Specialist Palliative Care Nurse - Team Lead

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Colney; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Specialist Palliative Care Nurse, Team Lead (Band 7) to oversee patient care in South Norfolk. Responsibilities include managing a caseload of patients, offering clinical leadership, and providing expert advice within a supportive team. Applicants should have experience in palliative care and a willingness to pursue Non-Medical Prescribing. This role promises significant personal development.

Benefits

Ongoing personal development

Supportive network of colleagues

Qualifications

• Experience in palliative and end of life care.
• Willingness to become a Non-Medical Prescriber.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of palliative and end of life care patients.
• Provide clinical and operational leadership for the team.
• Offer advice and psychological support to patients and healthcare professionals.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nurse with the relevant skills and experience to work as a Specialist Palliative Care Nurse, Team Lead (Band 7), based in our friendly, supportive team covering South PLACE.

The Community Specialist Palliative Care Nursing teams are based at locations across Norwich, North, South and West Norfolk providing expert clinical palliative and end of life care for patients in their own homes and care facilities. The service also provides a 24/7 palliative care advice line which operates from the coordination centre at the new purpose‑built Priscilla Bacon Lodge, in Colney.

The teams work as part of the wider Specialist Palliative Care Service which includes a consultant‑led specialist inpatient unit, a Psychological Therapies team and a Day Therapies service.

This role will be covering South Norfolk, and the Primary Care Network, and will include the clinical requirements of a band 7 specialist nurse as well as leadership for the south Norfolk team.

Responsibilities

You will have your own caseload of patients within South PLACE and will work closely with colleagues in community nursing and therapies teams, Norwich Supported Care and GPs/Primary Care, to clinically manage palliative and end of life care patients safely in their own homes. As a part of your role you will provide clinical and operational leadership and support to the south team and our Associate Palliative Care Nurses throughout places. You will offer expert advice and psychological support to patients, carers and other healthcare professionals as part of a daily clinical team working on our 24/7 advice line.

Qualifications

Band 7 Specialist Nurses are also expected to act as or be willing to work towards becoming a Non‑Medical Prescriber, and you may be supported with course requirements to meet this expectation if.

Benefits

The service offers a commitment to ongoing personal development and offers a supportive, friendly network of colleagues.