Date posted: 07 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year, pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 362-NAM6CSN-06-26
Job locations: Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport, SK2 7JE, United Kingdom

Macmillan Associate Specialist Palliative Care - BAND 6 - 22.5 HOURS - Permanent
Job summary
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join the established and dynamic multi-professional Specialist Palliative Care Team at Stockport NHS FT as a Band 6 Associate Specialist Palliative Care Nurse.

We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative Registered Nurse with a relevant degree or portfolio of evidence working at this level. In addition a specialist qualification or significant experience working with patients with complex needs.

Able to demonstrate evidence of recent professional development in palliative care with developed palliative care clinical practice experience, knowledge and skills.

Applicants will have excellent advanced communication skills and experience of multi-professional team working. They must also have a commitment to the delivery of high quality patient care and ideally have experience of managing a clinical caseload.

An ability to work autonomously and as part of a team, with excellent time management skills is essential. The service covers a 7 day rota, therefore flexible working is required to provide this.

Main duties of the job

• Provide evidence-based specialist palliative care, advice and support to patients with a diagnosis of cancer or other life-threatening illness, and their carers. Working collaboratively with multi-professionals across primary and secondary care and liaising with the Macmillan Specialist Care Nurses where appropriate.
• Provide specialist palliative care advice, education and training to all members of the multi professional team across all care settings as the service requires.

About us
Working within the Stockport Specialist Palliative Care Team (SSPCT), in contributing to the provision of a co-ordinated and comprehensive 7 day service for patients and carers requiring specialist palliative care. The post holder will manage their own caseload and provide specialist palliative care advice and support in both community, hospital and nurse led clinic settings. Participating where appropriate to non-clinical aspects of the Clinical Nurse Specialist Role including audit, education and research.

Job responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the Specialist Palliative Care service, manage a caseload of patients with complex palliative care needs.
• Provide palliative care advice on symptom control, disease treatments, psychological and social issues to support a high standard of care to patients with complex needs.
• Work collaboratively to ensure that patients with specialist palliative care needs and their carers are met, involving other members of the Palliative Care Multi-disciplinary Team as appropriate.
• Attend and contribute to the palliative care weekly multi-disciplinary team meeting maintaining effective communication across the spectrum of professional carers.
• Use effective and empathic advanced communication skills to support patients and carers when they are dealing with uncertainty and coping with bad news.
• Work with other members of the Specialist Palliative Care Team to develop and provide appropriate training and education for the multi-disciplinary team and other healthcare professionals that improves the quality of palliative care provision.
• Work with other members of the Specialist Palliative Care Team to implement initiatives such as local and national guidance that improve the quality of palliative care.
• Ensure own professional development in line with appraisal and competency framework.
• Maintain contemporaneous electronic and written record keeping of patient care records.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• 1st Level RN
• First degree or portfolio of evidence at this level
• Specialist Qualification in Palliative Care
• Evidence of recent professional development in Palliative Care

Desirable

• NMP V300
• Teaching Qualification

Knowledge
Essential

• Multidisciplinary Team working
• Knowledge of management and treatment of the patient with palliative care needs in line with local and national guidelines
• Knowledge of research and evidence based practice
• Awareness of current issues in palliative care

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of experience of dealing with patients with complex needs
• Evidence of oncology or palliative care experience
• Involvement in education and training
• Multidisciplinary Team working

Desirable

• Managing a clinical caseload
• Working in a community setting

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Ability to work autonomously
• Clear vision of the role and commitment to the speciality
• Time management skills
• Highly motivated, innovative and practical
• Ability to work in a multi-agency team

Desirable

• Ability to identify training needs and deliver education sessions
• Leadership training and development

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.

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