Job summary
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced nurse with a passion for Palliative and End of Life care to join our Acute Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Team. Weekend working would be required on a rota basis.
The team are based across both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital and provide highly specialist palliative care advice and support to patients, their loved ones, and health care professionals on our in-patient wards. The team works closely with the Consultants in Palliative Medicine and Community based Specialist Palliative Care Team as well as collaborating with all teams involved in the patients' care.
As a palliative care nurse specialist you will require excellent communication skills, effective leadership skills and advanced decision making skills.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist advice and a supportive role for those affected by cancer and other life threatening illnesses during the palliative stages of the disease process. This process involves direct support to the patient, relatives and carers as well as providing this specialist advice to other professionals. This will include, but is not exhaustive of, complex symptom management and advanced care planning discussions. The role also involves education, research and training to enhance standards of palliative care.
The post holder will be required to develop and maintain a good work relationship with all staff and liaise closely with clinicians, nursing staff, administrative support and patient administration staff at all levels throughout the Trust and other affiliated services.
As the Clinical Nurse Specialist within the defined sphere of practice the post holder is responsible with support and guidance for providing specialist knowledge and individualised care to patients with a life limiting illness who have specialist palliative care needs.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Registered General Nurse Level 1 (Adult Nursing)
- First level degree or undertaking a degree pathway
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills training or prepared to work towards
- Recognised teaching qualification or prepared to work towards
- Post graduate qualification in subject relevant to Palliative care or relevant subject
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Relevant Post Registration experience at Band 5 or above in Palliative care or in a related specialty for patients with malignant and non- malignant disease
- Experience of multi-professional working, demonstrates effective communication skills.
- Experience of teaching
Desirable
- Experience of participation in audit, research, report writing, service development
- Leadership and management experience
- Experience of teaching multi-professional teams
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
- Registered General Nurse Level 1 (Adult Nursing)
- First level degree or undertaking a degree pathway
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Advanced communication skills training or prepared to work towards
- Recognised teaching qualification or prepared to work towards
- Post graduate qualification in subject relevant to Palliative care or relevant subject
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- Relevant Post Registration experience at Band 5 or above in Palliative care or in a related specialty for patients with malignant and non- malignant disease
- Experience of multi-professional working, demonstrates effective communication skills.
- Experience of teaching
Desirable
- Experience of participation in audit, research, report writing, service development
- Leadership and management experience
- Experience of teaching multi-professional teams
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).
