Clinical Nurse Specialist

You will be motivated, a flexible thinker, and able to adapt to new ways of providing care to reach more patients within the community. You will have excellent communication skills, and enjoy working alongside a multidisciplinary team to assess the needs of patients, families, and carers.

You will have a relevant degree or diploma, or be in the process of undertaking one. Palliative care or oncology experience is essential.

Main duties of the job

About the role:

We are looking for two experienced and versatile Clinical Nurse Specialists with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our Hospice at Home team.

You will work autonomously within defined protocols to facilitate and provide high quality specialist nursing care to patients. You will act as a specialist resource for other health and social care professionals on issues relating to specialist palliative care, responding to their identified requirements, and initiating research and audit.

Job responsibilities

The post holder works autonomously within defined protocols to facilitate and provide high quality specialist nursing care to patients with palliative care needs. The post holder will act as a specialist resource for other health and social care professionals on issues relating to specialist palliative care, respond to their identified requirements and initiate research and audit.

Particular Skills and Aptitudes

• Evidence of highly developed communication skills, both written and verbal
• Good interpersonal skills
• Able to work effectively in an emotionally demanding environment
• Leadership capabilities
• Clinical assessment and evaluation
• Organisational skills
• Ability to influence change

Experience

• Palliative care or oncology experience.
• Interest in research/audit.
• Experience in mentoring P2K and post-basic students.
• Clinical supervision experience.
• Community experience.
• Particular skills and aptitude.

Specialist Knowledge

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of current healthcare and nursing policy and provision.
• Understanding of specialist palliative care provision.

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration/Registered Professional with HCPC.
• Palliative Care Diploma or equivalent.
• ECEPC or willingness to undertake.
• Teaching qualification (ENB 998 or equivalent).
• Relevant degree or diploma, or be in the process of undertaking same.
• Community qualification.
• Palliative Care Degree.

Personal Qualities and Other Requirements

• Flexible, motivated, self-directed.
• Pleasant and calm manner.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Car driver/full driving licence.
• Cover on-call rota including weekends and bank holidays.
• Awareness of, and commitment to the Mission, Vision and Values of the Hospice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

51,000 to 58,000 a year (pro-rata for part time)

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