Clinical Nurse Specialist UCLH Symptom Control & Palliative Care

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Nurse Specialist UCLH Symptom Control & Palliative Care The closing date is 25 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary We are recruiting a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist, for our hospital Symptom Control and Palliative care team at UCLH. We are looking for someone who can appreciate their resilience and motivation to work in Palliative Care and can demonstrate their knowledge, skills, compassion, confidence, drive and courage. Would you enjoy working in our thriving multi-disciplinary palliative care team where we, day to day work to achieve the best outcomes for the people we support? Could you imagine yourself working in the heart of London? Are you ambitious to start or develop your palliative career and would you like the opportunity to learn and contribute in this dynamic, well-renowned team with a long tradition of 'can do'? If yes, then please contact us to find out more. Working in the hospital, you will work as an autonomous practitioner, supported by the MDT, as part of a team managing an inpatient caseload of symptom control and palliative care patients with a variety of conditions, and often complex needs. This role will additionally involve being part of a large team of clinical nurse specialists/ clinical paramedic specialists who provide on call cover for both South Camden and Islington Community Palliative Care Team and UCL NHS Trust. In your supporting statement, please clearly demonstrate and state clear interests of your reasons to work in Hospital Palliative Care. Main duties of the job 1. Act as an expert clinician for patients and carers with complex Symptom Control and Palliative needs within UCLH 2. Independently manage a caseload of patients with complex needs, including receiving and making referrals. 3. Be included on a triage rota for incoming referrals, calls and supporting with complex discharges. Assess referrals, establish priorities, provide specialist advice, and coordinate handover/allocation of referrals 4. Provide palliative care advice within general multidisciplinary teams. 5. Deliver skilled assessment and communication addressing advance care planning, psychosocial and spiritual assessment and end-of-life decision-making within an ethical framework. 6. Serve as an expert advisor on pain and symptom management, and collaborate with professionals to enhance their palliative care skills. 7. Independently assess and support bereavement needs, making appropriate referrals. 8. Provide education (formal and informal) to staff 9. Provide support to carers and families 10. Use in-depth knowledge of multidisciplinary roles and external agencies to ensure optimal referral and care pathways. 11. Be part of 7 day rota 0900-1700 (one CNS on site in hospital Sat/Sun/BH, therefore approx. 1 weekend day working per month depending on total staffing numbers). On-Call rota 7 days 1700 - 2000. About us As a whole wider service we provide palliative care to the patients of South Camden & Islington and UCLH. The community team is based at St Pancras Hospital, and we work as one team with the UCLH hospital team. Our hospital team has evolved from having one nurse and a medical consultant in the last 25 years to a multi professional team including, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Consultant Nurse, Consultants, SPR, SHO, Social Worker, Clinical Psychologi