Clinical Nurse Specialist (Development Role)

Integrated Care System; Driffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in a developmental post within a multidisciplinary palliative care team in Driffield. The successful candidate will engage in clinical leadership and high-quality patient care, advancing their qualifications while working collaboratively in a supportive environment. Ideal applicants are Registered Nurses with significant experience in palliative care, strong communication skills, and a commitment to enhancing patient services.

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with a teaching and assessing qualification.
• Experience in palliative care and formal/informal teaching.
• Proven leadership and advanced clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide high-quality palliative and end-of-life care.
• Develop effective working relationships with multi-professional teams.
• Engage in professional development and contribute to teaching programmes.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Teamworking

Education

Registered General Nurse

Relevant MSc in palliative care or oncology

Extended non-medical prescriber (V300)

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist (Development Role)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist developmental post within the Hull and East Riding Community Specialist Palliative Care Team. The successful candidate will be employed in a band 6 development role and will become a band 7 once the essential qualifications for the role are achieved . This community-based post is within a multi-disciplinary team who deliver specialist, high quality care to patient's with advanced, progressive illness and their families' and carers.

Main duties of the job

The role combines clinical leadership, expertise and complex palliative and end of life care management in order to promote palliative and end of life care. As an RN with a minimum of 2 years experience working within a palliative care setting, you must have advanced palliative care clinical experience, knowledge and skills. Applicants must have excellent advanced communication skills and experience of multi-professional team working. They must also have a commitment to the delivery of high quality patient care. You must be qualified to degree level and be willing to undertake Non-medical Prescribing and other specified essential qualifications within a specific timeframe.

For further information or an informal visit, please contact Lucy Thompson, Operations Manager for Specialist Palliative Care Team on 07964 686895 [e-mail]

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Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• Teaching and assessing qualification, and/or experience
• Evidence of personal / professional development
• Relevant MSc in palliative care or oncology
• Extended non-medical prescriber (V300)

Knowledge

• Advanced palliative care clinical practice, knowledge and skills, including problem solving complex issues
• Practice development skills in line with knowledge and skills framework

Experience

• Experience of formal or informal teaching and experience of developing /contributing to teaching and training programmes
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with a multi-professional team, whilst challenging and negotiating clinical practice
• Proactive approach to team working and change management
• Leadership, negotiation and facilitation skills
• Advanced clinical assessment skills and decision making skills
• Excellent organisation skills and able to manage competing priorities
• Motivated and enthusiastic approach to advancing clinical care
• Advanced communication skills
• Experience of initiation and conducting assisting with research projects and audit activity

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.