Macmillan Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Main area Specialist Palliative Care Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: Working day 08:30-16:30 – 7.5 hours Hours
- Full time
- Part time
37.5 hours per week (7 day working) Job ref 362-NAM7SPC-06-26-B
Site Stepping Hill Hospital Town Stockport Salary £49,387 – £56,515 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Job overview
Macmillan Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist – Band 7 – Full time and part time hours available
The post holder will provide specialist palliative care advice and support for patients receiving palliative and end of life care who have complex symptoms associated to their life limiting condition. Responsibilities include referral and clinical caseload management. pain & symptom management advice and support, Assessing patients in both the Community and Hospital settings. Provide supervision and mentorship to team members band 6 and below . In addition, liaise with clinical colleagues in the Hospice and primary care where required, to provide support and coordinate care.
A high level of existing clinical skill and experience in managing palliative and end of life care patients to acting as a resource, support and educator to colleagues, clients, carers and other health and social care professionals.
Excellent communication skills will be essential in order to provide high quality information to the patient and you will need to be confident in undertaking significant and sensitive conversations and breaking bad news .
Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role. The Service operates 7 days a week and the post holder will be expected to be included in the rota to cover weekend and Bank holidays .
Main duties of the job
- Provide evidence-based specialist palliative care, advice and support to patients with a diagnosis of cancer or other life limiting conditions, and their carers. Working collaboratively with multi-professionals across primary and secondary and social care agencies including voluntary organisations
- Lead service development and educational audit and research projects
- Provide specialist palliative care advice, education and training to all
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