Nurse Consultant

Pilgrims Hospices; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare charity in East Kent is seeking a Nurse Consultant to lead service development in palliative care. The role involves advanced clinical reasoning, holistic assessments, and working in both community and inpatient settings. Ideal candidates will have experience in managing complex care needs and a passion for patient-centered care. This position offers opportunities for professional development and making a significant impact on the lives of patients and families.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Nurse Consultant with a focus on palliative care.
• Strong understanding of ethical decision-making at the end of life.
• Ability to work in both inpatient and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead service development and strategic decisions within the team.
• Provide advanced clinical assessments and interventions.
• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals to improve care quality.

Skills

Holistic patient-centered care

Advanced clinical reasoning

Pain and symptom management

Advanced communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse with advanced practice training

Job description

Overview

Shape the future of supportive Palliative Care in East Kent. Are you an experienced nurse with a passion for holistic, patient-centred care? Pilgrims Hospices is seeking Nurse Consultants to join our senior clinical leadership team.

In this pivotal role, youll have the autonomy to lead service development across both in-patient and community settings, influence strategic decisions, and deliver exceptional care to patients and families - making a lasting impact every day. Youll work alongside leading Consultants in Palliative Medicine, with access to advanced learning and development opportunities.

Your expertise will help us deliver our vision: a community where people with life-limiting illnesses are supported to live well in comfort and with dignity until their final moments and support their loved ones at times most needed.

Responsibilities

• To be professionally accountable for all work undertaken and to practice at an advanced level of professional autonomy in line with local/national policy and guidance and the NMC Code.
• To work as a Nurse Consultant using advanced clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills, prescribing, planning, and evaluating interventions for patients with complex presentations.
• To be an authoritative expert assessor/advisor on pain and symptom management, psychological/spiritual/social/practical and ethical decisions at the end of life and to work in partnership with a range of health professionals to improve their skills in these areas.
• Develop and conduct skilled clinical intervention with patients with palliative care needs, assessing and addressing issues such as quality of life, futility, prognosis, withdrawing and withholding treatment and end of life decision making within an ethical framework.
• To undertake complex and sensitive holistic care assessments and plan, implement and evaluate care utilising advanced communication skills.
• To work across in-patient and community settings, leading service development and contributing to strategic decisions within the Pilgrims Hospices’ clinical leadership team.

About Pilgrims Hospices

Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent provides compassionate end-of-life care and support for individuals with life-limiting illnesses, as well as their families and carers. Operating across three hospice sites in Canterbury, Ashford, and Thanet, the charity offers a range of services including pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, and respite care. Their care is tailored to individual needs and can be delivered in hospice settings, in the community, or at home. Pilgrims Hospices aims to help people live well in every moment, even at the end of life.