Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Educator

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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Educator

The closing date is 21 September 2026

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Job summary

The Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Educator will provide expert clinical leadership, education and practice development to improve the quality, consistency and experience of palliative and end-of-life care across hospital and community settings.

The post holder will work collaboratively across the Thames Valley ICB to identify gaps in knowledge, skills, confidence and care pathways, in-order to support high-quality, person-centred palliative care.

A key responsibility will be to provide education to acute and community services, alongside university academic settings.

The post holder will act as a clinical educator, facilitator, role model and change agent, supporting nurses to translate evidence, policy and best practice into everyday clinical care

Main duties of the job

• Clinical Practice and Expert Support
• Education and Clinical Teaching
• Practice Development and Quality Improvement
• Integration Between Hospital and Community
• Leadership and Service Development
• Evidence-Based Practice and Research
• Governance and Professional Responsibilities

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce

  Why work for us?

  • We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
  • As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
  • Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
  • A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

  What do we stand for?

  • Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
  • Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
  Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable

Details

Date posted

07 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Per annum pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-CR8247309

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville

Aylesbury

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration nursing experience
• Substantial experience in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Experience of teaching and supporting nurses and other healthcare professionals.
• Experience of practice development and implementing change
• Experience of quality improvement, audit or service evaluation.

Desirable

• Experience of working with hospice or specialist palliative care services

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in palliative and end-of-life care.

Desirable

• Master's level qualification or evidence of study at Master's level.
• PGCert Education
• Quality improvement qualification or experience.

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent knowledge of principles and practice of palliative and end-of-life care.
• Knowledge of symptom assessment and management.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration nursing experience
• Substantial experience in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Experience of teaching and supporting nurses and other healthcare professionals.
• Experience of practice development and implementing change
• Experience of quality improvement, audit or service evaluation.

Desirable

• Experience of working with hospice or specialist palliative care services

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in palliative and end-of-life care.

Desirable

• Master's level qualification or evidence of study at Master's level.
• PGCert Education
• Quality improvement qualification or experience.

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent knowledge of principles and practice of palliative and end-of-life care.
• Knowledge of symptom assessment and management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Stoke Mandeville

Aylesbury

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Stoke Mandeville

Aylesbury

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Matron for Frailty and Palliative Care

Genevieve Russell

[email protected]

07917213629

Details

Date posted

07 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Per annum pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-CR8247309

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville

Aylesbury

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

United Kingdom

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