Job summary
Reporting to the Head of Hospice at Home the Clinical Nurse
Specialist plays a crucial role in delivering high-quality palliative and
end-of-life care to patients in their own homes.
With a focus on holistic and personcentered care, the
Clinical Nurse Specialist provides expert clinical support, assessment, and
coordination of care, working collaboratively with patients, families, and
multidisciplinary teams to ensure the best possible outcomes.
Main duties of the job
- Provide expert clinical assessment, monitoring, and management of complex palliative care needs for patients receiving care in their own homes.
- Develop and implement individualised care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals, ensuring holistic support and symptom management.
- Offer emotional support, education, and guidance to patients and their families, empowering them to make informed decisions about their care and treatment preferences.
- Act as a key point of contact for patients and families, providing ongoing communication, reassurance, and advocacy throughout their care journey.
- Coordinate care delivery with members of the Hospice at Home interdisciplinary team, including healthcare assistants, social workers, therapists, and volunteers, ensuring seamless continuity of care.
- Collaborate with community healthcare providers, primary care teams, and specialist services to optimize support and resources for patients and families in the home setting.
About us
Rotherham Hospice is a charity dedicated to the people of Rotherham, offering specialist palliative and end of life care to our community since 1996.
We provide comprehensive, compassionate care through two primary patient services:
- 24-hour, 14-bed Inpatient Service
- 24-hour Hospice at Home Service
Additionally, we offer wider support to patients and their families through:
- Complementary therapies & hairdressing
- Counselling and Bereavement Support for adults, children and teenagers
- Day services with individual and group sessions
- Family memory events
- Occupation therapy and physiotherapy
- Social work
- Spiritual care
- Tailored experiences for patients and loved ones
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide expert clinical assessment, monitoring, and management of complex palliative care needs for patients receiving care in their own homes.
- Develop and implement individualised care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals, ensuring holistic support and symptom management.
- Offer emotional support, education, and guidance to patients and their families, empowering them to make informed decisions about their care and treatment preferences.
- Act as a key point of contact for patients and families, providing ongoing communication, reassurance, and advocacy throughout their care journey.
- Coordinate care delivery with members of the Hospice at Home interdisciplinary team, including healthcare assistants, social workers, therapists, and volunteers, ensuring seamless continuity of care.
- Collaborate with community healthcare providers, primary care teams, and specialist services to optimize support and resources for patients and families in the home setting.
- Provide supervision and guidance for volunteers, working with the Volunteer Manager when necessary to maximise volunteer impact.
- Provide education and training to patients, families, and caregivers on symptom management, medication administration, and other aspects of palliative and end-of-life care.
- Offer mentorship, support, and guidance to colleagues, students, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients receiving hospice at home services.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient assessments, care plans, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with hospice policies and regulatory standards.
- Participate in ongoing evaluation and quality improvement activities, identifying areas for enhancement and implementing changes to improve the delivery of hospice at home services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide expert clinical assessment, monitoring, and management of complex palliative care needs for patients receiving care in their own homes.
- Develop and implement individualised care plans in collaboration with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals, ensuring holistic support and symptom management.
- Offer emotional support, education, and guidance to patients and their families, empowering them to make informed decisions about their care and treatment preferences.
- Act as a key point of contact for patients and families, providing ongoing communication, reassurance, and advocacy throughout their care journey.
- Coordinate care delivery with members of the Hospice at Home interdisciplinary team, including healthcare assistants, social workers, therapists, and volunteers, ensuring seamless continuity of care.
- Collaborate with community healthcare providers, primary care teams, and specialist services to optimize support and resources for patients and families in the home setting.
- Provide supervision and guidance for volunteers, working with the Volunteer Manager when necessary to maximise volunteer impact.
- Provide education and training to patients, families, and caregivers on symptom management, medication administration, and other aspects of palliative and end-of-life care.
- Offer mentorship, support, and guidance to colleagues, students, and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients receiving hospice at home services.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient assessments, care plans, interventions, and outcomes in accordance with hospice policies and regulatory standards.
- Participate in ongoing evaluation and quality improvement activities, identifying areas for enhancement and implementing changes to improve the delivery of hospice at home services.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills, with the ability to provide expert clinical support and guidance to patients and families.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and establish trusting relationships with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities, with attention to detail and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
- Compassionate, patient-centered approach to care, with a genuine commitment to supporting individuals and families facing life-limiting illnesses.
Desirable
- Proficient in Microsoft systems.
Experience & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
- Extensive experience in palliative and end-of-life care, including clinical assessment, symptom management, and coordination of care in the community or home setting.
Desirable
- Advanced qualification in palliative care or related field (e.g., Palliative Care Nursing, Advanced Nurse Practitioner).
- Experience working with SystmOne.
- Experience working with volunteers
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Passionate about the mission and values of Rotherham Hospice
- Friendly, approachable and customer- focused
- Excellent Communication
- Positive Attitude
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Full UK driving license
Desirable
- Fluency in community languages such as Urdu, Punjabi, Polish, Slovak, Romanian, and Arabic is highly desirable. It enables compassionate, effective communication with patients and families from diverse backgrounds, helping to build trust and deliver culturally sensitive care. This directly supports our Living Lifes Wishes Strategy and our commitment to inclusive, high-quality care at Rotherham Hospice
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills, with the ability to provide expert clinical support and guidance to patients and families.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and establish trusting relationships with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities, with attention to detail and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
- Compassionate, patient-centered approach to care, with a genuine commitment to supporting individuals and families facing life-limiting illnesses.
Desirable
- Proficient in Microsoft systems.
Experience & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
- Extensive experience in palliative and end-of-life care, including clinical assessment, symptom management, and coordination of care in the community or home setting.
Desirable
- Advanced qualification in palliative care or related field (e.g., Palliative Care Nursing, Advanced Nurse Practitioner).
- Experience working with SystmOne.
- Experience working with volunteers
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Passionate about the mission and values of Rotherham Hospice
- Friendly, approachable and customer- focused
- Excellent Communication
- Positive Attitude
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Full UK driving license
Desirable
- Fluency in community languages such as Urdu, Punjabi, Polish, Slovak, Romanian, and Arabic is highly desirable. It enables compassionate, effective communication with patients and families from diverse backgrounds, helping to build trust and deliver culturally sensitive care. This directly supports our Living Lifes Wishes Strategy and our commitment to inclusive, high-quality care at Rotherham Hospice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
