Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you have significant experience of palliative care? If so, then please read on.

We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic nurse to join our community specialist palliative care team on a permanent basis. We are a friendly, professional and supportive multi-disciplinary team, who set out to provide high quality palliative care throughout Northamptonshire. Our aim is to empower others and deliver expert advice and support to improve the quality of life and death for people with advanced progressive illness. You will have excellent access to clinical and psychological supervision, relevant training, peer support and appraisal to underpin and develop you in your role.

Main duties of the job

The Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialistwill join an integrated Specialist Palliative Care team that works in the community across three bases in Northamptonshire. They will be required to influence patient care by participating:

• High level of clinical practice
• Telephone triage of referrals into the Specialist Palliative Care (SPC) service
• Training and education
• Service development/leadership
• Research and audit

The PCCNS will be aligned to a patient caseload, ensuring continuity of care in partnership with the integrated specialist palliative care team, GPs, acute trust partners and generalist community teams. There is an expectation to ensure care reflects the strategic priorities of NHFT; ensuring a flexible, responsive service that meets the local needs of people across Northamptonshire, whilst upholding Care Quality Commission requirements

This is a Band 7, part-time 22.5 hour permanent post you will have a nominated base at Danetre Hospital; but there may be a requirement to work across the county.

Previous experience in palliative care and excellent communication skills are essential for this post. A non-medical prescribing qualification is also essential.

Car owner / driver and current driving license essential or access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly welcome.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.