Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Exeter; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization is looking for a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join their dedicated team in Exeter. This role focuses on delivering high-quality, evidence-based palliative care to patients with life-limiting illnesses. You will work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, ensuring that patient dignity and quality of life are prioritized. This position comes with flexible working arrangements, a supportive work environment, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Free staff parking

Flexible and compassionate workplace

Wellbeing and mental health support

Qualifications

• Experience in palliative care or related field required.
• Ability to provide evidence-based clinical advice.
• Demonstrated professionalism and communication with patients and professionals.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced specialist palliative care to patients.
• Deliver education and training to staff and stakeholders.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Clinical judgment in palliative care

Team leadership

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

This community-based role involves travel across Exeter and surrounding areas and participating in a seven-day service provision.

Why Join Us?

• Free staff parking
• Flexible and compassionate workplace
• Wellbeing and mental health support

Main duties of the job

As a registered nurse with experience in palliative care or a related field, you will work with our multi-disciplinary team to provide exceptional, evidence-based, person-centred care for patients with complex, life-limiting illnesses. You will manage a patient caseload, offer expert advice and interventions, and collaborate effectively with local GPs and Community Nurses as part of Hospiscare’s renowned specialist care.

About us

Hospiscare has been supporting people in Exeter, Mid and East Devon with terminal illnesses for over 40 years. Our services include support at home, a specialist palliative care ward, outpatient clinics, and supportive therapies.

We support close to 2,200 local people each year, in some of the hardest times possible. As a local charity, we raise around £10 million each year to continue to provide our care. Our staff, volunteers, and supporters help us to care for people when they're most in need, no matter what their individual circumstances may be.

We're proud to be rated as 'five star' by patients and families and as 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, to have been awarded a Mind Bronze Award for wellbeing at work, and to be a Disability Confident employer.

Job responsibilities

Job Description

1. JOB DETAILS

Job Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

Band: 6

Location: Community

Hours: Ason contract, to include on-call

Team/Directorate: Community Cluster

Responsible To: Community Cluster Team Leader (CCTL)

Responsible For: N/A

Accountable to: Head of Community and Supportive Care Services

Job purpose

To deliver an excellent standard of evidence-based specialist palliative nursing care and clinical advice.

To promote dignity, encompassing a person-centred approach, to positively enhance the lives of patients in the community with complex, life-limiting illnesses.

Key responsibilities

• Provide advanced specialist palliative care by contributing highly experienced clinical judgment and knowledge in complex palliative and end-of-life care to promote best practice for adults with life-limiting illnesses.
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills and professionalism in all interactions with patients, carers, and other professionals to promote and maintain Hospiscare values.
• Contribute to the clinical leadership of junior staff within the community team to ensure effectiveness and cohesion.
• Deliver education and training internally and externally to ensure evidence-based practice.
• Attend and contribute to multidisciplinary meetings to promote best practice.
• Participate in clinical governance and audit processes to support quality improvement and learning.
• Assess and identify complex bereavement needs and communicate effectively with the Supportive Care team for seamless handover into Bereavement Care Services.

Infection Prevention and Control

Maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff by adhering to infection prevention policies and reporting risks.

Disclosure and Barring Service

This role requires an enhanced DBS check with Adults and Children Barred Lists.