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 Specialist will 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 in:

• 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 30 hour permanent post. You will have a nominated base at Cynthia Spencer Hospice; but there may be a requirement to work across the county dependent upon service need.

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

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.