Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Band 7 to join its team. The role requires a passionate individual who can provide expert nursing advice and ensure high-quality care for patients and their families. The candidate should have NMC registration, relevant degree qualifications, and experience in palliative care. This position offers opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience within Palliative/end of life care/long term conditions.
• Experience of managing a clinical caseload.
• Experience with managing change in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert palliative care nursing advice to support patients and families.
• Manage own caseload and collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team.
• Facilitate high quality, individualized care to patients.

Skills

In depth knowledge of speciality and use of evidence-based practice

Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

Education

Appropriate NMC registration (Adult Nursing)

Degree level study or willingness to work towards Palliative care qualification

Master's degree or working towards in relevant subject

Job description

Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

We have an excellent opportunity for a Palliative care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Band 7 to join our dynamic team . If you are passionate about palliative care, but are not sure if the specialty is the right one for you, then this is the chance to work with the team and understand what it takes to be a Palliative care CNS on a fixed term contract.

As a specialist palliative care CNS you will provide expert palliative care nursing advice, to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients and relatives/carers in collaboration with the multi professional team, in line with the local and national targets.

The successful candidate will be trained to manage own caseload of patients with appropriate input from the senior team, working as part of the multi-disciplinary specialist palliative care team. Maintain effective communication with patients, families/carers and healthcare professionals to ensure seamless service delivery.

As part of the specialist palliative care team, you will be supported to undertake comprehensive palliative care assessments identifying/diagnosing patients physical, social, psychological, cultural and spiritual needs; to facilitate the provision of quality nursing care and to contribute to decisions regarding clinical care and priorities. Attend or initiate case conferences as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

• 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, have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust's evidence based procedural documents.
• To have local open and transparent communication channels that support the multidisciplinary team to do the right thing for people we care for, to be bold when they have good ideas and to speak up when things go wrong.
• Act as a clinical expert for palliative and end of life care.
• Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy.
• Manage budgets and 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.

About us

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. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Appropriate NMC registration (Adult Nursing)
• Degree level study or willingness to work towards Palliative care qualification
• Advanced Communication course or similar
• Master's degree or working towards in relevant subject
• Advanced physical assessment qualification
• Non-medical prescriber, or ready and willing to train as such

Experience

• Extensive experience within Palliative/ end of life care/long term conditions
• Experience of managing a clinical caseload.
• Experience of delivering educational sessions and developing training programmes
• Ability to deal with difficult emotional situations
• Recruitment and selection skills
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Experience with managing change in the work place

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• In depth knowledge of speciality and use of evidence-based practice
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

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.