Clinical Nurse Specialist (Palliative Care) - Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist
Job Summary: Your role will be so important in supporting people who are entering the last phase of their lives to talk about what is important to them and helping them to navigate how their wishes and goals can be achieved. You will also support families and friends as well as providing expert care that will support a dignified death. You will offer the people we support your skills in symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care, in addition to providing advice, support and education to the primary health care team and hospital staff where appropriate, as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Responsibilities
Location: Bromley; Department: Community Palliative Care Team. Hours: 30 hours per week (Monday to Sunday on a rota basis – we will consider 3 or 4 days per week). Salary: £53,751 – £60,651 per annum (inclusive of HCA, equivalent to AfC band 7) or £44,485–£52,521 per annum (equivalent to AfC band 6) depending on experience. Your role will involve supporting people in the last phase of life, discussing their priorities, helping them achieve their goals, supporting families and friends, offering symptom control and social, emotional and spiritual care, and providing advice, support and education to the primary health care team and hospital staff.
Qualifications & Experience
* NMC Registration
* Experience in symptom control
Proven experience in palliative care/oncology with relevant qualifications and experience of working at Band 6/equivalent or above. Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work efficiently in a multidisciplinary team and manage stressful situations.
Benefits
* Stimulating and rewarding career with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
* Access to excellent training and development opportunities including masters level education and non‑medical prescribing
* Number of health and wellbeing schemes
* Competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan
* Free local street parking
Contact
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Eva Trowers, Consultant Nurse, telephone 0208 768 4500, email e.trowers@stchristophers.org.uk.
Closing Date
7th December 2025.
Other Information
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (CRB) is required.
Employer Details
St Christopher’s Hospice
Address: St Christopher's – Orpington, Caritas House, Orpington, Kent, BR6 9XA
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