Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 7)

Bristol - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 47810 - 54710

Posted on: 4 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Join a dynamic team delivering outstanding palliative care.

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Community Nursing Service working across both the Hospice Inpatient Nurse Led Beds and CNS Response

About Us

Our progressive and dynamic team is at the forefront of delivering exceptional palliative care. We are committed to continual improvement and outstanding patient outcomes.

The Role

As a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist you will:

Utilise your clinical palliative care knowledge and experience to provide high-quality care.
Demonstrate confident decision-making skills and a passion for ongoing improvement.
Support and develop more junior staff members
Work within the CNS Response / Nurse Led Beds Team led by an Advanced Practitioner to:

Manage patients admitted to the nurse led beds for end of life care
Triage the majority of urgent referrals
Support patients requiring urgent assistance

Work 7.5 hour days covering 7 days a week

Working Hours

Full-time: 37.5 hours per week
Part-time: 30 hours per week

Key Requirements

Significant experience in specialist palliative care
Independent prescribing qualification (or willingness to work towards this development opportunities available)

What We Offer

Band 7 equivalent salary (47810 - 54710 per annum FTE dependent on experience)
Permanent position
Excellent support and opportunities for skill development
Training provided for prospective Independent Prescribers

For further information or to arrange an informal visit / shadow shift please contact Martin Ball Advanced Practitioner Nurse led Beds and Response: or Katie Versaci Head of Community Nursing: or by phoning0

Interview Date: 21/01/2026

A full driving licence and access to a car required.

Please note the jobholder will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Sensitive DBS applications:

If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate please call 0 or email once the form has been issued to you.

We will be screening as we receive applications and therefore strongly encourage applications as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK before they apply for a vacancy and be able to provide evidence of this.
Please note we are unable to provide sponsorship.

Strictly no agencies.

About Us

Weve spent over 40 years helping people die in peace and with dignity. Combining compassion with clinical expertise we provide patients with the best possible care at the end of their lives.

Were here for the people around our patients too those closest to them. Before during and after a bereavement we provide support thats remembered forever.

We think its that unforgettable support that inspires people to give back to St Peters. To fundraise for us. Donate. Volunteer. Were not exaggerating when we say that we couldnt do what we do without our wonderful supporters. We really cant thank them enough.

We want to help many more people to die well. And were doing this by teaching others. As a centre of educational excellence we share our skills with other health professionals helping the NHS and care homes to provide better end-of-life care.

Were here for all for free forever.

The Benefits

If you join our clinical team we offer NHS Agenda for Change benefits such as:

NHS equivalent salaries
Generous holiday entitlement and recognition for previous NHS service (up to 33 days for 10 years service)
Continuation in the NHS pension scheme for existing members
Recognition of previous NHS service for sick pay

There are many benefits to working at St Peters including:

27 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata. This increases the longer youre with us
Competitive salary
Pension with employer matched contributions up to 6%

Enhanced sick pay rising with service to a maximum of 12 weeks full and 12 weeks half pay.
Birthday leave a day off in the month of your birthday
Ability to buy or sell up to three days of annual leave per year
Volunteer leave
Life insurance scheme
Employee assistance programme
Access to discounts and offers through the Blue Light Card
Home and electronics salary sacrifice scheme
Free parking at our main office sites
Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
Travel discounts
Eye care scheme
Annual flu vaccine scheme

Comprehensive induction
In-house learning & development team
Continual professional development

Life is busy and we all want to enjoy a healthy work/life why we offer flexible working hours and if its practical for your role we also offer hybrid working.

You can split your hours between your home and our offices in Brentry and Long Ashton. We think this is a good way to work it gives you the convenience of working from home and the camaraderie of being with colleagues in the office.

Equity and Diversity

We want our teams to reflect the diversity of our community and we want everyone to feel that they belong. Thats why weve joined ENEI: Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. This is a UK based not-for-profit organisation that helps employers build and maintain diverse teams and inclusive cultures. Were really pleased to have ENEI supporting us on our Equity Diversity and Inclusion journey.

Just as we offer care to all we welcome applications from everyone. We want to hear from you regardless of your age disability religion or belief sex race sexual orientation gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

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Join a dynamic team delivering outstanding palliative care.We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Community Nursing Service working across both the Hospice Inpatient Nurse Led Beds and CNS ResponseAbout UsOur progressive and dynami...