Clinical Nurse Specialist (Training Post Available)

Princess Alice Hospice; Esher; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local hospice organization in Esher is seeking a Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide high-quality nursing care to patients with palliative care needs. The successful candidate will work autonomously, act as a resource for other professionals, and may undergo training to enhance their expertise. Candidates must possess strong communication skills, relevant experience in palliative care, and the ability to work in emotionally challenging situations. This role offers a Band 6 start with options for training and development.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Current NMC Registration or Registered Professional with HCPC.
• Palliative care or oncology experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality specialist nursing care to palliative care patients.
• Act as a specialist resource for health and social care professionals.
• Facilitate research and audit activities related to palliative care.

Skills

Highly developed communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work in an emotionally demanding environment

Leadership capabilities

Clinical assessment and evaluation

Organisational skills

Ability to influence change

Education

NMC Registration/HCPC Registration

Palliative Care Diploma or equivalent

Teaching qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent)

Relevant degree or diploma

Community qualification

Palliative Care Degree

Job description

Clinical Nurse Specialist (Training Post Available)

Please apply for this role via Princess Alice Hospice website - www.pah.org.uk

You will be motivated, a flexible thinker, and able to adapt to new ways of providing care to reach more patients within the community. Youll have excellent communication skills and enjoy working alongside a multidisciplinary team to assess the needs of patients, families, and carers.

You will have a relevant degree or diploma or be in the process of undertaking one. Palliative care or oncology experience is essential.

Main duties of the job

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced and versatile Clinical Nurse Specialist with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our Hospice at Home team.

You will work autonomously within defined protocols to facilitate and provide high quality specialist nursing care to our patients. You will act as a specialist resource for other health and social care professionals on issues relating to specialist palliative care, responding to their identified requirements and initiating research and audit.

We have the option of a bespoke training package over a six month to twelve-month period to develop into the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist. This role would start as a Band 6, with a review of the banding after the successful completion of the training.

About us

About us:

Princess Alice Hospice is a charity supporting people in life, death and grief. We're dedicated to working closely with individuals, communities and organisations in the London Boroughs of Kingston and Richmond and large parts of Surrey, to ensure more people receive the support they need.

About the Hospice at Home team:

Is care at your core? It is at ours. Palliative and end of life is a time when care really matters. We support our clinical staff to be the difference in these precious days: with outstanding patient to carer ratios. With time to build valued relationships with your patients, their families and friends.

Our Hospice at Home service brings the skills and expertise of our highly trained and dedicated specialist team directly into our patients homes. This allows patients, their families, and carers access to the vital support they need at home, when time matters most.

Please note:Princess Alice Hospice holds an Organisational SponsorshipLicence and may consider Visa Sponsorship for UK-based applicants for keyorganisational roles that meet the skilled worker sponsorship criteria. Pleasenote that sponsorship opportunities are extremely limited and are not availablefor the majority of roles. If you require sponsorship, please check the jobadvert or contact our recruitment team before applying.

Job responsibilities

The post holder works autonomously within defined protocols to facilitate and provide high quality specialist nursing care to patients with palliative care needs for Princess Alice Hospice. The post holder will act as a specialist resource for other health and social care professionals on issues relating to specialist palliative care and respond to their identified requirements and initiate research and audit.

Person Specification

Particular Skills and Aptitudes

• Evidence of highly developed communication skills both written and verbal
• Good interpersonal skills
• Able to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment
• Leadership capabilities
• Clinical assessment and evaluation
• Organisational skills
• Ability to influence change

Experience

• Palliative care or oncology experience.
• Interest in research/audit
• Experience in mentoring P2K and post-basic students
• Clinical supervision experience
• Community experience
• Particular skills and aptitude

Specialist Knowledge

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Knowledge of current healthcare and nursing policy and provision
• Understanding of specialist palliative care provision

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration/Registered Professional with HCPC
• Palliative Care Diploma or equivalent
• ECEPC or willingness to undertake
• Teaching qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent)
• Relevant degree or diploma or in the process of undertaking same
• Community qualification
• Palliative Care Degree

Personal Qualities and Other Requirement

• Flexible, motivated, self-directed
• Pleasant and calm manner
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work well within a team
• Car driver/full driving licence
• Cover on-call rota including weekends and bank holidays
• Awareness of, and commitment to the Mission, Vision and Values of the Hospice

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.