Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing

Staff recognition

Cycle to Work

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Onsite leisure facilities

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London is seeking a Band 7 Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist for a fixed-term 6-month contract. The post offers the opportunity to deliver expert nursing care for patients and families, working within a multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards and ensure personalised care.

You will conduct comprehensive palliative assessments, contribute to clinical decisions, and ensure care plans are implemented and evaluated in line with Trust

Responsibilities

• Provide expert nursing advice and support to deliver high-quality, individualized palliative care for patients and families or carers.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure care is aligned with local and national standards.
• Share a caseload with other Specialist Palliative Care team members and maintain effective communication with patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Undertake comprehensive palliative care assessments, contributing to clinical decision-making and prioritisation of care.
• Identify and address physical, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs to ensure holistic, high-quality nursing care.
• Refer and discuss with other team members to optimise patient care and ensure care plans are implemented and evaluated according to guidelines.
• Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy and resources are managed efficiently.
• Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement within the team and an ambassador for palliative and end-of-life care across the Trust.

Job description

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for Band 7 Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) to join our team for a fixed- term contract for 6 months.

If you have an interest in Specialist Palliative Care and want to know if it is a fit, this is the post for you.

As a Specialist Palliative Care CNS, you will provide expert nursing advice and support to deliver high-quality, individualised care for patients and their families or carers. You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, ensuring care is aligned with local and national standards.

The successful candidate will share a caseload with other members of our multidisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care team. You will maintain effective communication with patients, families, carers, and healthcare professionals to ensure a seamless and coordinated service.

In this role, you will undertake comprehensive palliative care assessments, contributing to clinical decision-making and prioritisation of care. This includes identifying and addressing patients’ physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs to ensure the delivery of holistic, high-quality nursing care.

• As a key member of a multi professional team, ensure appropriate referral and discussion with other members of the team to optimise patient care.
• Ensure patients are assessed and have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust’s evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
• To have open and transparent communication channels that support the multidisciplinary team to do the right thing for people we care for and to speak up when things do not go as planned.
• Act as a clinical expert for palliative and end of life care.
• Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy.
• Manage resources efficiently and effectively.
• Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement within the team.
• Be an ambassador for palliative and end of life care across the Trust.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Alexander Allford

Job title: Palliative Care CNS, Team Lead

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 02033126011