Palliative Specialist Nurse: Lead Compassionate Care

PILGRIMS HOSPICES IN EAST KENT; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent is seeking a Palliative Specialist Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team in Canterbury. This permanent, full-time role provides expert, evidence-based palliative and end-of-life care to patients with life-limiting illness and their loved ones.

The post holder will work autonomously and as part of the MDT, carrying out complex holistic assessments, offering specialist symptom management advice, leading shared decision-making and advance care planning, and

Responsibilities

• Provides expert, evidence-based palliative and end-of-life care to patients with life-limiting illness and those important to them.
• Undertakes complex holistic assessments, provides specialist symptom management advice, leads shared decision-making and advance care planning discussions, and coordinates care across organisational boundaries.

Job description

Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent is seeking a Palliative Specialist Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team in Canterbury. This permanent, full-time role provides expert, evidence-based palliative and end-of-life care to patients with life-limiting illness and their loved ones.

The post holder will work autonomously and as part of the MDT, carrying out complex holistic assessments, offering specialist symptom management advice, leading shared decision-making and advance care planning, and