Band 7 Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist/Paramedic Specialist
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
London, NW3 2QG
Salary
£58,133 to £65,261
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
12 days left
Job description
Community Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)/Clinical Paramedic Specialist (CPS) (North Camden) Band 7 (30 hours/week) - Based at the Royal Free Hospital...
You should be creative, enthusiastic and motivated with:
- Broad and extensive experience of working with acutely unwell patients and terminally ill adults post registration
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- The ability to work autonomously and as a team member
- Hold a first degree and relevant post registration qualifications
The CNS/CPS contributes to the provision of specialist palliative care in the North Camden community for patients facing life-limiting illnesses (within the remit of the multi- disciplinary team) accepting patient referrals to agreed criteria and managing their own caseload with the support of the Lead Nurse and Consultant Nurse. They will provide advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other health and social care professionals. They will contribute to the development and smooth running of the service. The post holder will work to agreed professional, departmental and Trust boundaries as required to provide patient centred seamless care and will take part in the 7 day / week service to both community and hospital patients.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Registered Paramedic
- Relevant first degree
- Relevant post-basic qualification
- Teaching and Assessing qualification and/or extensive teaching experience
Desirable
- Physical Assessment Course
- Non-Medical Prescribing Course
- Advanced communication skills course
- Masters Degree in relevant subject or willing to study this level
Experience
Essential
- Experience as a senior practitioner
- Extensive experience of caring for patients with advanced progressive illness
- Experience of working in a learning environment e.g. mentorship/coaching role
- Experience of autonomous working e.g. managing a caseload; managing clinics
- Evidence of improving the patient experience
Desirable
- Experience of caring for patients in the community
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Skills and knowledge in general palliative care
- Able to articulate understanding of specialist palliative care
- Understanding of and commitment to team working
- Ability to be self-directional, manage own time and caseload
- Ability to articulate experience of clinical governance responsibilities and issues
- Evidence of developing leadership skills
- Ability to articulate the assessment of psycho-social and spiritual needs
- Evidence of practical application of evidence based knowledge
- Evidence of excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
- Ability to represent service at internal or external meetings
Desirable
- Knowledge of current advances and pathways of care relevant to specialty
- Experience of clinical supervision
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Commitment to palliative and end of life care
- Flexible approach to work and able to work weekends
- A willingness to adapt to change for the benefit of patient and family care
Royal Free shared commitments
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.
How to apply
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First seen
1 September 2026
Last checked
1 September 2026
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