Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care

Would you enjoy working in our thriving multi-disciplinary palliative care team where we, day to day work to achieve the best outcomes for the people we support? Could you imagine yourself working in the heart of London? Are you ambitious to develop your palliative career and would you like to develop in this growing, well-renowned team with a long tradition of 'can do'? If yes, then please contact us to find out more. We provide the space to care access to a multi-professional team we are committed to a happy and cohesive team value personal and professional development and aim to facilitate a risk-confident and supportive culture. We are recruiting a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist for our community palliative care team in South Camden and Islington. We are looking for someone who can appreciate their resilience and motivation to work in this area, and also can demonstrate compassion, self-knowledge, confidence, generosity, and courage. As a service we provide palliative care to the patients of UCLH and South Camden & Islington community. The community team is based at St Pancras Hospital, and we work as one team with the UCLH hospital team. Camden, and Islington boroughs are the homes to diverse communities, as well as being the setting for many well-known London landmarks and facilities. These are just a few of the reasons we love working here.Main duties of the jobWorking in the community, you will work as an autonomous practitioner, as part of a team managing a caseload of palliative care patients with a variety of conditions, and often complex needs. This role will involve being part of a large team of nurses who provide on call cover for UCLH hospitals, and there will be opportunity to rotate to the hospital team. Here in Central London, the demand for palliative care is increasing at a faster pace than ever before and many more people are dying in their place of choice thanks to the work we do as a multi-professional service. If you think you have the personal pre-requisites and skills we're looking for, please get in touch.About usWe offer excellent training and development opportunities to support personal and professional development, a range of family friendly policies, an interest free season ticket loan and subsidised sports facilities. We work a 7 day working pattern with on call via a rota until 8pm each day.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesMAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the Standards for Better Health and guidelines of the Palliative Care Team, CNWL and UCLH NHS Trusts and NMC Code of Conduct at all times. To undertake specialist-nursing assessment of clients with complex palliative care needs through subjective questioning, objective examination, and study of appropriate written material (e.g. clinical records) available. To prioritise factors involved in the patients and informal carers condition through advanced clinical reasoning based on knowledge of current professional opinion, patients prognosis and other physical, psychological, spiritual, ethical, social, and mental health records. To identify patients, their informal carers or children whom may be at risk and vulnerable. Promptly enact the process outlined in the policies for Care of Vulnerable Adults and Care of Vulnerable Children. Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
Registered Nurse Relevant post basic qualifications Achieved or working towards first degree
Desirable
Current driving licence Non medical prescriber and physical assessment qualification Recognised teaching qualification
Skills and knowledgeEssential
oAbility to work individually and as a team member oBasic computer literacy oAbility to negotiate with a variety of clinical professionals, patients and their families oAbility to prioritise work load and manage time effectively oAbility to solve problems and take action to address issues oExperience of delivering evidence based practise oExcellent verbal and written communication oExperience of working with integrated care pathways
Desirable
oContemporary and relevant clinical knowledge and expertise oAbility to supervise and develop people
ExperienceEssential
oExtensive years post registration, in appropriate speciality oExperience of case or ward management oExperience of teaching clinical staff and patients and families oDemonstrate ability to initiate, evaluate and sustain change management
Desirable
oExperience of caring for patients in their own home
Audit and ResearchEssential
oPrevious experience of audit, standard setting and quality issues oAbility to incorporate research into practise and to motivate other to do so oExperience of user involvement in service planning and delivery
Professional RequirementsEssential
oTake responsibility for and demonstrate evidence of own professional development oMaintenance of professional registration oDemonstrate commitment to development of palliative and EOLC oUnderstanding of equal opportunities
Employer detailsEmployer nameCentral and North West London NHS Foundation TrustAddressSt Pancras Hospital 4 St Pancras Way London NW1 0PEAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 333-G-CC-#####
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