Palliative Care Specialist
1 week ago
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Specialist Palliative Care Team at Northampton General Hospital. The successful candidate will have a strong background in palliative care and be passionate about delivering high-quality patient care.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a core member of the Specialist Palliative Care multidisciplinary team, facilitating the effective management of patients referred to the team.
- Undertake a comprehensive holistic patient assessment, ensuring that results of patients' holistic needs assessment are considered when making decisions.
- Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient need and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and local protocols.
- Provide Level 2 psychological support for patients and their carers, referring patients with complex needs to the Macmillan Clinical Psychologist if necessary.
- Act as a specialist resource to other healthcare professionals relating to Specialist Palliative Care, providing expert nursing advice and acting as a role model demonstrating high standards of holistic care.
Person Specification
- Essential:
- In-depth specialist palliative and end-of-life care experience, demonstrating experience of caring for palliative patients in an acute setting.
- Clear up-to-date knowledge of current statutory frameworks and national policy.
- Extensive post-registration experience.
- Ability to manage a caseload and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- To have provided education to all levels of staff.
- Desirable:
- Evidence of research, publications, conference presentations.
- Evidence of local audit, participation in or leadership of.
About Us
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. We value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities and are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses, and partners.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds, ensuring everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
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