Job summary An opportunity has arisen to join our Palliative care clinical nurse service. A 37.5 hour post have become available as a result of retirement from the role within the team. The Band 7 CNS role is located in Y Bwthyn our palliative care unit based on the Royal Glamorgan Hospital site The role provides an outreach service to patients with palliative care needs predominantly in the hospital at present but also the community as part of a rotation. While working as part of the 7 day roster the service provides support to both the hospital and community area. The service provides support for the population of Rhondda Cynon Taf and the hospital population of Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The specialist palliative care service is delivered within teams on multiple sites across Cwm Taf Morgannwg. An appreciation that on occasions, dependent on patient need there may be a need for post holder flexibility in providing support to cover the CNS role across other sites. Main duties of the job The position involves directly supporting and advising patients with palliative care needs in a hospital and community setting. Multidisciplinary team working to lead education and to provide support and guidance to colleagues about the specialty is key. The core hours are Monday to Friday 9-5pm but with participation in a 7 day roster with the same working hours. The role will require giving advice to other health care professionals, patients and families, potentially visiting patients in the hospital and community setting at weekends. The successful applicant would be responsible for managing a caseload of patients with specialist palliative care needs in collaboration with the wider MDT, participating in an education, audit and providing leadership regarding the specialty. You will need to be enthusiastic about the specialty, demonstrate experience of caring for patients with palliative care needs and be able to meet the travel requirements. The Specialist Palliative Care Team in CTMUHB is a multi-professional team providing a clinical, advisory and educational service across CTMUHB. The team are situated in locality bases which each have a SPC inpatient unit and house services that provide outreach services to both community and hospital patients. About us Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We live by our core values: We listen, learn and improve We treat everyone with respect We all work together as one team We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve. Date posted 01 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 110-NMR156-0425 Job locations Royal Glamorgan Hospital Ynysmaerdy Llantrisant CF72 8XR Job description Job responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. Job description Job responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac. Person Specification Qualifications Essential UK NMC Registered Nurse Qualification in palliative care at Degree/Diploma or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience, supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses to Master's Level equivalent Desirable Teaching and assessing qualification Skills Essential Excellent communication skills Assessment and symptom management skills Desirable Proven ability of practice development and innovation Experience Essential Significant post registration experience, with experience of caring for patients with palliative care needs Team management experience Desirable Bereavement Care; Audit; Community nursing Person Specification Qualifications Essential UK NMC Registered Nurse Qualification in palliative care at Degree/Diploma or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience, supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses to Master's Level equivalent Desirable Teaching and assessing qualification Skills Essential Excellent communication skills Assessment and symptom management skills Desirable Proven ability of practice development and innovation Experience Essential Significant post registration experience, with experience of caring for patients with palliative care needs Team management experience Desirable Bereavement Care; Audit; Community nursing Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Address Royal Glamorgan Hospital Ynysmaerdy Llantrisant CF72 8XR Employer's website https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)