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Palliative Care Specialist Nurse

1 month ago

Luton, Luton, United Kingdom Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and skilled Palliative Care Specialist Nurse to join our team at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As a key member of our specialist palliative care team, you will provide expert knowledge, high-quality care, and psychological support to patients and their families requiring specialist palliative care.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide specialist advice and education to patients, relatives, carers, and other healthcare professionals requiring palliative care within the hospital.
  • Autonomously manage a nurse-led caseload according to agreed protocols, using advanced skills in assessing and treating a variety of conditions, including non-malignant and malignant life-limiting conditions.
  • Work alongside other clinical colleagues in oncology, palliative care, ED, acute medicine, radiology, and pathology to ensure quality and care to the patient is maximised.
  • Develop clinical guidelines, audit, and education programs to enhance patient care and outcomes.
Person Specification

Essential Qualifications:

  • Registered Nurse
  • Non-Medical Prescribing (or willing to undertake)
  • Evidence of relevant and recent continuing professional development
  • Teaching and assessing qualification

Desirable Qualifications:

  • Post-registration qualification in palliative care
  • Advanced communication skills
  • Healthcare degree
  • Palliative Care degree
  • Psychological skills training level 2

Essential Experience:

  • Substantial clinical experience in an acute setting
  • Substantial management experience in a specialty or related area at Band 6 or above
  • Participation in service development and implementation of change
  • Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area

Desirable Experience:

  • Experience of developing and undertaking audit

Knowledge:

  • Evidence of specialist expertise with underpinning theory
  • Demonstrates knowledge of risk management skills
  • Demonstrates expertise in clinical practice
  • Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area and implement recommendations