Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

This role supports delivery of 7 day specialist palliative care working at SASH. You will be required to work weekends to a rota.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical nurse specialist to join an established Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care team. This appointment will support the delivery of a 7-day visiting service at SASH.

The palliative care team provide advice and support to patients, carers and staff across the Trust on advanced, progressive disease management, pain and symptom control and end of life care. They liaise with our community colleagues and local hospice, and provide education and support to staff caring for palliative care patients throughout the Trust. As a CNS within a multi-professional team, you will be taking on the role of key worker, liaising with primary care providers and relevant outside agencies, in order to provide a co-ordinated and comprehensive service.

You should be confident and self-motivated, with excellent communication and influencing skills and, utilising the benefit of your clinical knowledge and experience, be able to act as a resource to all staff and other healthcare professionals, providing education as appropriate

You will be part of a well-established and expanding Cancer Nursing Service, which offers a friendly and supportive work environment, participation in clinical supervision and excellent opportunities for both formal and informal professional advancement.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Date posted

07 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum plus high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-5446759-AD

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
oA complete and accurate application
oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
oEvidence of essential experience for role
oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
oEvidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
oA complete and accurate application
oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
oEvidence of essential experience for role
oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
oEvidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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).