Skip to content

Clinical Specialist Triage and Facilitator Nurse – Band 7 – Specialist Palliative Urgent Response (SPUR)

Join our team

Closing Date: Thursday 07 August 2025

Interview Dates: 12 and 13 August 2025

Location: Various locations across Birmingham

Hours:  37.5 hours per week (full-time) or part time day/night shifts available

Salary: Hospice Clinical Band 7 – £44,835 to £51,307 (pro rata for part-time)

DBS Requirement:  Enhanced check with Adult Barring List

At Birmingham Hospice, our patients are at the heart of everything we do. From our Inpatient Units to our Living Well Centres and bereavement counselling services, we are here for our community when they need us most.

We are launching our new 24/7 Specialist Palliative Urgent Response (SPUR) service, and this role will operate between 8pm and 8am, responding to urgent palliative care needs across Birmingham and Solihull.

As a Clinical Specialist Triage and Facilitator Nurse, you will be the first point of contact for all incoming calls to the service. A clinical leader, you will work autonomously and collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to assess, diagnose, and treat patients in their place of residence, ensuring timely and appropriate clinical responses.

You will provide expert palliative care support to patients and their families, offering sensitive communication and addressing their evolving physical, psychological, and spiritual needs. You will also be responsible for delegating clinical responsibilities, liaising with external services, supporting medical emergencies, and managing safeguarding concerns.

What we’re looking for:

  • Registered Nurse (Adult) qualification (e.g. RGN)
  • NMC Registration
  • Independent prescribing qualification (V300) or equivalent specialist training
  • European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care (or working towards)
  • Advanced communication skills training
  • High level of professional autonomy and critical judgement

What we offer:

  • The opportunity to be part of a compassionate and forward-thinking charity
  • Generous benefits package
  • Recognition of continuous service for NHS hospice staff (including pension and annual leave entitlements)

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

Rachel Harrison at rachel.harrison@birminghamhospice.org.uk  or
Kerry Millard at kerry.millard@birminghamhospice.org.uk 

For more information please read the job description and job pack.

Come join us and together, we can make every moment matter

“After I saw the care my dad received at the hospice, I knew I wanted to work there.”

Barbara Bennett, a Healthcare Assistant at Birmingham Hospice’s Erdington site, was inspired to join the hospice after seeing the expert palliative care her dad, Frederick, received there.

Having worked in healthcare for 30 years, Barbara decided it was time she went into palliative and end of life care after helping to care for her father when he was diagnosed with heart failure, kidney failure and dementia.

Read Barbara’s story

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse team, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.

We value each person as an individual – whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you, about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.

Our Values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.

Kindness
Togetherness
Positivity
Openness
Respect
Innovation