Clinical Nurse Specialist Community Palliative Care

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide high-quality patient-centered care in London. The role involves working alongside GPs, community nursing teams, and specialists to ensure excellent palliative care services are delivered. Ideal candidates will have a nursing registration, relevant experience, and leadership skills. Flexible working options and professional development opportunities are available.

Benefits

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Support and development in your career

Qualifications

• Experience in palliative care and managing complex patient needs.
• Ability to communicate difficult information sensitively.
• Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert high-quality patient-focused palliative care.
• Support community teams and assist with patient care plans.
• Deliver education and resources for healthcare professionals.

Skills

Communication skills

Autonomy

Compassion

Leadership

Education

First level nursing registration

First level degree in related subject

Teaching and assessing qualification

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Palliative Care CNS to work within the community setting covering a 7 day service 08:00am – 20:00pm .

We are looking for an experienced, autonomous, and innovative nurse to join the integrated specialist palliative care nursing team.

This is a Band 7 community-based palliative care CNS post, working alongside, Community Nursing Services, Consultants, Therapists, and wider MDT to ensure that the service and team are providing expert high quality patient focused care to advice and support patients, families and Health Care Professionals.

You will be working closely with GP\'s, Community Teams and Acute Trust staff. As an integral part of community nursing, you will support community teams to feel confident and competent to deliver good palliative and end of life patient centred care and providing expertise for patients with palliative care needs across the borough.

Main duties of the job

Enthusiasm, motivation, compassion, and leadership are qualities and skills considered essential for this specialist nurse role to work in a very challenging environment; you will be expected to have a commitment to and progressive work within the field of palliative care. Additionally, you must be able to demonstrate excellence in clinical practice, acting as a resource for information and education, while working alongside the other specialist services.

In return we can offer you a supportive, friendly working environment with opportunities for personal and professional development. You will be supported by the Clinical Lead.

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, 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 *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan Training, support and development in your career.

Person specification

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria

• First level nursing registration
• First level degree in related subject or evidence of work towards this
• Teaching and assessing qualification or experience
• Advanced Communication
• Skills Course

Desirable criteria

• Non-Medical Prescriber V300
• Qualified MSc
• Level 2 psychology training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant post registration experience at band 6 or above in this or appropriate speciality
• Previous experience in a post involving clinical and managerial responsibilities.
• Previous experience of teaching and developing teaching materials
• Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice
• Ability to develop new ways of working
• Ability to deal with complex patient care including symptom control and psychological support
• Able to manage own caseload

Desirable criteria

• Conversant with the key principles of clinical governance

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to develop new ways of working
• Ability to deal with complex patient care including symptom control and psychological support
• Ability to communicate unpleasant /difficult information to patients in a variety of settings with sensitivity
• Able to analyse data and provide written reports.
• Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
• Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area
• Able to present information to professional groups.
• Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
• Able to participate/undertake clinical audit & research
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Desirable criteria
• Able to influence management and overcome resistance through application of advanced communication skills

Other Essential criteria

• Change agent - participating in implementing changes within practice
• Recognition and management of own limitations
• Able to take a self-reflective approach to own practice
• Awareness of self as a role mode
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Due to high application volumes, this vacancy may close before the advertised date. Please apply promptly if you meet the Person Specification.

Only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the criteria will be shortlisted.

Interview details will be emailed after the closing date—please check your email regularly.

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