Bank Community Nurse

Central London Community Health Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Greater London seeks a Community Palliative Care Specialist Nurse to improve the quality of life for patients with advanced illnesses. This role involves working in a multidisciplinary team to provide expert advice on symptom management and support patients and families. Ideal candidates will be registered nurses with experience in complex health care needs. Join us to make a meaningful impact in end-of-life care.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction program

Car lease scheme for Band 5 and above

Flexible working options

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Recent clinical nursing experience in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience with complex health needs and undertaking general assessments.
• Providing holistic care involving the multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a specialist resource for patients, families, and staff.
• Providing expert advice on pain and symptom control.
• Influencing and developing nursing practice in palliative care.

Skills

Knowledge of out of hospital care

Effective listening

Ability to give constructive feedback

Knowledge of infection control

Literacy and numeracy skills

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

NMC Registration

Evidence of other post-registration education and training

Job description

The Community Palliative Care Specialist Nurse will work to empower people with advanced progressive illnesses and those who support them to maximise their individual quality of life and death by enabling the provision of skilled palliative care.

This role within an established team will support ongoing development of the post holder, giving them the opportunity to advance their palliative and end of life care skills alongside a multi-professional team.Key Working Relationships

Specialist Palliative Care services in Harrow and Northwest London, St Luke's Hospice, acute based Palliative Care and Macmillan services, General practitioners, adult community service providers including other specialist teams and district nursing, social services.

Main duties of the job

The CNS in Palliative Care works as a member of Harrow Community services within Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. The team is comprised of a clinical lead, nurse team leader, clinical nurse specialists, palliative nurse, 3 part time consultants in Palliative Medicine and 1.2 WTE team administrators.

Acting as a specialist resource to provide advice, support and information to patients, families and staff, the CNS plays a key role in raising clinical standards in the provision of palliative care services in the community. The CNS will act as a role model and exercise leadership to influence and develop the practice of nurses, medical and social care personnel in palliative and end of life care.

Your healthcare closer to home www.clch.nhs.uk@CLCHNHSTrustIn collaboration with the Palliative Care Consultants and other members of the specialist multi-disciplinary team (MDT) the post holder will provide expert advice on pain, symptom control and the ongoing management of patients with specialist palliative care needs.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• NMC Registration
• Evidence of other post-registration education and training

Experience

• Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multi-disciplinary team
• Working with people with complex health needs
• Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
• Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence based care
• Previous experience in the Nursing process, care planning and fluent in record keeping
• Experience of providing holistic care that involvesthe multidisciplinary team
• Experience of training other students.
• oPost registration experience in a NHS community environment

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of out of hospital care and the role of the Community Nurse
• Ability to listen effectively and ability to give constructive feedback to clients and colleagues
• Knowledge of PREP
• Knowledge of how Equal Opportunities can be implemented in practice
• Knowledge of reasonable response to service user needs and prioritising and dealing with those needs with a required urgency
• Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
• Knowledge of risks involved in working in the community.
• Knowledge of evidence based practice.
• Knowledge of management of long term condition e.g. Diabetes and an understanding of the concept of self- management
• Knowledge of infection control
• Knowledge of general wound care
• Promotion of continence
• Literacy and numeracy skills
• Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
• Understanding of resource management
• Knowledge of the audit process

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£18.02 an hourWeekly pay will include: Basic pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday pay