Clinical Nurse Specialist
| Posting date: | 17 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,709.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54709.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2026 |
| Location: | Ipswich, IP3 8NS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0069-26-0007 |
Summary
As an autonomous practitioner provide holistic and evidence based advanced level nursing care to children and young people with complex palliative care, pain and symptom control needs as an integral part of the EACH multi-professional core service teams, MCN and Regional Specialist Childrens Palliative Care Team. (RAaFT) Undertake clinical assessment / consultation using face to face, telephone and virtual IT methods as required. Manage a caseload within the EACH catchment area. Act as a point of contact for symptom control and management advice for children and young people across the continuum of care in the full range of settings (home, hospital, hospice, school, residential placement). Develop and maintain specialist level palliative care knowledge and skills across a range of procedures and practices including medicines management. Participate in the 24/7 on call rota, triaging telephone calls and undertaking face to face visits to deliver the symptom management service across the EACH catchment area as required. Additional hours worked when on call are over contracted hours and will be paid as overtime. Work collaboratively with the on call medical practitioners in the MCN / Specialist Team who provide specialist level telephone advice to the service outside office hours. Collaborate with all members of the EACH multi-professional team, MCN / Specialist Team to coordinate safe discharge for end of life care. Provide clinical expertise, advice, support and training opportunities to health, social care and education sector professionals throughout EACH and the Region to ensure a coordinated multi disciplinary approach to the provision of palliative care for children and young people. Develop, review and evaluate comprehensive symptom management plans, coordinating and supporting their implementation and use within EACH core service teams and the Region. Provide clinical advice, expertise and support for care coordination teams in EACH and undertake a lead professional role when agreed with the multi-disciplinary team within the MCN and Specialist Team. Lead or support clinical audit and evaluation of ways of working and service efficacy, supporting clinical quality initiatives as agreed with the Matron and Head of Nursing Act as an independent prescriber within scope of professional practice (those with relevant qualification). Demonstrates advanced communication skills including the ability to have difficult or complex conversations with child, family and carers. Participate in clinical audit and evaluate ways of working and service efficacy, supporting clinical quality initiatives as agreed with the Matron and Head of Nursing