Associate Nurse Specialist (Palliative Care)

Job summary

Palliative and End of Life Care Services provide various of levels of support to people with limited conditions and those who are in the final phase of life. The service provides, one to one support as well as advisor capacity to other professionals. The service will work through a central point of referral, working in conjunction with the Community Nursing Teams.

The Palliative Care Team is a health and social care team that provides an expert clinical and social care service for patients with challenging and complex life limiting diagnoses and their families. All senior team members act as clinical or social care experts, leaders and educators for their service areas. The team provides a service in all care settings across the North East Lincolnshire locality.

Please note that Care Plus Group are not currently registered to sponsor applicants from outside the EU and EEA.

Main duties of the job

Job title: Associate Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care

Department: Palliative and End of Life Services

Base: St Andrews Hospice or Diana Princess of Wales Hospital

Hours: 24 hrs a week, fixed term 9 months (maternity cover)

Salary Range 6 £36,806 - £44,717 pro rata per annum

• To work autonomously in undertaking specialist palliative care assessments and provide specialist clinical advice, intervention and support to people with complex palliative and end of life care problems according to the Levels of Intervention.
• To deliver the service across all care settings which will include community, hospital and care homes as appropriate.
• To work in collaboration with cancer and palliative care teams in North East Lincolnshire

For more information about the role and and informal chat before you apply, please email Vicky Martin at vickymartin@nhs.net

About us

Care Plus Group is an employee owned Social Enterprise, established in 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employ over 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture we have developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvement of our staff.

We consistently deliver high quality innovative services across NE Lincolnshire, reflected in an ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback. Our services have received national recognition/commendations and Awards including winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold the highest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducing our carbon footprint.

We offer excellent terms and conditions including optional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Provider closed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programme and an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities. We recognise continuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposes of annual leave entitlement.

We are a supportive employer and operate in a way which supports family friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

Employer details

Employer name

Care Plus Group

Address

St. Andrews Hospice

Peaks Lane

Grimsby

DN32 9RP

Employer's website

https://www.careplusgroup.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Care Plus Group

Address

St. Andrews Hospice

Peaks Lane

Grimsby

DN32 9RP

Employer's website

https://www.careplusgroup.org/ (Opens in a new tab)

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