Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for Band 7 Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) to join our team for a fixed- term contract for 6 months.

If you have an interest in Specialist Palliative Care and want to know if it is a fit, this is the post for you.

As a Specialist Palliative Care CNS, you will provide expert nursing advice and support to deliver high-quality, individualised care for patients and their families or carers. You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, ensuring care is aligned with local and national standards.

The successful candidate will share a caseload with other members of our multidisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care team. You will maintain effective communication with patients, families, carers, and healthcare professionals to ensure a seamless and coordinated service.

In this role, you will undertake comprehensive palliative care assessments, contributing to clinical decision-making and prioritisation of care. This includes identifying and addressing patients' physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs to ensure the delivery of holistic, high-quality nursing care.

Main duties of the job

• As a key member of a multi professional team, ensure appropriate referral and discussion with other members of the team to optimise patient care.
• Ensure patients are assessed and have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust's evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
• To have open and transparent communication channels that support the multidisciplinary team to do the right thing for people we care for and to speak up when things do not go as planned.
• Act as a clinical expert for palliative and end of life care.
• Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy.
• Manage resources efficiently and effectively.
• Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement within the team.
• Be an ambassador for palliative and end of life care across the Trust.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Appropriate NMC registration (Adult Nursing)
• Post registration qualification(s) in speciality or relevant subject at level 6 /7 e.g. Palliative and End of Life Care
• Mentorship/ Teaching qualification
• Advanced Communication course or similar

Desirable criteria

• Master's degree or working towards in relevant subject
• Advanced physical assessment qualification
• Quality improvement training

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
• Experience of teaching and assessing others
• Experience of audit and service development

Desirable criteria

• Experience of leading and managing
• Research experience

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

Essential criteria

• In depth knowledge of speciality and use of evidence-based practice
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Ability to design and deliver education programmes

Right to work

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