Job summary
- Main area
- Palliative Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 11 months (This is a Fixed Term/Secondment vacancy for 11 months until 18/5/26 due to maternity cover)
- Hours
- 27.75 hours per week (Part time hours available)
- Job ref
- 100-NMR178-0625
- Employer
- Hywel Dda University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sealyham Building
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Salary
- £37,898 - £45,637 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/07/2025
Employer heading

Clinical Nurse Specialist- Community Palliative Care
Band 6
Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.
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Hywel Dda University Health Board reserve the right to close vacancies after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. We encourage early applications to ensure consideration for a post.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 11 MONTHS TO 18/5/2026 DUE TO MATERNITY COVER.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver high-quality, compassionate care and specialist advice to patients, families, and caregivers.
- Communicate sensitively and effectively with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Support and educate colleagues to ensure holistic care planning, including advance care planning and DNACPR discussions.
- Identify patients with palliative care needs early to prevent unnecessary delays in treatment
- Manage a defined caseload under the guidance of the Consultant, working closely with Clinical Nurse Specialists, doctors, therapists, and the wider community MDT.
- Contribute to service improvement, education, audit, and research initiatives.
- A registered nurse with significant experience in palliative care.
- Excellent communication skills and emotional intelligence.
- A passion for delivering proactive, person-centred care.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team across the community.
Working for our organisation
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
48 general practices (four of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;
Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;
Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Part 1)
- Current NMC Registration
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Post registration/ postgraduate qualification in specialist area / evidence of post registration study at equivalent level Proficient level of knowledge in clinical speciality
- Knowledge of service improvement
- Able to undertake a literature search and critically appraise research papers
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Advanced clinical skills
- Non-medical Prescribing (V300)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience at Band 5
- Experience in the relevant specialty
- Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
- Experience of working with pre-registration nursing/midwifery students in a mentorship role
- Experience of undertaking audit
Desirable criteria
- Band 5 experience
- Experience of participating in research
- Experience of participating in practice change
Language Skills
Desirable criteria
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Cottrell
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01437 773913
- Additional information
Please contact the SPCT office on 01437 773913 to arrange an informal visit or discussion with the clinical lead or a clinical nurse specialist.
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