Job summary
Salary:AfC Band 7
£51,488 - £57,802
Hours: Full time
Royal Trinity Hospices community catchment
area spans across south east, south west and north west London integrated care
systems and the team support patients with identified specialist palliative
care needs wherever they call home.
We are looking for an experienced,
enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual to take up the post of Clinical
Nurse Specialist within our specialist community nursing service.
This post is suited to a nurse with
significant experience of caring for patients with life limiting illnesses, and
who possesses expertise and skills in holistic assessment, symptom management
and psychological support.
As a CNS, you will be a key member of the
specialist community nursing team, working with other key members of the MDT to
support the coordination and delivery of specialist palliative care to patients
on a shared locality team caseload. You will also have responsibility for
providing advice, support and education to professionals from key partnership
agencies that form part of the wider MDT supporting patients at home.
It
is an exciting time at Trinity as we begin launching our new community
services, which have been designed to streamline the coordination of care for
patients, address the evolving palliative and end of life care needs of our
local population and maximise the flexibility and responsiveness we can offer.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities of a Royal
Trinity Hospice Palliative Care Nurse Specialist
- To carry out holistic assessments
and formulate a plan of care of care which addresses the identified SPC
priorities of the patient and is in accordance with their expressed wishes and any
pre-existing medical care.
- To provide specialist support
to the families and carers of individual patients, considering their physical,
psychosocial and spiritual needs.
- To communicate and liaise with
the patients usual care team including their GP, District Nurses, existing
specialist palliative care professionals, hospital teams to report on the
condition and needs of the patients and any changes to the plan of care.
About us
Benefits:
We match Agenda for Change/NHS terms and conditions
for maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay
Length of service for those joining directly from
another CQC regulated organisation (NHS, social care, hospice) is recognised in
annual leave, maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay
A pension scheme is offered with employer
contributions of up to 7.5%or a continuation of your existing NHS pension
A generous 27 days annual leave increasing to 29
after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus bank holidays (any bank holidays
worked will be given back in lieu)
Cycle to work scheme and interest-free season
ticket loans available
Free eyesight test for DSE users and a contribution
towards the cost of glasses
25% store discount in Trinity shops
Life assurance cover
Lots of opportunities to attend exciting and
high-profile events e.g. a staff lottery to attend our regular biannual Gala
dinner; participating in Royal visits, and the annual summer garden party
Regular ballots for donated free tickets and prizes
Access to courses of free counselling on the phone
or face to face
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Job Purpose
- To
carry out comprehensive holistic needs assessments of patients, carers and
families referred to Community Services to understand their immediate and
ongoing priorities, concerns and goals in relation to their palliative and end
of life care needs. Deliver expert evidence-based patient-centred advice, care
and support working in close collaboration with other health and social care
professionals.
-
Utilise advanced communication
skills to communicate information which may be distressing to individual
patients, carers and families
-
Provide expert
advice, care and information to patients and their carers which is appropriate
to their needs and in accordance with their priorities
-
Receive and
convey sometimes highly complex and highly sensitive information to relevant
stakeholders (where due consent is provided), often including detailed clinical
information which may be contentious requiring empathetic and reassurance skills
to address barriers to acceptance
-
Establish excellent internal working relationships with peers and
colleagues
-
Be
resilient to manage individuals and groups (staff, patients, formal meetings
and the public) who are emotionally distressed, angry, and/or in conflict with
the information given to them
-
Ensure
the specific needs of the patient are addressed in a timely manner through
liaison with colleagues within Community Services, wider-Trinity services,
GPs/District Nurses and other external agencies
-
Establish
excellent relationships with clinical colleagues within the NHS and other
institutions, providing relevant information about Trinity services in order to
facilitate patient access to hospice services
-
Regularly teach about the palliative care needs and management of
patients with a life limiting illness at both internal and external training
sessions
-
Actively participate in local and national palliative and end of
life care professional networks
For more information, please find Job Description, Person specification and Recruitment pack attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Job Purpose
- To
carry out comprehensive holistic needs assessments of patients, carers and
families referred to Community Services to understand their immediate and
ongoing priorities, concerns and goals in relation to their palliative and end
of life care needs. Deliver expert evidence-based patient-centred advice, care
and support working in close collaboration with other health and social care
professionals.
-
Utilise advanced communication
skills to communicate information which may be distressing to individual
patients, carers and families
-
Provide expert
advice, care and information to patients and their carers which is appropriate
to their needs and in accordance with their priorities
-
Receive and
convey sometimes highly complex and highly sensitive information to relevant
stakeholders (where due consent is provided), often including detailed clinical
information which may be contentious requiring empathetic and reassurance skills
to address barriers to acceptance
-
Establish excellent internal working relationships with peers and
colleagues
-
Be
resilient to manage individuals and groups (staff, patients, formal meetings
and the public) who are emotionally distressed, angry, and/or in conflict with
the information given to them
-
Ensure
the specific needs of the patient are addressed in a timely manner through
liaison with colleagues within Community Services, wider-Trinity services,
GPs/District Nurses and other external agencies
-
Establish
excellent relationships with clinical colleagues within the NHS and other
institutions, providing relevant information about Trinity services in order to
facilitate patient access to hospice services
-
Regularly teach about the palliative care needs and management of
patients with a life limiting illness at both internal and external training
sessions
-
Actively participate in local and national palliative and end of
life care professional networks
For more information, please find Job Description, Person specification and Recruitment pack attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Additional training in Palliative and end of life care.
- Level 2 psychological
- skills training or working towards
- Advanced Communications skills training or working
- towards
Desirable
- Bachelors degree in palliative care or a related subject
- Evidence of masters level
- learning or prepared to work
- towards
- Research
- qualification
Experience
Essential
- IT literate
- Teaching/assessment and presentation skills
- Organisation and negotiation skills
- Leadership skills
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Evidence of ability to use advanced communication skills
Desirable
- Attendance at Connected 2 day ACST course
- Mentorship and Teaching qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Additional training in Palliative and end of life care.
- Level 2 psychological
- skills training or working towards
- Advanced Communications skills training or working
- towards
Desirable
- Bachelors degree in palliative care or a related subject
- Evidence of masters level
- learning or prepared to work
- towards
- Research
- qualification
Experience
Essential
- IT literate
- Teaching/assessment and presentation skills
- Organisation and negotiation skills
- Leadership skills
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Evidence of ability to use advanced communication skills
Desirable
- Attendance at Connected 2 day ACST course
- Mentorship and Teaching qualification
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).
