Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist

St Catherine's Hospice; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension transfer eligibility

Free parking

Wellbeing support

36 days annual leave

Life assurance scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Join St Catherine's Hospice as an Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist, working within a compassionate team to provide palliative care to patients and their families. You will manage a caseload, conduct assessments, and contribute to advanced care planning, supporting clinical education and research.

The role requires experience in palliative care, a valid UK driving licence, and a commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration experience in nursing.
• Experience providing palliative care in different settings.
• Knowledge of medicines and therapies used in palliative care.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients with moderate needs.
• Complete specialist assessments and plan interventions.
• Contribute to advance and anticipatory care planning.
• Provide specialist advice and bereavement support.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary team discussions.
• Support clinical audit and service improvement activities.
• Participate in the hospice's 24-hour advice line.

Skills

Palliative care

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Teamwork

Risk assessment

Autonomous decision-making

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC Register

Degree in health-related subject

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join us in one of three newly created roles, working alongside and strengthening our established Community Nurse Specialist team. We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse to join St Catherines Hospice as an Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist. Working across the hospice and community, you will manage a specialist caseload and use your clinical expertise to provide personalised, holistic and coordinated care for patients with palliative care needs, while supporting their families and carers.

• Manage a caseload of patients with moderate needs, completing specialist assessments and planning appropriate interventions.
• Use autonomous clinical reasoning and risk assessment to support timely, confident decision-making.
• Contribute to advance and anticipatory care planning with patients, families, carers and multi-professional colleagues.
• Provide specialist advice, signposting and bereavement support within your scope of competence.
• Contribute to MDT discussions, discharge planning, case conferences and local Gold Standards Framework meetings.
• Support clinical audit, education, research and service improvement activity.
• Participate in the hospices 24-hour advice line, including the overnight service, for which additional remuneration is paid.You will be a Registered Nurse on the NMC Register with significant post-registration experience and a degree in a health-related subject, or equivalent substantial clinical experience. You will bring experience of providing palliative care across different settings, including care for people with non-malignant conditions, together with advanced knowledge of medicines and therapies used in palliative care.

You will communicate sensitively and professionally, work effectively as part of a team and be confident using your initiative while recognising when advice or escalation is required. A palliative care qualification, experience in a community setting, teaching or mentoring experience, and a non-medical prescribing qualification are desirable. You must also hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle insured for business use.

You will join a caring, compassionate and committed organisation where specialist practice, learning and continuous improvement are valued. As part of one of the countrys few University Hospices, you will have opportunities to contribute to teaching, supervision, mentoring and research while developing your own professional practice.

• A warm, valuesdriven culture with supportive clinical leadership and access to specialist palliative care education and regular clinical supervision.
• NHSpension transfer eligibility (if applicable) or hospice pension.
• Free parking on site
• Wellbeing support that includes access to free confidential counselling.
• 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) pro rata for part time. All staff receive an additional wellbeing day on their birthday or nearest working day. Access to a buy additional leave scheme.
• Life assurance scheme
• Opportunity to join the blue light scheme and cycle to work scheme.

If you are an experienced nurse who is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred palliative care, we would be delighted to hear from you.