Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative care

Whittington Health; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits you in a highly regarded multidisciplinary team focused on palliative care at a leading NHS Trust. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will play a vital role in delivering exceptional care to patients with advanced progressive diseases. This position offers the chance to utilize your advanced clinical judgment and nursing expertise while working collaboratively with local palliative care teams. You will be responsible for managing a caseload, providing essential advisory and psychological support, and contributing to the development of nursing guidelines. Join a supportive environment where your skills and knowledge can make a significant impact on patient care and education in this rewarding field.

Qualifications

• Experience in palliative care and managing complex patient needs.
• Ability to work independently and provide evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing service and assessments for palliative care patients.
• Manage caseload and support multidisciplinary team development.

Skills

Autonomous nursing

Advanced clinical judgment

Communication skills

Physical assessment skills

Education

RGN with a minimum of 5 years post-registration

1st or 2nd degree in relevant nursing subject

Post-registration qualification in palliative care

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care

Main area: Palliative care
Grade: 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 220-WHT-2928

Employer: Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Whittington Hospital, 2nd floor
Town: London
Salary: £44,806 - £60,981 per annum inclusive of HCAs (Depending on experience)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/02/2025 23:59

Job Overview

Due to a member retiring, we have a 0.6 WTE (22.5hrs/wk) vacancy for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in palliative care. This is an exciting time to join our small but highly regarded multidisciplinary team based within Whittington Hospital. The team covers the in-hospital palliative care needs of our patients, working closely with Islington and Haringey palliative care teams to provide seamless care before, during, and after hospital admissions. We have a strong presence in all areas of the hospital and lead on education in palliative and end-of-life care. We received a 'good' rating from the CQC for End of Life Care in April 2016.

Main Duties of the Job

1. To provide an autonomous nursing service using advanced clinical judgment and knowledge of palliative care.
2. To take responsibility for own evidence-based practice and implement and add to the body of knowledge that supports nursing practice within palliative care.
3. To lead and innovate nursing practice in palliative care both within the Trust and through local networks.
4. To develop all staff within the multidisciplinary team, providing support, advice, formal and informal education.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

1. To provide a nursing service within palliative care by receiving direct referrals and undertaking assessments based on specialist palliative care needs.
2. To use advanced clinical judgment to plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with complex physical and psychological problems.
3. To manage an agreed caseload, under the supervision of the Nurse Consultant, using in-depth knowledge of the patient/client group and acting as the key worker where appropriate.
4. To provide essential advisory and psychological care to patients referred to the palliative care team.
5. To document all care given using the Trust guidelines and guidelines relevant to community palliative care providers.
6. To act as an expert role model in nursing care to other nurses within the extended team.
7. To contribute to the development of nursing guidelines/protocols at a local/network level.
8. To foster communications between patients, families, carers, and health professionals and to provide relevant support, information, education, and counseling as required and within an advocacy role.
9. To work within a flexible approach that is responsive to patient/client need.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

• Able to work autonomously and manage time effectively
• Experience of caring for patients with advanced progressive disease
• Physical assessment skills
• Independent prescribing
• Advanced communication skills training
• Experience of audit and quality improvement
• Knowledge of recent strategic developments in palliative care

Experience

• RGN with a minimum of 5 years post-registration
• Working at band 6 level or above for at least 2 years
• 1st or 2nd degree in relevant nursing subject
• Experience of teaching
• Has used clinical reflection or reflective practice in nursing

Knowledge

• Knowledge of symptom control assessments and commonly used medications and dosages
• Post-registration qualification in palliative/cancer/other medical specialty at Level 6
• Opioid conversions
• Knowledge of grief models

Safeguarding Children and Adults

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures, and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct.

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your Application Form

• Provide only business email address for your referees – we are unable to request references from Yahoo, Hotmail, Gmail accounts.
• Make sure you include all evidence of where you meet the essential requirement on the job description as this forms the base of our shortlisting criteria.

Other Important Information

• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points-based system.
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID.

Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Robert Hammond
Job title: Nurse Consultant & Team Lead
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 02072883682