Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for Band 7 Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) to join our team for a fixed- term contract for 6 months.

If you have an interest in Specialist Palliative Care and want to know if it is a fit, this is the post for you.

As a Specialist Palliative Care CNS, you will provide expert nursing advice and support to deliver high-quality, individualised care for patients and their families or carers. You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, ensuring care is aligned with local and national standards.

The successful candidate will share a caseload with other members of our multidisciplinary Specialist Palliative Care team. You will maintain effective communication with patients, families, carers, and healthcare professionals to ensure a seamless and coordinated service.

In this role, you will undertake comprehensive palliative care assessments, contributing to clinical decision-making and prioritisation of care. This includes identifying and addressing patients’ physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs to ensure the delivery of holistic, high-quality nursing care.

Main duties of the job

• As a key member of a multi professional team, ensure appropriate referral and discussion with other members of the team to optimise patient care.
• Ensure patients are assessed and have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust’s evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
• To have open and transparent communication channels that support the multidisciplinary team to do the right thing for people we care for and to speak up when things do not go as planned.
• Act as a clinical expert for palliative and end of life care.
• Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy.
• Manage resources efficiently and effectively.
• Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement within the team.
• Be an ambassador for palliative and end of life care across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.