Band 6 Specialist Palliative Care Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bedlington; Sur place; GBP 33 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Holiday allowance & flexible working

NHS discounts

Development opportunities

NHS Pension

Counselling service

Preceptorship

Résumé du poste

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in the east Cumbria region is seeking a Band 6 nurse in the Specialist Palliative Care team, serving the community. The nurse runs a clinical caseload with autonomous practice alongside CNSs and the Consultant in Palliative Medicine, with flexible to meet service needs.

The role involves managing patient and family needs, delivering specialist palliative care, and contributing to education of colleagues.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience.
• Post-registration qualification in palliative care or related field.
• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse (Level 1).
• Experience assessing and managing patients with complex palliative care needs.
• Experience supporting education, supervision or development of colleagues.

Responsabilités

• Manage a clinical caseload, prioritising and responding to fluctuating patient and family needs.
• Deliver person-centred specialist palliative care to patients and families across east Cumbria.
• Give specialist advice, assessment and support to patients with complex palliative care needs, working with CNSs and the consultant.
• Assess, manage and review patients, supporting symptom control and end-of-life care.
• Work with hospital teams and community services to deliver safe, coordinated care.
• Contribute to education, training and mentorship of colleagues.
• Keep accurate clinical records in line with professional standards.

Connaissances

Palliative care knowledge

Clinical judgement

Autonomous practice

Communication skills

IT literacy

Record-keeping

Team collaboration

Formation

Degree-level education

Post-registration qualification in palliative care

Outils

NMC registration

Description du poste

A Band 6 post in the Specialist Palliative Care team at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, serving the east of the county in the community. The nurse runs a clinical caseload of patients with palliative and end-of-life needs, using professional judgement and working largely autonomously alongside Clinical Nurse Specialists and the Consultant in Palliative Medicine. It suits someone with some palliative care background who wants to develop a specialism, working Monday to Friday with flexibility to meet service needs. Current NMC registration is required.

What the job involves

• Manage a clinical caseload, prioritising and responding to fluctuating and unpredictable patient and family needs
• Deliver person-centred specialist palliative care to patients and families across east Cumbria
• Give specialist advice, assessment and support to patients with complex palliative care needs, working with CNSs, the consultant and the wider team
• Assess, manage and review patients, supporting symptom control, advance care planning and end-of-life care
• Work with hospital teams and community services to deliver safe, coordinated and timely care
• Contribute to education, training and mentorship of colleagues in the hospital and wider multidisciplinary team
• Keep accurate clinical records in line with professional, clinical governance and organisational standards

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent experience
• Post-registration qualification or demonstrable specialist development in palliative care or a related field

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse (Level 1)

Experience

• Experience assessing and managing patients with complex palliative care needs
• Experience supporting education, supervision or development of colleagues

Skills & knowledge

• Demonstrable specialist knowledge of palliative and end-of-life care
• Knowledge of clinical governance, quality improvement and evidence-based practice applied to practice
• Understanding of multidisciplinary and cross-organisational working
• Highly developed verbal and written communication, including sensitive communication in difficult situations
• Sound clinical judgement and ability to work autonomously and prioritise competing demands
• Competent IT and electronic record-keeping skills

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check
• Satisfactory occupational health screening
• Current driving licence

Other

• Flexible to changing service needs, including working across both hospital sites and community services
• Able to work in unpredictable, emotionally demanding situations with tact, diplomacy and resilience

Nice to have

• Post-registration qualification in palliative care, oncology, advanced communication or another relevant speciality
• Experience working within a specialist palliative care service
• Experience caring for patients with complex palliative and end-of-life care needs
• Experience supporting patients and families with advance care planning and complex decision-making
• Experience working across acute, community, primary care or hospice settings
• Knowledge of symptom management and the principles of palliative prescribing
• Experience or competence in non-medical prescribing
• Advanced communication skills, including facilitating difficult or complex conversations

What’s offered

• 27-day holiday rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working scheme
• NHS discounts (subject to eligibility)
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work (subject to eligibility)
• Development opportunities (subject to eligibility)
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Free, confidential counselling and information service (Vivup)
• Agreed preceptorship period for returning practitioners and those changing clinical environments