Community Palliative CNS: Home-Based Care & Training

NHS Jobs; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 35.000 - 55.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Community Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will work with the Hospice multidisciplinary team to facilitate a supportive framework aimed at enabling patients to be cared for in the home environment of their choice.

They will provide information, specialist advice in symptom control and psychosocial support to patients and families in the community, and act as an expert resource to educate and train other staff including members of the local primary health care teams, helping to

Qualifikationen

• Specialist role requiring knowledge of palliative care principles.
• Ability to provide symptom control guidance and psychosocial support.

Aufgaben

• Deliver information and specialist advice on symptom control.
• Provide psychosocial support to patients and families in the community.
• Act as expert resource to educate and train staff including local primary health care teams.
• Facilitate care at home in the patient’s environment.

Kenntnisse

Palliative care expertise

Symptom management

Education and training

Jobbeschreibung

The Community Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will work with the Hospice multidisciplinary team to facilitate a supportive framework aimed at enabling patients to be cared for in the home environment of their choice.

They will provide information, specialist advice in symptom control and psychosocial support to patients and families in the community, and act as an expert resource to educate and train other staff including members of the local primary health care teams, helping to