Specialist Palliative Care Nurse

Job overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join the established and dynamic Specialist Palliative Care Team as a Palliative Care Nurse. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated nurse with a passion for palliative care. Have you undertaken recent study to support your knowledge and skills in this area? Are you experienced in undertaking projects, education, working autonomously and collaboratively within a multi -disciplinary team? Then we are looking for you.

You will be working within the Hospital carrying out holistic assessments and reviews of patients with palliative care needs. As the post holder, you will work within the nurse specialist team and Consultants, delivering specialist palliative care interventions to patients, including symptom management and psychological support, alongside providing advice and support to families and staff.

You will demonstrate excellent communication skills in supporting patients and their families and must be committed to providing high quality compassionate care. A commitment to teaching and education is equally important, working across organisational boundaries to give staff specialist advice and guidance as required.

If successful, you will be involved in implementing and embedding a number of key initiatives to enhance palliative and end of life care. In return we will offer you a supportive environment whereby you can develop your skills and specialist knowledge within the field of palliative and end of life care

Main duties of the job

• Acts as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership to  others.
• Promotes a culture that supports self-management.
• Provides specialist education and training to other professionals involved in patient care.
• Leads the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost-effective care.
• Embeds patient and public involvement within the sphere of practice.
• Leads on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines.
• Takes personal responsibility for ensuring effective communication between all service providers.
• Actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views.
• Acts as a role model for excellent advanced communication skills and expertise.
• Demonstrates skills in conflict resolution and competent negotiation skills when dealing with difficult or challenging situations.
• Leads the development of patient focussed education, including training to self-manage ongoing consequences of treatment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake