JOB TITLE: Specialist Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
HOURS: 37.5 hours per week (over 7 days)
SALARY: T2, Band C
CLOSING DATE: 8th July 2026
Provide a clinical leadership and role model to the nursing team by delivering high quality care as an expert practitioner.
Set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care utilising benchmarks.
Maintain a safe working environment.
Supervise and maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC guidance and auditing standards.
Ensure that all nursing staff follow current and up to date safeguarding practices including MCA and best interest practice and decision making.
Support and inspire all members of the Multidisciplinary team in its widest sense and ensuring development of advanced/specialist palliative knowledge skills and competent professional practice within and across the team.
Work collaboratively with the Multidisciplinary team promoting and utilising a leadership approach to empower and ensure shared accountability for shared clinical decisions.
To effectively engage and involve patient, families and carers in its widest sense and at every opportunity encouraging a co design approach to service development.
Ensure the safe use and efficient management of equipment and supplies.
Promote evidence-based practice, wherever possible.
Work with the Matron to ensure that clinical governance processes at unit/dept level encompass measures to ensure the quality of the fundamental and essential aspects of care.
Support the implementation of benchmarking.
Prioritise their workload and that of the wider team within agreed objectives deciding when to refer to others as appropriate.
Acts in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery code of conduct.
Act on behalf of the Specialist Palliative Care Team Leader to ensure a consistent approach.
Support all aspects of practice when all other senior nurses are absent.
Hold a specialist palliative care portfolio i.e. Frailty, Admission Avoidance, Vulnerable adults, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
Ensure all staff have an individual performance development plan.
Ensure all nursing staff maintain mandatory training requirement.
Ensure implementation of the Hospice’s Study Leave policy.
Ensure the induction and development of staff.
Promote a positive learning environment within the clinical area.
Maintain detailed and accurate records regarding staff education and attendance management.
Actively participate in the palliative care education programme provided by the hospice.
Provide leadership to the clinical team and working with Matron and colleagues, develop new roles/ways of working.
Delegate and empower staff.
Support the nursing team, including recruitment, performance management and workforce planning.
Supervise staff rostering, ensuring adequate skill mix in the absence of the Team Manager.
Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events whilst allocating responsibility to ensure these are managed effectively and all learning is shared.
Work with Matron to promote the development of all staff.
Deliver an effective quality service.
Deputise for Team Manager/Matron in their absence.
Monitor and evaluate through clinical audit and formal evaluation the standard of care provided by the Palliative Care team.
As an employee, you will be offered a range of benefits, including 27 days holiday (pro rata for part time staff), access to our Employee Assistance Programme, high-quality, low-cost meals at our Dalton site and complementary therapies. NHS Pensions are also transferable for those already contributing.
The postholder should have advanced communication skills, proven teaching skills, excellent organisation, planning and interpersonal skills, as well as hold a full UK driving licence, with access to a personal vehicle for work purposes.
The Kirkwood provide specialist care, free of charge, to adults in Kirklees with advanced, progressive illnesses at any time from diagnosis to the end of life, respecting their individual needs and wishes. Care and support are also provided for their family members, friends, and carers, both during the illness and after death. Through education, training, and partnership with others, we improve care for everyone affected by a life limiting illness.
This is exciting opportunity to make a real difference and help The Kirkwood Support Life across Kirklees.
Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
Job ID: 230
