Clinical Nurse Specialist

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity; Wisbech; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable hospice organization is seeking a part-time Clinical Nurse Specialist to join its Palliative Hub Team. This role involves providing 24/7 support through a triage system while primarily working from home. Candidates will assess and manage calls to help prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. The successful candidate must be willing to learn independent prescribing and commit to monthly visits to the hospice. Interview dates are January 15-16, 2026.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn as a qualified non-medical/independent prescriber is essential.

Responsibilities

• Holistically assess, plan, implement and review therapeutic interventions for patients contacting the palliative Hub advice line.
• Clinically manage telephone calls from out-of-hour services and community services.

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting role to join our innovative and publicly acclaimed Palliative Hub Team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. This is a part time role working 30 hours per week, the role will primarily be performed from home and we can be flexible with the contract base being either Cambridge or Wisbech. The role can be performed from home and is for someone who can work across a 7-day period, providing 24 hours a day advice and support as part of a rota. It is a requirement of the role to visit the hospice at least on a monthly basis.

Responsibilities

A successful Clinical Nurse Specialist in this position will be expected to holistically assess, plan, implement and review therapeutic interventions of patients who contact the palliative Hub advice line by telephone, helping to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. A key element of this service is to appropriately clinically manage telephone calls from out-of-hour services, on-call doctors (HUC), the East of England Ambulance service, and other community services for patients, their families, and carers. This is not a patient facing role.

Qualifications

Willingness to learn as a qualified non-medical/independent prescriber is essential, unless you already have the relevant qualification.

Interview Dates

Interviews for this post will be held on 15th and 16th January 2026.

Salary

Please note that the salary quoted is based on full time hours and needs to be pro‑rated for part time posts. We regret that we are unable to negotiate salary above the maximum stated within the advert.

EEO Statement

We are committed to inclusivity, respect, fairness, engagement and equality of opportunity for our patients and their families, our staff and trustees, our volunteers and our supporters. We value the strength that comes with difference and the positive contribution that diversity brings to our community. Candidates with a disability that meet the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview. We are also working to increase diversity throughout the organisation, and we particularly welcome applications from BAME people who are currently under‑represented. Arthur Rank Hospice Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults who draw on care and support and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

Sponsorship

Arthur Rank Hospice Charity does not hold a sponsor licence; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship to individuals who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, or that require sponsorship as a condition of an existing visa.