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Palliative Care Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Type:

Full time, Permanent

Location:

East Cheshire Hospice, Macclesfield

Hours:

Full or Part Time hours available

Salary:

£47,810 - £54,710

Closing date:

28-01-2026

Job Description

Due to an exciting expansion of services, the hospice is adding to their well-established medical team.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner with a passion for delivering exemplary care, to join us in looking after people affected by life-limiting illness in both the hospice and community settings.

You will be working in our newly developed Palliative Advice Centre (PACE), as well as being an integral part of the medical team on the in-patient unit and Sunflower Living Well Centre. Our services are based in our purpose-built hospice situated one mile from Macclesfield town centre. There is ample free parking available on site.

PACE operates 24/7. You will be expected to be able to work across 7 days, between the hours of 8am and 8pm.

Our new team member will:

Undertake face to face reviews of palliative patients, working across clinical settings, inclusive of hospice & community work
Deliver expert advice to healthcare professionals, patients and relatives both in person and over the phone
Coordinate care for people with a life-limiting illness
Be confident liaising with other healthcare professionals, making recommendations for changes to medication regimes/plans of care and advocating for patients and their families
Be proactive in-service development
Deliver evidence based, quality care

What we can offer you:

Access to employee support and supervision
7 weeks paid holiday increasing upon length of service
Comprehensive learning and development, with excellent training opportunities
Subsidised meals
NHS Pension scheme for existing members. Workplace pension for non-NHS members
Employee support and wellbeing – we have a range of initiatives to support you
We will cover the cost of your DBS check
Staff Benefits – access to money saving offers via our very own ECH Sunflower Card and NHS Blue Light Card

What you will need:

To be an experienced, competent, and confident practitioner who can work autonomously formulating patient management plans, using evidence-based practice. Ideally you will be an established non-medical prescriber, but candidates who are working towards this qualification will be considered.

In addition, we request that:

You have a genuine passion for delivering palliative care and enjoy patient contact.
You are prepared to be flexible in your role.
You are motivated, dynamic and personable, with the ability to work well with and enhance the existing multidisciplinary team.
You have the confidence to work autonomously.
You are someone working at a senior level in their field with palliative care experience.
Ideally, you have a qualification in clinical diagnostics, examination and non-medical prescribing or are working towards this.
You have excellent communication skills – patients, families & healthcare professionals.
You are prepared to be reliable, enthusiastic, motivated to learn and adaptable to change.
You can travel freely/ daily across the East Cheshire Hospice catchment area.

Pre-application visits to the hospice are strongly encouraged – please contact the HR team to arrange: recruitment@echospice.org.uk / 01625 664994.

We are inclusive

We believe that equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination is a fundamental right for everyone, and that diversity within our organisation and our community is a strength to be valued, promoted and developed.

Being a part of and supporting such a diverse community, it is vital that our staff team represents the community in which we work. We welcome applications from people from all walks of life and backgrounds irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

We understand that people perform better when they can be themselves and that by creating an environment that includes everyone, our staff will perform to their full potential.

We do not discriminate against employees or job applicants and select the best person for each job based on relevant skills and experience.

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