Kentown Children’s Palliative Care Community Nurse Specialist
| Posting date: | 15 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £49,387.00 to £56,515.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £49387.00 - £56515.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 April 2026 |
| Location: | Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9RW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9245-26-0115 |
Summary
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities Job Purpose The Band 7 Children & Young Peoples Palliative Care Nurse will play a key role in delivering the Kentown Support model across Greater Manchester, providing specialist communitybased palliative and endoflife care for babies, children and young people with lifelimiting and lifethreatening conditions. The postholder will work within a locality Childrens Community Nursing Team while contributing to a panGM integrated model of care designed to improve equity, coordination and quality of support for families. The role combines expert clinical practice, service coordination, leadership, education and partnership working across health, social care and voluntary sector organisations. Main Responsibilities 1. Specialist Clinical Practice Provide highquality, holistic palliative and endoflife care to children and young people in their homes, community settings and through inreach to acute hospitals. Undertake comprehensive assessments, symptom management, advance care planning and ongoing review of children with complex and lifelimiting conditions. Support families to understand their childs condition, treatment options and care plans, ensuring compassionate, familycentred communication. Facilitate preferred place of care and preferred place of death wherever possible. Respond to urgent and unplanned care needs, working flexibly to support children and families during periods of deterioration or crisis. 2. Integrated Working Across Greater Manchester Work as part of a locality Childrens Community Nursing Team in one of the six GM localities currently without specialist paediatric palliative care provision (Wigan, Bolton, Tameside, Stockport, Bury or Salford). Deliver care using an inreach and outreach model into local acute trusts to ensure continuity and coordination across settings. Contribute to the development of a consistent, equitable 24/7 communitybased PEOLC offer across GM, including participation in the phased development of an outofhours service. Work collaboratively with childrens hospices, acute paediatric teams, community services, GPs and voluntary sector partners. 3. Coordination and Partnership Working Act as a key point of contact for families, coordinating care across multiple agencies and ensuring timely communication between professionals. Work alongside Kentown Support family support workers, coordinators, counsellors and bereavement teams to provide wraparound support. Participate in a cluster model with other Kentown nurses to promote resilience, peer support, shared learning and crosscover for sickness and annual leave. Attend multiagency meetings, case discussions and safeguarding reviews as required. 4. Leadership, Education and Service Development Provide clinical leadership within the locality team, modelling best practice in paediatric palliative care. Support colleagues to develop their skills and confidence in caring for children with lifelimiting conditions. Contribute to the evaluation and continuous improvement of the Kentown Support model, including data collection, audit and feedback. Participate in bimonthly Kentown Support Team days to review operational delivery, problemsolve, reflect and contribute to service development. Deliver training, education and signposting for professionals, parents and carers in line with Kentown Supports vision to equip the wider system. 5. Professional Development Engage in a structured programme of training and competency development in paediatric palliative and endoflife care. Participate in a 6month rotation with the Alder Hey Specialist Palliative Care Team to enhance specialist knowledge and leadership capability. Access funded CPD opportunities, including the Advanced Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care for Children and Young People module at the University of Liverpool. Maintain uptodate knowledge of national guidance, best practice and emerging evidence in paediatric palliative care. 6. Governance, Safety and Quality Ensure care is delivered in line with national standards, local policies and evidencebased best practice. Contribute to safeguarding processes, risk assessments, incident reporting and quality improvement initiatives. Maintain accurate, timely and holistic documentation across all care settings. Participate in clinical supervision, reflective practice and peer review to support safe, highquality care. 7. Professional Conduct Uphold the values and behaviours of the employing organisation and the Kentown Support programme. Demonstrate compassion, professionalism and emotional resilience when supporting families during highly sensitive and distressing situations. Work flexibly to meet the needs of children and families, including travel across Greater Manchester.