Clinical Nurse Specialist/Research Nurse

4 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Clinical Nurse Specialist Community Palliative Care

We are seeking an experienced Palliative Care CNS to join our integrated specialist palliative care nursing team. As a key member of the team, you will work closely with Community Nursing Services, Consultants, Therapists, and wider MDT to provide expert high-quality patient-focused care.

Key responsibilities include advising and supporting patients, families, and Health Care Professionals, as well as working closely with GP's, Community Teams, and Acute Trust staff. You will be expected to have a commitment to and progressive work within the field of palliative care.

Main duties of the job

Enthusiasm, motivation, compassion, and leadership are essential qualities and skills for this specialist nurse role. You will be expected to have a commitment to and progressive work within the field of palliative care. Additionally, you must be able to demonstrate excellence in clinical practice, acting as a resource for information and education.

In return, we offer a supportive, friendly working environment with opportunities for personal and professional development. You will be supported by the Clinical Lead.

Job responsibilities

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Palliative Care will work to empower people with advanced progressive illnesses and those who support them to maximise their individual quality of life and death by enabling the provision of skilled palliative care.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Acting as a specialist resource to provide advice, support, and information to patients, families, and staff
  • Raising clinical standards in the provision of palliative care services in the community
  • Exercising leadership to influence and develop the practice of nurses, medical, and social care personnel in palliative and end-of-life care
Person Specification

We are looking for a candidate with:

  • First-level degree in a related subject or evidence of work towards this
  • Teaching and assessing qualification or experience
  • Advanced Communication Skills Course
  • Level 2 psychology training
  • Non-Medical Prescriber V300
  • Qualified MSc
Experience

We require a candidate with:

  • Relevant post-registration experience at Band 6 or above in this or an appropriate speciality
  • Previous experience in a post involving clinical and managerial responsibilities
  • Previous experience of teaching and developing teaching materials
  • Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice
  • Ability to develop new ways of working
  • Ability to deal with complex patient care, including symptom control and psychological support
  • Able to manage own caseload
  • Conversant with the key principles of clinical governance
Skills and Knowledge

We are looking for a candidate with:

  • Ability to develop new ways of working
  • Ability to deal with complex patient care, including symptom control and psychological support
  • Able to manage own caseload
  • Ability to communicate unpleasant/difficult information to patients in a variety of settings with sensitivity
  • Able to analyse data and provide written reports
  • Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
  • Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area
  • Able to present information to professional groups
  • Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care
  • Able to participate/undertake clinical audit & research
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
  • Able to influence management and overcome resistance through application of advanced communication skills
Other

We require a candidate with:

  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Change agent - participating in implementing changes within practice
  • Recognition and management of own limitations
  • Able to take a self-reflective approach to own practice
  • Awareness of self as a role model
  • Assertive, confident, approachable, and friendly
  • Clearance from DBS at enhanced Level
  • Car driver with valid licence and access to vehicle


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