Advanced Practitioner Specialist Palliative Care

Advanced Practitioner Specialist Palliative Care

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

The closing date is 15 March 2026

Working within the scope of advanced practice the post holder will be an integral part of the Supportive & Palliative Care Team (SPCT) providing expert advice, holistic assessment and management of palliative care needs for adult patients with life limiting conditions. The post holder will lead and deliver a comprehensive education programme to non palliative care specialists to support the provision of safe, high quality care, improve patient outcomes, and reduce length of stay.

Successful applicants without an MSc will be supported to obtain a master's in advanced practice and/or skills and experience in specialist palliative care, if required. The post holder will attain band 8a on completion of MSc in advanced practice and/or after achieving specialist palliative care competencies.

This post is based on the Weston site but will require cross site working at times.

Part time hours would be considered, but a minimum of 30 hours is required.

It is strongly recommended that applicants make contact with either Julia Hardwick (Lead Nurse) or Laura Pal (Medical Clinical Lead).

(Band 7 until completion of MSc in Advanced Practice and relevant experience)

Main duties of the job

• Work as part of the multidisciplinary Supportive and Palliative Care Team (SPCT), practice autonomously, demonstrate high levels of expertise and advanced clinical decision making in the clinical management of patients with palliative care needs.
• Work in conjunction with multiple teams and in partnership with patients and those closest to them to form clinical decisions and complex management plans to improve patient experience and outcomes.
• Utilise expertise within the speciality to develop and lead an education programme to enhance the skills of non palliative care specialists across the Trust, ensuring the provision of high quality care.
• Work across professional, organisational and system boundaries to proactively develop and sustain new partnerships and networks to influence and improve health outcomes and healthcare delivery systems.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and more than 100 different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as "Good" overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward thinking, multi award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunity employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Job responsibilities

Advanced practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. It is underpinned by a master's level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence. Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers, including the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people's experience and improve outcomes.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional
• Evidence of formal ongoing professional development at master's level
• Teaching qualification or proven equivalent experience
• Completed Advanced Practice Masters and equivalent mapped to apprenticeship standard
• NMP
• IRMER Education

Knowledge

• Significant experience at band 7 relevant to post
• Proven leadership skills
• Proven evidence of educational support to others
• Experience of change management as part of leadership role
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and that of junior colleagues
• Clinical expert in palliative care
• Ability to present ideas effectively
• Familiar with current local and national issues related to specialty
• Demonstrated ability to support colleagues
• Undertaken research as a chief or principal investigator
• Experience of developing advanced practice guidelines, governance and audit

Skills

• Resilience
• Advanced communication skills
• Dynamic and proactive
• Flexible, enthusiastic and motivated
• Demonstrated ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
• Personal insight and awareness
• Being a good team player
• Ability to practice anonymously
• Strong interest in specialty

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.