Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team based at Northwick park Hospital as a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist. You will be part of a dynamic team that strives to provide a responsive and high quality Specialist Palliative Care Service to our patients and Colleagues and in doing so support each other through team learning and supervision.The Specialist Palliative Care Team provides advice, information, education and support to adult patients and their families during the last year of life. The team provide a day to day specialist palliative care nursing resource across the Trust and are supported by an established team of senior nurses and medical clinicians. It also contributes to the delivery of End of Life Care education and training for Trust staff.The post holder will have a strong clinical role evaluating individual patient needs including assessment, history taking and treating patients.This role has responsibilities across all clinical and educational sites within the Trust.
For further details/ informal visits contact:-Ian Rudrum (Macmillan Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist) on 02088693681 or email ian.rudrum@nhs.net;
Main duties of the job
o To provide a timely and responsive service for patients referred to the palliative care service.
o To assess, plan and manage a caseload of patients and their families in the field of palliative care working in partnership with other care providers.
o To identify, develop and monitor innovative opportunities for education and training for Trust staff regarding the care of patients within last year of life.
o To identify and establish opportunities to promote more effective multidisciplinary working and facilitate education towards improved care.
o To work autonomously and seek collaborative relationships with others across and within professional boundaries.
o To develop patient pathways and be responsible for developing the nursing service with key colleagues.
o To manage resources effectively including budget, human, financial and physical.
o To provide expert knowledge and advice on specialist palliative care, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- First level nursing registration
- oPost registration qualification appropriate to speciality
- oEvidence of continued professional development
- oTeaching and assessing qualification
- oCommunication skills training
Desirable
- oAdvanced Communication Skills Course
- oMasters level study
- oNon-medical Prescribing qualification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oRelevant post registration experience at band 6 or above in this or appropriate speciality
- oPrevious experience in a post involving clinical and
- oPrevious experience of teaching and developing teaching materials
- oDemonstrate evidence of well-developed clinical practice
- oAbility to deal with complex patient care including symptom control, discharge planning and psychological support
Desirable
- oConversant with the key principles of clinical governance
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to communicate unpleasant /difficult information to patients in a variety of settings with sensitivity.
- oIntermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
- oAble to manage work autonomously.
- oKnowledge of professional and NHS issues related to palliative care
- oAble to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- oAssertive, confident, approachable and friendly
Desirable
- oAble to influence management and overcome resistance through application of advanced communication skills
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- First level nursing registration
- oPost registration qualification appropriate to speciality
- oEvidence of continued professional development
- oTeaching and assessing qualification
- oCommunication skills training
Desirable
- oAdvanced Communication Skills Course
- oMasters level study
- oNon-medical Prescribing qualification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- oRelevant post registration experience at band 6 or above in this or appropriate speciality
- oPrevious experience in a post involving clinical and
- oPrevious experience of teaching and developing teaching materials
- oDemonstrate evidence of well-developed clinical practice
- oAbility to deal with complex patient care including symptom control, discharge planning and psychological support
Desirable
- oConversant with the key principles of clinical governance
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to communicate unpleasant /difficult information to patients in a variety of settings with sensitivity.
- oIntermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
- oAble to manage work autonomously.
- oKnowledge of professional and NHS issues related to palliative care
- oAble to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- oAssertive, confident, approachable and friendly
Desirable
- oAble to influence management and overcome resistance through application of advanced communication skills
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
