Community Palliative Care - Clinical Nurse Specialist
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our community palliative care nurse team (CPCT) as a Specialist Palliative care nurse (band 7)
The team provides patient centred, evidence-based specialist service for patients and their carers with palliative and and end of life care needs, working where required across south Derbyshire.
In addition to direct clinical role the post includes leadership, managerial, educational and audit/research responsibilities.
The post holder will be expected to have flexible approach to working, which includes weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
- To take overall responsibility for the care of a caseload of patients with a palliative diagnosis, requiring specialist nursing care.
- To offer the patient and those important to them the skills of a CNS in symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care.
- As part of the team it is expected that you will be able to participate, implement and assess symptom management.
- To work from a multidisciplinary approach to care
- To participate in maintaining and developing a quality service.
- To participate in the provision of advice and training across functional boundaries/health community as required.
- Ensure the delivery of agreed professional standards of care within their specialist area.
- To participate in research and audit within their specialist area and support with the dissemination of its findings.
- Maintain their own professional development required by the trust and that of the NMC.
Closing date of applications:
Interview date:
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Details
Date posted
15 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year pa / pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
320-CDCS-2535
Job locations
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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