Clinical Nurse Specialist

4 weeks ago


Stretford, United Kingdom Manchester University Nhs Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Trafford LCO for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Trafford Community Macmillan Team.The Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist will work as a member of the wider locality based multidisciplinary Macmillan Palliative Care Supportive Service.
The post holder will support Neighbourhood teams to deliver locally driven high quality care, responsive to patient and carers' needs.
This includes education of other health care professionals, training, support and advice for the multidisciplinary team.
The focus of the multidisciplinary approach will be to support patients and carers to live well, prevent inappropriate hospital admission and meet their preferred priorities for care.
Main duties of the job To provide palliative care to enhance quality of life for patients and carers with complex physical, psychological and emotional needs.Be responsible for the specialist nursing assessment and treatment of clients referred to the Trafford Macmillan Palliative Support Service.The Clinical Nurse Specialist will be expected to triage all referrals for the multidisciplinary team and provide palliative care advice to patient, carers, relatives and other health care professionals when supporting the triage roleThe Clinical Nurse Specialist will be expected to visit patients who require urgent palliative care support utilising advanced communication skills and partnership working with other teams.Work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing in-depth multi-factorial assessments and interventions for clients with complex and non-complex cancer needs, and those with a non-cancer diagnosis.Manage a caseload of patients requiring palliative care input and be responsible as the main caseload holder of ensuring all grades of staff deliver high quality care.
Supervise Associate Macmillan Nurse ensuring competency to support patients within the caseload.
Provide supervision and clinical support to band 4 Assistant Practitioners About us MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £ & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts.
We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.
We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes.
What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description Job responsibilities To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.
This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others.
Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve.
All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team .
Were looking forward to hearing from you
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Current NMC Registration Evidence of completion of relevant courses appropriate to the clinical area.
Evidence of Degree level study or willingness to work towards Advanced Communication Skills training.
Recognised teaching qualification or willingness to work towards.
Non-Medical prescribing or willingness to work towards.
Desirable Leadership/Management Qualification.
Clinical Examination Skills level 7.
Evidence of Master's level study or willing to work towards Expereince Essential Relevant post registration experience at Band 6 or above within cancer/palliative care/speciality.
Leadership & management experience.
Experience of contributing to audit and research.
Experience of multi-professional working.
Experience mentoring/supervising others.
Experience of managing change.
Desirable Previous experience working at a Band 7 level.
Knowledge and skills Essential In depth expert knowledge appropriate to speciality.
Ability to work autonomously and as part of an effective MDT.
Ability to plan, organise, prioritise and delegate effectively and support staff.
Exemplar effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to interpret data and utilise to improve practice.
Working knowledge of the current NHS Cancer agenda.
Computer literacy skills.
Clear understanding of key stakeholders relevant to cancer services.
Ability to effectively communicate with the Senior Leadership Team.
Personal Attributes Essential Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations.
Effective team player.
Personally, and professionally mature.
Remains calm and diplomatic under pressure.
Flexible to meet the needs of the service.
Car owner/driver essential and ability to travel as required for the role.



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