Clinical Nurse Specialist – Palliative Care

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Palliative Care NHS AfC: Band 7 Main area Palliative Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 18.38 hours per week (7 DAY service) Job ref 213-DivisionB-7659132 Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Royal University Hospital Town Orpington Salary £53,751 - £60,651 pro rata per annum, inc HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 07/01/2026 23:59 Job overview We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to work with in the Palliative care team at Princess Royal University hospital. We are seeking dynamic, innovative and highly motivated nurse to join our team as a band 7 specialist palliative care nurse. The palliative care team offers an advisory service to patients with palliative care needs and promotes excellence in end of life care across the Trust. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic individual who will contribute to the development of this dynamic multi-professional team and build on partnerships across the locality. The team sits within the adult medicine care group and is supported by the care group triumvirate. The team has access to links with Cicely Saunders Institute offering opportunity to be involved in cross site research projects and have access to education provided through the Institute. Main duties of the job To work as a clinical nurse specialist and effectively deliver an expert nursing service within the multi-professional palliative care team on the Princess Royal University hospital site To support the management of a caseload of patients with specialist palliative care needs Participate in providing a seven day face to face service. To assist in the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines To establish clear lines of communication within palliative care to ensure cohesive multidisciplinary management of patients To link with other palliative care providers and primary care in order to facilitate the care of this group of people in the community To act as a role model to other nurses and support the delivery of palliative care education within the Trust To engage in the team’s governance programme Working for our organisation King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible Detailed job description and main responsibilities To provide specialist nursing services for people with specialist palliative care needs, including their families and significant others. To accept responsibility for own patient caseload, ensuring all patients have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made To accept responsibility as the named palliative care key worker, ensuring clear documentation in the patients’ records To co-ordinate a seamless service through the development of enhanced Multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication To attend and ensure that appropriate palliative care patients on the caseload are discussed at the weekly MDT To liaise with local community, social services, paramedics and voluntary organisations in order to develop existing services for clients, carers and health professional Ensure all patients receive appropriate follow-up and relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment and future care To work with the MDT to develop, implement and evaluate integrated care pathways and systems of MDT documentation, including the care of the dying person To work with the Palliative Care Team to support the ongoing implementation of the 5 priorities for care of the dying person To be responsible for identifying and developing clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring equity of access to the service To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements To liaise with discharge coordinators and ward staff to ensure appropriate and timely discharge/follow-up arrangement in place for patients To participate in relevant forums at Care Group, Trust, CCG, Cancer Network or National/International Level to represent the service perspective Person specification Education and Qualification NMC Registered Nurse with BSc in a health-related/ relevant subject or equivalent Post registration qualification in Palliative care or relevant subject Training in communication skills / advanced communication skills Knowledge and Experience Significant post-registration experience, ideally working autonomously in a palliative care environment Ability to make complex assessments of palliative care patients and their families, providing appropriate advice for symptom management and suitable holistic support resulting in a comprehensive management plan Previous active involvement in quality initiatives and / or innovation Ability to utilise evidence-based practice through research awareness and demonstrates how this relates to practice Experience of participation in research and audit programmes Skills and Competencies Evidence of leadership development skills Ability to impart complex information to patient’s relatives and carers at a suitable level Ability to work independently and as part of a team Completion of Nurse prescriber course Advanced assessment skills or willingness to develop these skills Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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