick, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Band 6 Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago
Band 7 Social Worker - Assertive Outreach Team
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago
Community Mental Health Nurse Band 6 (South Warwickshire)
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago
We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
#J-18808-Ljbffr