Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative care

Debra Atkinson - Senior Palliative care team lead nurse

About The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team. We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated nurse who is passionate about palliative and end end of life care. Working as an autonomous practitioner you will support patients with complex palliative symptoms or support needs, ensuring they have timely access to expert symptom control , psychological support, information and advise.

The role covers a seven day service working across hospital and community.

Main duties

• Act as a role model and clinical expert within Specialist Palliative Care, both within the Trust and externally.
• Facilitate clinical care by providing expert assessment. Determine priorities of care and advise on complex symptom control, emotional, psychological, spiritual and social care.
• Contribute towards a multi-professional approach in the management of patients within Specialist Palliative Care, especially in relation to ongoing care needs.
• Work collaboratively with primary care colleagues through the implementation of and attendance at Gold Standards Framework meetings, other associated forums .and shared governance initiatives.
• Work in partnership with other health care and Specialist Palliative Care providers such as care homes and hospices, referring appropriately and facilitating a seamless service for patients.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients and carers/relatives.
• Demonstrate knowledge in relation to pattern of disease, markers of disease progression and understand the range of treatment available.
• Demonstrate knowledge of drugs used for the control of complex symptoms.
• Develop own 'expert' clinical knowledge and participate in the development of others' clinical knowledge.
• Undertake clinical supervision of nursing colleagues on an individual or group basis.
• Provide appropriate support and advice to bereaved carers known to the Specialist Palliative Care service and to refer on to local bereavement services as appropriate.
• Act as a core team member of the Specialist Palliative Care MDT.
• Recognise ethical and legal issues which have implications for nursing practice and take appropriate actions.
• Promote the use of nationally recognised end of life care tools to improve the quality of care.
• Continually monitor standards of care and participate in the improvement of care through benchmarking, clinical audit and research.
• Evaluate and disseminate research findings and facilitate evidence-based practice
• Working within role of clinical nurse specialist support Lead Nurse where required in the running of services at Rosewood Centre

Key Requirements

• Registered Nurse
• First level ( Honours) degree or willing to undertake
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Post registration experience of Band 5 or above in a relevant area
• Multi-professional working
• Working autonomously
• Evidence of working with people with life limiting complex health needs
• Audit/ research experience

Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients' homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Application Guidance
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Our Benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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