[ref. u51358024] NHS - Community Palliative Care Specialist Nurse
Job overview
Join Our Team as a Community Palliative Care Specialist Nurse! We are based at Unit 16 Building Research Establishment, Watford
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of patients with palliative and end-of-life care needs? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Specialist Palliative Care Service at the Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust – Hertfordshire Division.
As a Community Palliative Care Specialist Nurse, you will be an integral part of our integrated Cancer, Non-Cancer, and Palliative Care team, working across organizational boundaries to deliver exceptional care. Your role will encompass:
- Advanced Clinical Practice
- Training and Education
- Service Development/Leadership
- Audit
This position offers a unique chance to develop your skills in palliative and end-of-life care, working alongside a multi-professional team dedicated to providing the highest standard of care.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated nurse who is: Qualified with experience in palliative/end-of-life care
Organised and flexible, able to adapt to the needs of our patients
Compassionate towards patients and their families
Collaborative, with experience working in a multidisciplinary team
Proficient in IT, with experience using SystmOne
Excellent in communication, with strong community nursing skills
Skilled in triaging to ensure the best outcomes for patients
Holder of a full, valid UK driving licence and access to a car for business purposes (unless exempt under the Equality Act 2010)
Join us in making a meaningful difference. Apply today to become a part of our dedicated team!
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Provide highly specialist palliative care advice and support to other generalist nurses, care agencies and health professionals including doctors and consultants, to ensure high quality individualised patient care.
- Use expert skills in communication, clinical judgement and management within palliative care settings.
- Use and develop specialist skills when dealing with verbal and physical aggression whilst working with patients and carers.
- Function effectively as an autonomous practitioner working independently not directly supervised and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
- First level degree or undertaking a first level degree
- Teaching qualification or willing to undertake
- Advanced Communication Course
- Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation competencies
- Willingness to undertake further academic or practical study at a higher level for e.g. Master’s degree
- Extended Nurse Prescribing Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria- Candidates should have attained an appropriate level of experience to the fulfil the competencies required in palliative care or oncology
- Suitable applicants will have demonstrable post registration experience working at a senior level in palliative or end of life care
- Community experience
- Evidence of experience in a teaching and mentoring role
- Experience of cross boundary working in partnership and collaboration with health, social and voluntary sectors
- Knowledge of NMC code of professional conduct
- Understanding of current political and policy context in Primary health Care
- Knowledge of research processes
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
- Knowledge of resource management
- Up to date evidence of continued professional development and of reflective practice in a professional portfolio
- Proven leadership skills in some aspect of service development
- Experience of participation in research, audit and evaluation
- Experience of leading change and innovation
- Experience of using counselling skills
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria- Ability to utilise a range of expert communication methods appropriate to situation
- Is able to use communication theories to inform and to organise care packages as appropriate
- Is able to communicate complex, and sensitive information which requires empathy and reassurance related to palliative care patients and their families and professionals working with them
- Has ability to use influencing, negotiating and counselling skills in highly emotive atmosphere
- Has the ability to challenge and be challenged regarding triage outcomes
- Willingness to uphold the Trust’s values
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Key Attributes
Essential criteria- Team player
- Good communicator
- Has a good sense of humour
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)
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