Specialist Palliative Care Nurse7

East London Nhs Foundation Trust; Clapham; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse to join the North Bedfordshire Team, primarily based in Clapham, to deliver high-quality specialist palliative care to patients and families in the community.

The role requires leadership, advanced clinical assessment, and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team, with cross-site responsibilities to meet service needs and ensure continuity of care across Bedfordshire.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration and CPD demonstrated.
• Experience in palliative/end of life care is essential.
• Ability to lead and collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality specialist palliative care in community settings.
• Lead advanced clinical assessment and decision-making.
• Deliver leadership within the team and support education of staff.
• Ensure cross-cover and continuity of care across sites.

Skills

Registered Nurse

CPD evidence

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Complex assessment

Autonomous practice

Caseload management

Data interpretation

End of life sensitivity

Partnership working

Nursing skills

Education

First degree

Masters level study

Nurse prescribing

Job description

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated, dynamic, and passionate Band 7 Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse to join our North Bedfordshire Team. The successful candidate will be primarily based in Clapham, working as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality specialist palliative care to patients and their families within the community.

While the post is based in Clapham, there is an expectation that the post holder will provide cross-cover and work across other team bases as required to meet service needs and ensure continuity of care across Bedfordshire.

Main duties of the job

This is an excellent opportunity to further develop your knowledge, skills, and experience within a specialist palliative care setting. The team provides expert symptom management, psychological and emotional support, and advance care planning, helping patients to remain in their preferred place of care with the appropriate support and resources in place.

As a Band 7 Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals with complex palliative and end-of-life care needs. The post offers the opportunity to enhance your leadership capabilities, strengthen your advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills, and work collaboratively within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team in a specialist area of practice.

Working for our organisation

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We offer excellent development opportunities and training directed towards your needs/goals.

Experience and an NMP qualification in the field of palliative care is desirable but a willingness to learn and contribute is more important.

You must have a driving license and have access to a vehicle in order to carry out your duties. You will be required to cover 7 days a week between the hours of 08:00-18.00.

For further information, or if you would like to arrange a visit prior to interview, please contact:

Sarah Myford (Lead Nurse Specialist Palliative Care) 07789 651 312

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable criteria

• First degree
• Evidence of further study in palliative/end of life care equivalent to masters level or willingness to work towards
• Nurse Prescribing Qualification or willingness to work towards
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Other

Essential criteria

• Current driving licence
• Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to attend meetings, etc.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in caring for patients with palliative and end of life care needs
• Extensive experience of complex assessment of health and social needs.
• Experience of clinical leadership
• Demonstrable experience in supporting and educating teams including teaching pre &post registration students
• Ability to communicate highly sensitive and complex information with patients, their relatives and carers; and with colleagues at all levels
• Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and the wider multi-disciplinary team, including internal and external agencies
• Excellent written communication skills, to include record keeping, report writing, data collection, and evaluations

Desirable criteria

• Community Nursing Experience
• Knowledge of national and local agenda for community nursing and end of life care
• Knowledge of NHS legislation, underpinning palliative and cancer care, long term conditions and professional practice.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills in order to persuade, influence and negotiate in order to overcome barriers
• Excellent written communication skills, to include record keeping, report writing, data collection, and evaluations
• Ability to assess , review and evaluate complex patient situations
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to manage multiple and complex caseloads, prioritising care and monitoring quality accordingly
• Ability to collect and interpret data in relation to patient activity and nursing care
• Ability to manage frequent exposure to highly sensitive and emotional issues such as end of life care plans, deterioration of conditions and bereavement, with upset and distressed children and relatives
• Experience of partnership working
• Ability to undertake a broad range of nursing skills eg: syringe drivers, basic wound care

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of national and local agenda for community nursing and end of life care
• Knowledge of NHS legislation, underpinning palliative and cancer care, long term conditions and professional practice.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills in order to persuade, influence and negotiate in order to overcome barriers