Palliative Care CNS Community

Job description

Job summary

The Band 6 Specialist Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist works as an autonomous practitioner with a caseload of complex patients within a team structure. This is predominantly a community post, covering Basingstoke and surrounding areas, and the acute hospital week end rota.

There is access to clinical expertise and oversight to enable the optimal care of our patients 7 days a week. The delivery of a high quality, effective and compassionate care is essential to our organisation.

The palliative care service operates over 7 days.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the jobWhat we look for:o Someone who is enthusiastic about working patients and their families with complex palliative care needs in the communityo Someone who is able to provide symptom management and psychological and social support to patients and their families

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
  
  Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Job description
Job responsibilities

• Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
  
  Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional UK registration in NMC

Desirable

• Additional post registration learning in palliative care

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working with palliative care patients

Desirable

• Evidence of specialist palliative care skills

Driving licence and access to car

Essential

• Must have a UK driving licence and access to a car for work

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Professional UK registration in NMC

Desirable

• Additional post registration learning in palliative care

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working with palliative care patients

Desirable

• Evidence of specialist palliative care skills

Driving licence and access to car

Essential

• Must have a UK driving licence and access to a car for work

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

RG24 9NA

United Kingdom

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