Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative and End of Life Care

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A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

Band 7 - Clinical Nurse Specialist -Palliative and End of Life Care 

1 x 9 month FTC maternity leave cover  - 37.5 hours a week.

7 day working pattern including weekends and bank holidays.

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Palliative and End of Life Careteam.

We provide fully integrated 24/7 clinically effective, efficient and high-quality care to people with complex specialist palliative and end of life care needs, based on current evidence and best practice across inpatient and community settings. Our dedicated Palliative and End of Life Care team provides rapid response to patients in the dying phase and our overnight service (Pal@Home) support people to remain in their preferred place of care.

We really look forward to welcoming you to our team!

Please contact gstt.palliativecareenquires@nhs.net to find out more about our team and your chance to join us. You will have the opportunity to work alongside wider specialist teams including Learning Disabilities, Health Inclusion Team, Neighbourhood Nursing, Dementia and Delirium.

Closing date - Sunday 15th November 2026 at Midnight

Provisional Interview date -  Monday 23rd November 2026

 

The successful post holder will lead and support the delivery of excellent personalised care to patients and families across inpatient services and the Boroughs of Lambeth & Southwark, in their own homes and care homes.

You will provide specialist advice on pain and other physical symptoms as well as psychological, emotional, social and spiritual concerns. Our team includes nursing, pharmacy, medical, social work, and psychology colleagues.

Our Band 7 nurses participate in developing our Band 6 nurses within the team with support from our Matrons, Consultant Nurse & Deputy Head of Nursing.

 

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s  biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

 We are a member of the Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group, providing unique access to world leading researchers in the field. You will have the opportunity to develop your teaching skills through delivering training across the wider Trust. We support our staff wellbeing through clinical supervision as well as multiple team and Trust wide initiatives.

Please see attached job description and personal specification for a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities for this post

 

This advert closes on Sunday 15 Nov 2026