Clinical Nurse Specialist
1 month ago
Job summary
Expected Shortlisting Date:
11/12/2024
Planned Interview Date:
18/12/2024
We are looking to recruit a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) with current hospital palliative care experience to work within the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) Adult Specialist Palliative Care Team.
The role will primarily be working in the end-of-life care team, managing a caseload of patients, providing clinical advice and support to ward teams, role modelling best practice, delivering education, participating in the National Audit for Care at the End of Life (NACEL) and leading and supporting end of life care quality improvement projects in the SPCT and wider CSUs.
As a clinical nurse specialist in palliative and end of life care you will be expected to work across the Palliative and End of Life Care Team to deliver both specialist and end of life care agendas. You will provide specialist Palliative and End of Life (EoLC), (including bereavement care) and advice for patients with any diagnosis approaching the end of life, contributing to the development of the speciality service. The post holder will be expected to work towards being part of the weekend rota. This role is suitable for an experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist who is currently working in a hospital specialist palliative care role. In addition, we would expect the candidate to demonstrate wider clinical experience in other specialities and organisations.
Main duties of the job
The patient group we support have life-limiting illness, complex needs and are often in the last days or weeks of life. You will be assessing their needs from a specialist palliative /end of life care perspective, ensuring symptoms are identified, assessed and a management plan suggested.
You will work within a team of Nurse Specialists in Palliative and End of Life Care and will participate in joint working with other professionals, agencies, clinical services and patients/carers.
Education delivery, audit, project work and quality improvement, role modelling, and leadership behaviours commensurate with a Band 6 CNS portfolio and are expected aspects of the role.
Because of the complexity of the patient caseload and the multiple aspects of the role we expect the candidate to have current hospital palliative care experience.
Following a supported induction period you will work autonomously, but always with the support of your palliative care team colleagues.
About us
You will be a part of the multidisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care Team. We are an experienced team of doctors, nurses and pharmacist providing care to this complex patient group.
We strive to provide a good patient experience and adapt the service accordingly to meet patient need.
Reflecting the expectation of current hospital palliative care CNS experience, you will be supported to develop into the role through a short induction programme and we actively promote lifelong learning, interdisciplinary working and staff wellbeing.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The jobholder will provide specialist Palliative and End of Life Care (EoLC), (including bereavement care) and advice for patients with any diagnosis approaching the end of life. They will contribute to the development of the speciality service. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources
The Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload, and carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care.
The job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service working.
The jobholder will provide Palliative and EoLC education and training to all staff groups, patients and family and carers and learners.
The jobholder will undertake on-going audit and present data to governance and clinical forums, which will be used to inform and underpin clinical practice, and service development relating to Palliative and End of Life Care.
They will support the development and implementation of the Palliative, End of Life Care and Bereavement quality improvement initiatives across the clinical service units within LTHT including review and development of clinical guidelines.
The post holder will work across the Hospital (Adult) Palliative and End of Life Care Team to deliver both specialist and end of life care agendas
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
Excellent written and verbal skills. Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload. Compassionate and caring Capable of lateral thinking Motivator of self and others Positive approach to change Assertive courageous Flexible Adaptable Able to manage stress in self and others
Desirable
Skills and knowledge required to lead and develop team members IT Skills
Experience
Essential
Current issues in healthcare Significant and recent relevant experience working as a Band 5 Staff Nurse or equivalent post registration experience within speciality. Audit & Standard setting.
Desirable
Experience of clinical audit and standard setting Service development and/or change management
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse (RN Adult) for adult clinical areas Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or equivalent experience of teaching and assessment Evidence of continued professional development Willing to undergo training as necessary
Desirable
Post registration qualification in specialty Degree Level Education or evidence of working towards. Nurse Prescribing qualification
Other Criteria
Essential
Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy-
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