Team Lead Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Isleworth is seeking an experienced Team Lead Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to manage the palliative care team. The candidate will deliver expert evidence-based care for patients with complex needs while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Essential qualifications include extensive experience in palliative care and demonstrated leadership skills. This position offers an opportunity to impact the quality of patient care in a respected institution.

Qualifications

• Minimum three to four years’ experience as a Band 7 Palliative Care CNS.
• Strong knowledge and skills required for effective teamwork.
• Experience leading teams in a dynamic service environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert, evidence-based care to complex palliative care patients.
• Deliver specialist advice to the CNS team and wider multi-professional team.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders for integrated patient care.
• Manage staffing for a seven-day face-to-face service.
• Assist with service improvement, research, audit, and team management.
• Encourage team participation in service improvement and research.
• Act as a professional exemplar and influence team performance.

Skills

Expert evidence-based care

Leadership in dynamic service environment

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Education

Minimum three to four years’ experience as a Band 7 Palliative Care CNS

Job description

Overview

The Team Lead Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) will manage and lead the palliative care CNS team at West Middlesex University Hospital. The post holder will deliver expert evidence‑based care for patients with complex specialist palliative care needs and support the multidisciplinary team in caring for those with a life‑limiting disease.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert, evidence‑based care and management of patients with complex specialist palliative care needs.
• Deliver specialist advice and support to the CNS team and all members of the wider multi‑professional team.
• Collaborate with Primary Care colleagues, hospices, community palliative care teams, social services, care homes, community matrons, district nursing teams and voluntary organisations to provide a seamless integrated pathway.
• Participate in the seven‑day face‑to‑face service and manage staffing to facilitate this.
• Assist with service improvement, research, audit and team management duties within a weekly timetable.
• Encourage and facilitate team participation in service improvement, research and audit.
• Act as an exemplar of professionalism, motivating and influencing others to improve and achieve their potential.

Qualifications

• Minimum three to four years’ experience as a Band 7 Palliative Care CNS (two of these years must have been in an acute hospital setting).
• Strong knowledge, skills, behaviours and nursing proficiencies required to work effectively as a team.
• Experience of leading teams in a dynamic, developing service environment.

About the Trust

West Middlesex University Hospital forms part of one of England’s top‑performing and safest trusts. We provide full clinical services across a diverse population and have a reputation for delivering high quality, patient‑centred care.