Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

East Lancashire Hospice; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their dedicated team. This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patients' lives by providing compassionate care and support. You will be part of a collaborative environment that values kindness and excellence, with a focus on continuous learning and development. If you are an experienced nurse with a strong background in palliative care and leadership skills, this position will allow you to shape services and support the community effectively. Join a unique organization where people are at the heart of everything they do.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Learning and development opportunities

Well-being support

Private health scheme

Onsite parking

Onsite café with reduced staff prices

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in palliative care.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage a caseload.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of the nursing team and service.
• Support clinical leadership and manage patient care in the community.

Skills

Palliative Care

Clinical Leadership

Non-Medical Prescribing

Patient Management

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Advanced Practice Certification

Job description

Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Post Title Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Responsible to

Clinical Head of Community Specialist Nursing

Type of Contract Permanent

Hours Full time 37.5

Salary WTE £48,708 (dependant on experience)

Closing Date 15th May 2025

Interview Date TBC

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East Lancs Hospice

East Lancashire Hospice is a registered charity, founded in 1984. We support and care for patients with a life limiting illness, their families and others close to them. We provide this in a number of ways; at the hospice and in people’s own homes across our community of Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley.

With approximately 120 employees and over 250 volunteers, our people are our biggest asset whom we value tremendously. Our services to the local community would not be possible without our motivated and caring workforce who always strive to deliver excellence in all that they do. The hospice is a unique and special place, kindness and compassion are qualities that run throughout the hospice and our people truly believe in what we do.

Hospice Specialist Nursing Team /Clinical Nurse Specialist Salary: £48,708 (dependant on experience)

Permanent post as well as secondment opportunity available /Hours and duration negotiable for secondment

As we develop our hospice specialist nursing team to meet the increasing need within our communities, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, forward thinking, enthusiastic and motivated registered nurse to join us and play a significant role in shaping our services as well as your own development. You must have significant experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in palliative and end of life care, be a non-medical prescriber and able to work as an accountable and autonomous practitioner alongside the multi-professional team whilst managing a caseload of patients in the community.

The post holder will contribute to the development of the team working within the four pillars of advanced practice. The role will have clinical leadership and oversight of the caseload and will support the Clinical Head of Department to develop the service in line with commissioning intentions and the hospice business strategy.

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate will already be working in the field of palliative care and will need to demonstrate drive and a ‘can do’ attitude to support the delivery of the service and service developments. Although not directly line managing the team, the post holder will be able to demonstrate strong clinical leadership capabilities to support the clinical work of the team, managing competing priorities and supporting the day to day running of the service. The postholder will support the development of relationships external to the hospice and support collaborative approaches to care across Blackburn with Darwen.

What we offer

We have an excellent, collaborative working environment with a generous holiday allowance of 27 days + Bank Holidays with the option to buy additional days. You will have access to learning and development opportunities, ongoing training, well-being support and funded access to a private health scheme. There is also onsite parking and an onsite Café with reduced staff prices.

Aside from the terms and conditions detailed above, you will joining a very special and unique organisation, where people are at the heart of everything we do.

Equality and Diversity

We support an inclusive and holistic working environment and aim to empower our people to bring their authentic self to work. We are committed to this and so encourage applications from all individuals with the required skills for the role inclusive of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, caste, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, socio-economic background, trade union membership status, marriage, and civil partnerships.ELH is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and volunteers.

Interested?

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