NMU Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

We are delighted to offer an opportunity to join our specialist palliative nursing and medical team on the Nightingale Macmillan Unit as a NMU Palliative care, Clinical Nurse Specialist based at Royal Derby Hospital(RDH) . The NMU palliative care CNS will provide specialist palliative care support for patients and those important to them within the Nightingale Macmillan Unit.

This is delivered via face to face contact on the ward, or by supporting the palliative nursing and medical team in decision making regarding best treatments. In addition to patient care, a key element of this role will be to deliver education (both formal & informal) to members of the multi-disciplinary team and to drive service improvement.

Main duties of the job

You will hold a joint caseload of patients with various diagnosis who have complex specialist palliative care needs. You will work alongside their extended care team providing expert advice and support in order to maintain the patients quality of life and allow them to be cared for in a place of their choosing.

You will be expected to be able to carry out Independent Nurse Prescribing. and to enhance your role, an ability to carry out clinical decision making is desirable or be willing to work towards this study in due course.You will have Significant post qualification experience or equivalent level of expertise within Specialist Palliative Care. An excellent knowledge of symptom management is essential, as is the ability to teach and support others.

You will be required to Communicate highly complex condition related, sensitive information to patients/relatives and have a sensitive and empathetic approach. In return you will join an experienced and supportive team who share your passion to improve palliative and end of life care

Closing date of applications: 11 March 2024

Interview date: 25 March 2024

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.

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

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

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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

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

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