The post holder will provide strategic, professional, and clinical leadership for Specialist Palliative Care and End of Life Care services across the North and East locality. They will lead and support service development and quality improvement initiatives, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.
The role includes the operational management of a team of Clinical Nurse Specialists, providing effective leadership, supervision, and support while leading by example in clinical practice.
The post holder will act as an expert resource and advisor for Specialist Palliative Care and End of Life Care, offering guidance and support to health and social care professionals across the locality.
Working collaboratively with senior managers and the End of Life Facilitator, the post holder will ensure that robust governance, monitoring, and evaluation systems are in place to support the implementation of national and local guidance, policies, standards, and strategies relating to Specialist Palliative Care and End of Life Care. They will promote continuous improvement, drive service innovation, and ensure that outcomes for patients, families, and carers are regularly reviewed and enhanced.
The post will be based at Liskeard community hospital primarily, but applicants will be expected to travel and spend time at other locations around the county for meetings and other events.
Manage a geographically defined caseload of patients with complex palliative and end of life care needs, using recognised referral criteria and agreed levels of intervention.
Provide comprehensive specialist assessments, symptom management, psychological support, and advice tailored to individual patient needs.
Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and in partnership with other Specialist Palliative Care providers to ensure coordinated, high-quality care.
Participate in a seven-day service rota to provide responsive specialist palliative care support.
Demonstrate advanced clinical decision-making and autonomous practice in the management of complex patient needs.
Support and improve standards of care through clinical supervision, audit, research, teaching, and service evaluation.
Provide specialist advice, support, and education to health and social care professionals to promote best practice in palliative and end of life care.
This is a community-based role that requires frequent travel to various locations throughout the county including areas that may not be accessible by public transportation. Successful candidates will need to demonstrate how they will manage these travel requirements.
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
