The purpose of this role is to provide a level of specialist palliative nursing expertise to improve outcomes for patients at the end of life. A senior nurse and a key member of the multi-professional team, the post holder will assess palliative care needs and develop appropriate plans of intervention and support to ensure a timely and appropriate service for patients and families. The post-holder will act as a resource to provide advice to other professional colleagues on active palliative care management. The role has an important function in overseeing good standards of care in line with evidence based and best practice guidance and also in supporting the development of junior staff. POSITION IN ORGANISATION Reports to: Community Team Leader Department: Clinical Services Grade: Band 6 For more information about this role, please refer to the job description.