Macmillan Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated nurse who is passionate about palliative and end of life care to join the hospital based Palliative Care team. You will play an active part in clinical practice, education, research/audit and the implementation of national guidelines. This is a permanent Band 7 Macmillan Palliative Care CNS post.Main duties of the jobThe successful applicant will work as part of a well-established dynamic multi disciplinary team who provide specialist advice and support to patients, their relatives and all members of the health care teams with the hospital. The service is offered to patients with both malignant and non-malignant disease. You will be an expert within the field and be responsible for managing a caseload of patients with specialist needs. The role covers a7 day specialist palliative care visiting service within the hospital.About usFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough. Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future. We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialtiesJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesApplications for this post are invited from nurses who have experience at a senior level in Palliative and EOLC care. You should also have a degree, a palliative care qualification and excellent communication skills. You should be committed to continuing professional development and education.We offer a friendly and challenging working environment with a strong commitment to personal professional development. Please see Job Description and Job Specification for further informationPerson SpecificationQualificationsEssential
Registered General nurse with degree in nursing studies MSc in speciality or evidence of working towards Evidence of continuous professional development Mentor prep Advanced assessment skills
Desirable
Oncology/Palliative Care Qualification Communication skills training Knowledge of palliative care in the acute sector Independent nurse prescribing
CompetenciesEssential
Good leadership skills Experience in leading/managing a team Experience of change management Education of staff and patients Experience of audit Experience in service improvement
Desirable
Recognised leadership course Project management Report writing
Specialist criteriaEssential
Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner Management of a caseload Training and education of medical staff Clinical leadership skills and experience in a senior clinical role Recent use of audit and good analytical skills
Desirable
Oncology experience
Employer detailsEmployer nameFrimley Health NHS Foundation TrustAddressWexham Park Hospital Slough SL2 4HLAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 151-DV-44-B
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