Specialist Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Location: Palliative Care Dept., Bodfan, Ysbyty Eryri, Caernarfon, LL55 2YE, United Kingdom
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £40,559 to £48,841 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 050-NMR437-0826
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Closing date: 17 August 2026

Job summary
To work within the Specialist Palliative Care Team, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. To contribute to the delivery of a high quality, accessible palliative care service, providing specialist support, care and advice to patients and their families living with life limiting disease.

Main duties of the job
The Highly Specialist Nurse is an autonomous practitioner and has the freedom to act to influence patient care and service provision. They will exercise higher levels of judgement, discretion and decision-making in specialist palliative care, in relation to the management of patients, their carers and professionals involved in their care, across all specialities and all care settings.

The Highly Specialist Nurse will be able to demonstrate higher levels of clinical decision making and so enable the monitoring and improving of standards of care through supervision of practice, as direct or indirect activity, clinical audit, development of practice through research, teaching, and the support of professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

About us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• 1st Level Registered General Nurse.
• Post registration qualification in relevant area or knowledge gained through equivalent experience.
• Relevant First Degree or working towards, or knowledge gained through equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Non-Medical Independent Prescriber
• Teaching qualification or knowledge gained through relevant experience

Experience
Essential

• Significant post registration experience in relevant specialty
• Experience of working effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience in palliative care settings
• Teaching skills and experience

Skills
Essential

• Significant post registration experience in relevant specialty
• Ability to work both within a team and autonomously
• Effective time management and organisational skills
• Advanced communication skills
• Ability to lead and influence change through application of advanced clinical knowledge and skills

Desirable

• Experience of participation in research and audit.
• Good IT skills (Word, email, PowerPoint)

Knowledge
Essential

• Advanced and current issues in palliative care
• Health care policy and strategy relevant to palliative care
• Good understanding of audit and research and its application to/uses in practice
• Clinical and information governance
• The scope of Professional Practice/Code of Conduct

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service.
• Ability to motivate and lead others.
• Ability to manage opposition and over come obstacles in a positive and non-threatening manner.

Other relevant requirements
Essential

• Ability to make own transport arrangements for home visits/to travel between sites

Desirable

• Fluency in the Welsh language

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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
Specialist Palliative Care Lead Nurse West
Jayne Emsley
jayne.emsley@wales.nhs.uk
03000851667