Specialist Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
4 days ago
Job summary
Nottinghamshire Healthcare are delighted to offer an opportunity to join our Specialist Palliative Care Services.
We are advertising a fixed term or secondment opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our established team working in the South of Nottinghamshire. The Clinical Nurse Specialist role provides expert symptom management and psychological support to patients and those important to them. Based within local health centre, and joining the wider specialist palliative care services from John Eastwood Hospice and Hayward House you will provide expert clinical support and advice to patients in their own home. The location of the role is subject to successful appointment but is likely to be in the Rushcliffe area of South Nottinghamshire. You will join a team of 6 nurse specialists working under the clinical leadership of Consultants in Palliative Medicine.
Main duties of the job
As a specialist in palliative care you will provide expert clinical support to patients and those important to them, predominantly in the community setting. This will include management of pain and symptom control as well as psychological support and care in the last days of life.
As an expert in your field you will also support the delivery of a portfolio of training and education to staff in all settings. This will include direct teaching and shadowing and peer support.
This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to take the next step towards a career in palliative care
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be forward thinking and passionate about palliative care.
You will have excellent communication and influencing skills and be confident at undertaking holistic assessments and making recommendations for care based on expert knowledge and skill.
You will be able to work in pressured environments with frequent exposure to emotional distress and death and dying.
We are particularly interested to receive applications from professionals with a background in urgent and acute care, elderly medicine and broader non malignant disease.
In return the successful candidate will join a caring and supportive team based within our specialist palliative care services. You will be supported to develop and access further training and supervision to meet your individual needs. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss the role in more detail.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
First level General Nurse Registration Post-basic qualification in palliative care Teaching qualification Non-Medical prescribing - or willingness to undertake
Desirable
Degree module in palliative care Degree in health related subject Advanced communications skills training Psychology level 2 training
Experience
Essential
Substantial proven palliative care experience
Desirable
Experience in a specialist nurse role Community experience / insight into community issues Specialist palliative care experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
Knowledge of symptom management at a depth expected for band 7. Sound knowledge of palliative care philosophy. Knowledge of Clinical Governance including audit and research. Well developed inter-personal and communication skills. Ability to manage own case load, time etc. Ability to manage stress and distress in self and others. Ability to work unsupervised and use initiative as required. Sound clinical assessment skills.
Desirable
Dedicated communication skills training Sound knowledge of advance care planning
Values and behaviours
Essential
All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation-
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