Job summary An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Nurse Consultant for Adult Palliative Care. This role will be part of the Growing the Community and Friarage collaborative team working in close collaboration with the Head of Nursing, Lead Nurse for SPC and EOLC, Clinical Director and Service Manager. Are you a clinical expert who puts the clinical and holistic needs of our patients first to ensure safe, high quality and effective care. Are you a passionate advanced practitioner with a specialist interest in Adult Palliative Care. You will provide strong and effective clinical leadership to the specialist palliative care nursing team across the community and acute services. You will act as an expert practitioner providing advice and consultancy for the management of patients with complex specialist palliative care needs. You will work with patients & staff, evaluating existing services and providing innovative and novel models of care. You will act as an exemplary role model for expert clinical nursing practice, demonstrating high professional standards, values and attitudes with a patient centred approach. Within South Tees we have an ambitious strategy to improve palliative and end of life care for the patients we serve. You will be supported in your role by senior nursing & medical staff who are committed to delivering a high-quality service alongside supporting the development of your nursing career. Main duties of the job This role will be at an advanced clinical level in direct delivery of high quality palliative care making critical clinical decisions based on expert knowledge and clinical assessment skills. Working across the four pillars of advanced clinical practice as set out by Health Education England (2017). The post holder will provide clinical leadership and support within the nursing/AHP SPC teams in developing the service to improve the patient experience, supporting Palliative Medicine Consultants with day-to-day clinical activity. The postholder will provide expert clinical care to patients with specialist palliative care needs via direct assessment and also by providing expert knowledge and assistance to clinical teams across the trust. To provide the highest standard of expert holistic care for patients through utilisation of advanced clinical skills and advice in the assessment and management of patients, working autonomously and with the multi-disciplinary team to improve the quality and safety of patient care. About us South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to: Explore leadership within the NHS Promote Trust Values and Behaviours Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7 Date posted 28 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8b Salary £62,215 to £72,293 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 328-FCS-6949010-LJ Job locations The James Cook University Hospital Middlesbrough TS4 3BW Job description Job responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role. Person Specification Experience Essential Significant experience working within the specialist palliative care environment Experience of assessment, diagnosis and care planning within a complex care setting Experience of working autonomously Experience of effectively managing a team and resources Experience of innovation in practice Experience of change management and service improvement Experience of leading audits and implementing these changes in practice Qualification and Training Essential Registered Adult Nurse with current NMC registration 1st Degree in nursing practice Advanced Communication Skills training Masters degree relevant to professional nursing practice Post graduate certificate (level 7) in a relevant field Physical Assessment and Disease Management Skills Course Independent Nurse Prescribing Evidence of ongoing professional development Access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role. Desirable Leadership Qualification Teaching Qualification or equivalent Sage and Thyme Facilitator qualification Advanced Communication Facilitator training Counselling / psychological care qualification Knowledge and Skills Essential High level of interpersonal and communication skills Expert clinical skills and history taking Mentorship skills Counselling skills Evidence of expertise and competency in relation to nursing practice appropriate to post Proven Leadership skills Conflict management skills Clinical Governance knowledge Ability to assess, deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality of care Excellent organisational skills Ability to prioritise workloads Expert knowledge, clinical skills and experience in specialist palliative care field Ability to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations Strategic awareness of population health needs Experience of response to incidents following PSIRF framework Thorough understanding of contemporary nursing issues Person Specification Experience Essential Significant experience working within the specialist palliative care environment Experience of assessment, diagnosis and care planning within a complex care setting Experience of working autonomously Experience of effectively managing a team and resources Experience of innovation in practice Experience of change management and service improvement Experience of leading audits and implementing these changes in practice Qualification and Training Essential Registered Adult Nurse with current NMC registration 1st Degree in nursing practice Advanced Communication Skills training Masters degree relevant to professional nursing practice Post graduate certificate (level 7) in a relevant field Physical Assessment and Disease Management Skills Course Independent Nurse Prescribing Evidence of ongoing professional development Access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role. Desirable Leadership Qualification Teaching Qualification or equivalent Sage and Thyme Facilitator qualification Advanced Communication Facilitator training Counselling / psychological care qualification Knowledge and Skills Essential High level of interpersonal and communication skills Expert clinical skills and history taking Mentorship skills Counselling skills Evidence of expertise and competency in relation to nursing practice appropriate to post Proven Leadership skills Conflict management skills Clinical Governance knowledge Ability to assess, deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality of care Excellent organisational skills Ability to prioritise workloads Expert knowledge, clinical skills and experience in specialist palliative care field Ability to cope with and diffuse difficult and stressful situations Strategic awareness of population health needs Experience of response to incidents following PSIRF framework Thorough understanding of contemporary nursing issues 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). 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). Employer details Employer name South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address The James Cook University Hospital Middlesbrough TS4 3BW Employer's website https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)