Palliative Care CNS
3 weeks ago
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 PeterboroughWe 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-
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