Clinical Lead – Harrow Community Specialist Palliative Care
Band 8a
Main area Clinical Lead – Harrow Community Specialist Palliative Care Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week.
- Full time
- Flexible working
Job ref 824-ONW-8067709
Site Honeypot Health Centre Town Stanmore
Salary £63,665 – £70,887 per annum inclusive of HCAS.
Closing 28/06/2026 23:59.
We are looking for an experienced clinician to join the Harrow Community Specialist Palliative Care Team as a Clinical Lead (Band 8a). Reporting to the Head of Clinical Services, the post holder will provide clinical, professional, and operational leadership to the Clinical Nurse Specialist team, ensuring the delivery of high quality, patient‑centred palliative care services across Harrow.
Main duties of the job
- Lead and manage the Harrow Community Specialist Palliative Care Team, ensuring the delivery of high quality, responsive, and patient‑centred care.
- Provide expert clinical leadership and specialist palliative care advice for complex patients, supporting multidisciplinary teams, patients, and families.
- Deputise for the Head of Clinical Services and contribute to the strategic development and operational management of the service.
- Lead workforce development through clinical supervision, education, training, case reviews, and professional support for the Clinical Nurse Specialist team.
- Develop and maintain effective partnerships with primary care, acute trusts, hospices, community services, and other key stakeholders.
- Lead on clinical governance, audit, research, quality improvement, and service evaluation activities to ensure compliance with national standards and best practice.
- Support the development of policies, pathways, and service redesign initiatives, including the ongoing development of the seven‑day specialist palliative care advice service.
- Act as a specialist resource for palliative care across CLCH, promoting innovation, evidence‑based practice, and excellence in end‑of‑life care.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
- Current NMC registration
- Post‑registration qualifications in Palliative care
- Willingness to undertake further academic study at a higher level (e.g., master’s degree)
- Advanced communications course
- Nurse Prescriber V300 or willingness to work towards
- Teaching and Assessing Course
Experience
- Up to date palliative care knowledge and experience
- Demonstrated management experience including managing staff, appraisals and recruitment
- Experience of planning and implementing service developments
- Relevant experience in development and delivery of service plans
- Experience of audit and service improvement
- Experience of managing a budget
- Experience of managing complex projects
- Experience in developing and implementing strategy
- Experience in undertaking initiatives across a number of organisations
- Experience working with stakeholders to implement projects and initiatives
- Experience in undertaking research projects
- Community experience
- Experience of cross‑boundary working in partnership and collaboration with health, social and voluntary sectors
Skills and Knowledge
- Knowledge of principles and philosophy of palliative care
- Range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
- Knowledge of NMC code of conduct
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance
- Knowledge of Clinical Supervision
- Ability to think strategically and produce strategic plans
- Evident ability to influence others and gain commitment
- Proven negotiation, facilitation and problem‑solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Project management and evaluation skills
- Excellent organisational, time management and prioritising skills
- Ability to interpret financial, service output and outcome information
- Excellent written and verbal skills including the ability to give clear presentations on complex issues to a variety of audiences
- Ability to use IT to produce documents, spreadsheets, databases and presentations
- Ability to engage with and gain confidence of health and social care professionals and local communities
Key Attributes
- Willingness to uphold the Trust’s values
- Eligible to live and work in the UK
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
CLCH Commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
CLCH is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is essential for providing exceptional patient care. We are dedicated to attracting and retaining talent from all backgrounds, including ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident employer, we pledge to:
- Guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role.
- Provide reasonable adjustments to support diverse needs throughout the recruitment and employment process.
- Challenge misconceptions about disability and foster an inclusive culture for everyone.
We are committed to building a workplace where all staff feel valued and have the opportunity to thrive. Simply let us know how we can support you.
Learn more about our equal opportunities policy on our website: Equal opportunities: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust clch.nhs.uk
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Name Bindya Thanki Job title Head of Clinical Services – Harrow Integrated Care Email address bindya.thanki1@nhs.net Telephone number 07956516111
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