Specialist Palliative Care Nurse - Community - South Lakes
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
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Job overview
Working autonomously, you will have responsibility to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of highly specialised evidence-based palliative care.
Integral to the post is the ability to demonstrate leadership skills, advanced interpersonal and communication skills alongside highly specialised clinical skills.
To plan and delivery education across a varied range of settings and to a wide range of health and social care professionals.
To support the development of the specialist palliative care team with service improvement, audit and research.
The teams are supported by medical staff and work closely with a comprehensive and well established Hospice at Home service and specialist hospice inpatient unit.
This is a full time post working initially with the Community team, based at Westmorland General Hospital, however will be flexible across UHMB. This is a permanent contract within the CDDE Division.
Main duties of the job
Lead specialist in palliative care.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence-based highly specialised advanced palliative care.
Provide expert, highly specialised advice, guidance and support to patients, carers/relatives, clinical practitioner and peers.
Provide expert evidence based practice, including expert assessment and non-medical prescribing.
Lead, devise and deliver specialist education and training to others.
Lead and work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivery.
Provide specialist expert leadership, knowledge, support and guidance to colleagues, patients and carers/relatives.
Undertake research and audit in the specialised area.
Support the education programme for specialist and end of life care.