Palliative Care CNS

3 weeks ago


Huntingdon, United Kingdom North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Shape the Future of Specialist Palliative Care with NWAFT

Are you passionate about enhancing the lives of patients with palliative and end-of-life care needs? We have an exceptional opportunity to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT), where you'll play a key role in delivering and influencing holistic care across our acute hospitals and community settings.

As part of our integrated Specialist Palliative Care service, you'll be based primarily within the Acute Hospital Specialist Palliative Care Service at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Here, you will bring your expertise in symptom control and caseload management, ensuring that patients with complex needs receive the highest standard of care.

What We're Looking For:

A dynamic, adaptable professional with a deep commitment to specialist palliative care. Proficiency in symptom management and caseload handling, with a collaborative approach to working across diverse settings. Access to your own vehicle, as you will be required to travel within the community and between sites.

Development Opportunity: For the right candidate, this role may be offered as a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist development position, with progression to a Clinical Specialist role upon meeting essential competencies. Our rotational structure also provides diverse experience across acute and community practice, allowing for growth within the role.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver compassionate care for patients and carers, managing complex symptoms with expertise. Educate healthcare professionals on best practices in end-of-life and specialist palliative care across both acute hospital and community settings. Actively engage in audits and clinical governance to uphold standards of excellence in palliative care.

About us

We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.

As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:

Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff); Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme; Flexible working opportunities; Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours night shifts, weekends, bank holidays; Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role; Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment; Access to our in-house physiotherapy service; On-site canteens offering subsidised meals; Subsidised staff parking (currently free); Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this role, please refer to the full job description for a full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Advanced Communication Skills

Desirable

Masters level qualification or unit in specialist field

Experience

Essential

Can demonstrate nurse leadership through extended roles Multi-disciplinary Team working

Desirable

Up to date evidence of 4 Pillars of Practice Managing people
  • Palliative Care Cns

    6 months ago


    Huntingdon, United Kingdom North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    To influence the holistic care of patients and carers with palliative, end of life and specialist palliative care needs, both directly or indirectly using advanced clinical knowledge/expertise and research evidence based practices, firmly rooted in nursing and specialist palliative care across PCH, HH and the local community. Please read full job description


  • Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Role Overview">We are seeking a highly skilled Palliative Care Specialist to join our team at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exceptional opportunity for a dynamic professional to shape the future of specialist palliative care and make a positive impact on patients' lives.">About the Role">This Palliative Care Specialist will be based...


  • Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Full time

    Job overview The Podiatry Department are looking to recruit an experienced and autonomous Band Advanced Podiatrist with a Vascular speciality. The candidate will work to help develop the vascular services in the community alongside the high risk and diabetes provision in Cambridgeshire. The successful candidate will be based in Peterborough or...


  • Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Full time

    Job overview Are you looking for a new challenge, do you want to be part of a team striving to make a difference with patient care in our community?then this is the role for you.We are looking for a Community Nurse to work in and around the St Ives and Hunts locality, you will be fully supported to gain new skills and experience needed to deliver high...


  • Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job Title:Nurse Specialist for Multiple Sclerosis CareAbout the Role:We are seeking an experienced Nurse Specialist to join our team at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. As a key member of our Multiple Sclerosis Service, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to patients with MS.Key Responsibilities:Plan, implement,...


  • Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job Summary:We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Specialist MS Community Nurse to join our team at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. As a Specialist MS Community Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to patients with Multiple Sclerosis, working closely with the clinical lead and multidisciplinary teams...


  • Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    PLEASE REFER TO JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR FULL DETAILS Be highly proficient in the assessment, identification, treatment and management of the specialist health and communication needs of adults with an LD. This will include risk assessment, assessment of complex conditions such as, dysphagia, behaviour which challenges, forensic issues, palliative care, mental...

  • MS Specialist Nurse

    4 weeks ago


    Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a Specialist Band 6 Multiple Sclerosis Community Nurse to join our Huntingdonshire Multiple Sclerosis Service.As a specialist nurse, you will be responsible for managing a clinical caseload across Huntingdonshire, working alongside the clinical lead to deliver evidence-based holistic nursing provision to patients with Multiple...

  • Nursing Associate

    2 months ago


    Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Full time

    Job overview We are looking for a Band Community Nurse Associate to work within the Out of Hours Countywide community nursing team supporting patients with clinical health needs. As a nursing associate, you will be working within the multi-disciplinary team and neighbourhood team. You will provide high standard of nursing care and interventions...

  • MS Specialist Nurse

    3 months ago


    Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary We are seeking a Specialist Band 6 Multiple Sclerosis Community Nurse to join our Huntingdonshire Multiple Sclerosis Service. You will manage a clinical caseload across Huntingdonshire where your base will Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Delivering evidence-based holistic nursing provision to patients with Multiple Sclerosis working alongside...


  • Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    We now have an exciting opportunity for a part time Advanced Speech and Language Therapist, working with adults with learning (intellectual) disabilities in the Cambridgeshire Learning Disability Partnership (LDP). The post will be a job share with an experienced Band 7 SLT. The service is well-established and there are many opportunities for...


  • Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire Community Services Nhs Trust Full time

    Job summary Are you looking for an exciting new challenge?Are you keen to work with motivated caring staff delivering the highest quality care?This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of our "Outstanding Team" in the Children's Community Nursing Team caring for children across Cambridgeshire.We are looking for a Children's Community Nurse to join our...

  • Community Staff Nurse

    4 months ago


    Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary Are you a registered nurse or about to qualify? Do you want an exciting and interesting job with a great career potential? Do you aspire to make a real positive contribution toward nursing in the community and working within the Countywide Out of Hours Team ? The Out of Hours Community Nursing Team across Cambridgeshire is currently...


  • Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Nhs Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to work with adults with learning disabilities in the Cambridgeshire Learning Disability Partnership (LDP).The LDP comprises five locality-based integrated community specialist health and care management teams (social workers, care co-ordinators, psychiatrists and...