Bank Community Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
| Posting date: | 11 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26.42 Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 June 2026 |
| Location: | Hertfordshire, W9 3XZ |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7998741/824-BANK-LIT1557-A |
Summary
A Vacancy at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services- CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and theHertfordshire Divisionis recruiting!
The Community Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will join an established integrated Palliative Care team that works across organisational boundaries. This team supports patients with a variety of cancer and non cancer diagnoses, alongside long term conditions. The post holder will be a member of the Central london Community healthcare NHS trust Specialist Palliative Care Service. The CNS will be required to influence patient care by undertaking:
· Advanced Clinical Practice
· Training and Education
· Service Development/Leadership
· Research and Audit
The advanced clinical practice component will be achieved by providing specialist palliative care to an aligned patient caseload in partnership with primary health care teams and other specialist and generalist services. The CNS will be expected to contribute to the wider cancer and palliative care agenda, ensuring a flexible responsive service that meets the local needs within CLCH in Hertfordshire.
This post is for band 7 and band 6
· Provide highly specialist palliative care advice and support to other generalist nurses, care agencies and health professionals including doctors and consultants, to ensure high quality individualised patient care.
· Use expert skills in communication, clinical judgement and management within palliative care settings.
· Use and develop specialist skills when dealing with verbal and physical aggression whilst working with patients and carers.
· Function effectively as an autonomous practitioner working independently not directly supervised and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
· Assess and manage a caseload of complex patients alongside other colleagues to ensure patients, carers and professionals are supported in specialist palliative care needs
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
This advert closes on Monday 25 May 2026
CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services- CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and theHertfordshire Divisionis recruiting!
The Community Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will join an established integrated Palliative Care team that works across organisational boundaries. This team supports patients with a variety of cancer and non cancer diagnoses, alongside long term conditions. The post holder will be a member of the Central london Community healthcare NHS trust Specialist Palliative Care Service. The CNS will be required to influence patient care by undertaking:
· Advanced Clinical Practice
· Training and Education
· Service Development/Leadership
· Research and Audit
The advanced clinical practice component will be achieved by providing specialist palliative care to an aligned patient caseload in partnership with primary health care teams and other specialist and generalist services. The CNS will be expected to contribute to the wider cancer and palliative care agenda, ensuring a flexible responsive service that meets the local needs within CLCH in Hertfordshire.
This post is for band 7 and band 6
· Provide highly specialist palliative care advice and support to other generalist nurses, care agencies and health professionals including doctors and consultants, to ensure high quality individualised patient care.
· Use expert skills in communication, clinical judgement and management within palliative care settings.
· Use and develop specialist skills when dealing with verbal and physical aggression whilst working with patients and carers.
· Function effectively as an autonomous practitioner working independently not directly supervised and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
· Assess and manage a caseload of complex patients alongside other colleagues to ensure patients, carers and professionals are supported in specialist palliative care needs
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
This advert closes on Monday 25 May 2026