Palliative Care Nurse DMH

CDDFT Charity; Darlington; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Palliative Care Nurse in Darlington to deliver high-quality specialist care. The role demands experience in palliative care and offers a competitive salary ranging from £37,338 to £44,962 annually, with significant responsibilities including patient assessment and clinical supervision.

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration experience in palliative care.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Demonstrated skills for interpreting complex patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist palliative care for patients and families.
• Assess and plan care while supervising clinical staff.
• Meet the service needs flexibly across Trust sites.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Clinical Supervision

Education

Degree in Nursing

Non Medical Prescribing certification

Job description

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Palliative Care Nurse DMH

The closing date is 02 July 2025

This advert is only open to applicants who are currentlyemployed by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one ofthe largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population ofaround 600,000 people. We are a high performing organisation with a trackrecord of success and have been rated as Outstanding by the CQC for ourPalliative and End of Life Care. This permanent Band 6 post offers an excitingopportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced Nurse to work within theSpecialist Palliative Care in the setting. Acute setting at DMH.

The post covers core hours of 09:00-17:00 andworks across a seven day period, weekends and bank holidays are rostered acrossthe team as per CDDFT policy. Core hours are 09:00-17:00.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide a consistent highquality specialist palliative care service for patients and families. Withsignificant post registration experience including recent experience inpalliative care.

As a Palliative CareNurse Specialist the post holder will:

• Assess,plan, implement and evaluate care for patients and carers.
• Provides day to day supervision and/or clinical supervision to others.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

Over reliance onAI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances ofsuccess

For the most up-to-date information on visa requirements and eligibility, please check online to determine whether you can apply.

From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have a minimum of two yearsof experience working within the NHS as a HCA for the Trust to considersponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria andhave a current visa expiring within 3 months)

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will provide a consistent highquality specialist palliative care service for patients and families

Be able to have a positive impact on care and confidentlydeal with difficult situations with sensitivity and compassion.

Will need to be committed to developing themselves and theirpractice.

Work collaboratively as part of a team and buildingeffective relationships within the role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience working as a Nurse
• Demonstrates proactive approach to palliative and end of life care

Special Skills & Knowledge

• Communicates complex sensitive, confidential information concerning patients/clients displaying empathy persuasion and reassurance (Some may have special needs; patients/clients may be hostile, antagonistic)
• Demonstrates skills for assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients/clients
• Plans provision of care for patients/clients, e.g. clinics, health education.
• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates clinical care of patients/clients;
• Provides specialist advice to patients/clients/carers
• Develops and implements specialist programmes of care
• Imparts unwelcome news, care of palliative and end of life/safeguarding issues
• Follows policies, makes comments on proposals for change
• Implements policies and proposes changes to working practices or procedures in own work area
• Supervises work of others; clinical supervision of staff, students; provides training to others
• Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines
• Leads specialist, area or team; may manage a caseload in the community
• Occasional participation in R&D activity
• Physical Skills
• Driving, carries out immunisations/ Restraint of patients/clients using approved techniques; Dexterity and accuracy required for, e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusion, insertion of catheters and removal of sutures
• Demonstrates proactive approach to palliative and end of life care

Statutory Registration

Special Requirements

• Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post.
• Ability to work hours flexibly when service needs require

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent level of demonstrable professional knowledge/experience
• Supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, short courses
• Non Medical Prescribing

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.

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearPer Annum Pro Rata