Specialist Palliative Care Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Specific dimensions

• To lead and participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge for palliative and patient at the end of life.
• To provide specialist advice on the assessment, care planning and interventions of patients needs.
• To further develop knowledge and skills through undertaking regular audit, research and development activities.
  • A key part of the role will be cross agency liaison, training, research and development, and being a clinical resource for the local Health Community
  • Clinical responsibility for a defined complex caseload with accountability for the health outcomes for the individuals within their care
  • To be the accountable clinician in the development, delivery and provision of complex case management within the community setting for patients with palliative and end of life care needs.

  To ensure safe systems and processes are in place to support multidisciplinary team working

  To ensure all professional standards and codes of conduct are adhered to

  • Facilitate the development of clinical expertise and advanced practice within the team to support the right person, right place right time agenda
  • To provide senior leadership and clinical expertise in palliative and end of life care for a variety of multidisciplinary staff
  • Be responsible for, provide and monitor the standard of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care ensuring the quality of care provided is of a high standard
  • Act as a Caseload holder to oversee all aspects of clinical care planning and delivery to ensure maximum positive outcomes for patients and delegate to other members of the team as appropriate
  • Work as an autonomous practitioner, clinically, professionally and practically with an expert knowledge in palliative and end of life care
  • To lead clinically and professionally ensuring compliance with all statutory and mandatory professional requirements
  • Continually develop own clinical expertise, knowledge and clinical skills to enhance effective care and support. Ensure this expertise is shared with other clinical staff

  • Champion the development of leadership competencies within the team

  • To ensure continuity and co-ordination of care across the health and social care community

  • To develop protocols relating to advanced practice and work in an extended clinical role specifically for palliative and end of life care.

  • Facilitates the development of self-awareness of self and others in the team through reflection, and clinical supervision

  • Through effective role modelling develop positive behaviour, encourage an open and non-threatening environment that

    o Rewards decision making and creativity

    o Facilitates change and the implementation of new ideas

    o Promotes staff retention

    o Empowers employees

    o Encourages the reporting of patient safety incidents and uses reflection to learn from as a result

    o Identifies risk and develops mitigation to minimise it

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Palliative/Cancer Care Qualification
• Relevant Degree
• Independent Prescribing
• RGN (adult)
• Advanced clinical skills course

Desirable

• MSc/MA in health related topic
• Sage and Thyme Facilitator
• Advanced Communication Skills Facilitator
• Counselling qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in acute/community/primary care setting with Palliative patients
• Experience of leading services and people management
• Teaching experience

Desirable

• Oncology experience
• Hospice experience
• Audit experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• Significant post registration experience
• Leadership skills/qualities

Desirable

• Experience of using EMIS web/Community

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Base TBC - Gateshead

TBC

Gateshead

NE9 6SX

Employer's website

https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)