Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative and End of Life Care


Company:	The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Swindon, SN3 6BB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Sept 2026
Closing date:	31 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Palliative and End of Life Care team at Great Western Hospital.

The post holder will work as part of the Palliative and End of Life Care team providing advice and support to patients, families and staff across the Trust. The role includes supporting patients with complex palliative and end of life care needs, helping to ensure patients and those important to them receive high quality, compassionate care.

The team works closely with ward teams, discharge services and community partners to support patients who may wish to be discharged to their preferred place of care. This is a rewarding role for someone who is passionate about improving end of life care and supporting patients and families at an important time.

Previous applicants need not apply.

The post holder will work as part of the Palliative and End of Life Care team providing specialist advice and support across the Trust.

Main duties include:

• Supporting patients with complex palliative and end of life care needs across the hospital

• Working with patients, families and ward teams to support care planning and decision making

• Supporting discussions around goals of care, treatment escalation plans and preferred place of care

• Working collaboratively with ward teams, discharge teams and community services to support safe and timely discharge planning where appropriate

• Acting as a resource for staff across the Trust in relation to palliative and end of life care

• Supporting education and development of staff to improve confidence in caring for patients approaching the end of life

• Contributing to service development, audit and quality improvement within the Palliative and End of Life Care service

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

1. Demonstrate exemplar nursing practice and the implementation of evidence-based care, the provision of a high standard of individualised patient care and experience, upholding the Trust Nursing Strategy which includes the 6Cs.

2. Responsible for ensuring own knowledge and compliance of appropriate NMC standards and Trust professional guidelines and that these are applied to practice, including NMC Revalidation.

3. Ensure accurate and contemporaneous patient, staff and other records are maintained, submitted and stored meeting NMC requirements.

4. Acts as a role model for other team members, promoting and demonstrating the standards of care expected. Challenges, influences and works with other nursing teams to continuously improve standards through shared governance

5. Participates and attends national and international conferences, as part of the team.

This advert closes on Thursday 8 Oct 2026

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