Clinical Nurse Specialist Supportive and Palliative Care
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, CB2 0AY
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced individual to join our well-established Supportive and Palliat...
Please include in your Supporting Information how you will meet the Trust values:
Compassion Excellence Collaboration
Informal visits are welcomed, and any enquiries may be directed to Tracy Simpson Clinical Nurse Specialist tracy.simpson6@nhs.net or Stephen Parish Clinical Nurse Specialist Stephen.parish2@nhs.net 01223 638747
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional adult nursing qualification and clinical knowledge acquired through training to diploma or degree level.
- Plus post graduate training in specialist area OR specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or
- relevant practical experience.
- Leadership/management training and/or experience.
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in field of own practice.
- The ability to lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team as well as mentor and educate junior staff.
- An understanding of clinical governance frameworks including Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), policy and procedure, audit and qualityassurance.
- An understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures, particularly those related to vulnerable patients.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be able to problem solve, use own initiative and plan, organise and prioritise own and others'
- workload.
- Evidence of continuous professional development and a willingness to participate in further training and education.
- Competent IT skills.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that isconsistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration thesuccessful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to drivingculture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
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First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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