Specialist Palliative Care Nurse

Central London Community Health Trust; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care to provide expert care in a community setting. The successful candidate will have substantial nursing experience, excellent communication skills, and an understanding of holistic assessment and symptom control. The role involves working independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, delivering education and training to enhance palliative practices. Benefits include flexible working options and ongoing professional development support.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Substantial post-registration experience in palliative or long-term condition nursing.
• Understanding of specialist palliative care delivery in community settings.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist palliative care to patients with complex issues.
• Act as a resource for health and social care professionals.
• Deliver education and training to enhance palliative care practices.

Skills

Communication skills

Holistic assessment

Symptom control

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

An exciting opportunity exists for a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care to gain experience working in a community setting (1.0 WTE). The post holder will work predominantly in the community setting with flexibility to work within the whole of the Specialist Palliative Care service as is required. This is a 7 day service which runs from 08:00 to 20:00.

The post holder will have substantial years post registration experience, to include palliative, cancer or non-cancer long term condition nursing. We will consider all transferable skills, but an ability to demonstrate a full holistic assessment and understanding of the principles of symptom control is key to this position. We are looking for a highly motivated nurse with excellent communication skills to provide advice and support to patients, their families and healthcare professionals. You will need to demonstrate an understanding of specialist palliative care and the context in which such care is delivered within the community setting. Evidence of ongoing professional development is essential, and experience of teaching is desirable. The role requires the postholder to provide specialist palliative care to patients with complex problems, act as a specialist resource to generic health and social care professionals and deliver education and training to develop their palliative care practice. The role will require an ability to work both independently and as part of the multidisciplinary team, and communicate effectively with a wide range of healthcare professionals.

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours! We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme T&C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits