Job summary
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual to take up the post of Triage Clinical Nurse Specialist within our community palliative care team.
This post requires you to act as the first point of clinical contact for the patient, following patient referral. You will identify and respond to the immediate specialist palliative care needs, through direct liaison with the patient, carer or other involved health and social care professional.
This is an exciting time to join our team as we look at expanding our care within our community through clinics and expansion of our hospice at home team.
Main duties of the job
- Work as part of the specialist palliative care community nursing service, triaging referrals, providing telephone advice and support to patients, families, carers, and other health care professionals.
- To provide telephone advice and support to patients known to the Palliative Care Community Team
- Attend multidisciplinary team management meetings
- To work collaboratively with other providers of palliative care to work towards providing equity of care across Buckinghamshire
- To work as an effective team member within the specialist palliative care service, working collaborating with other specialist palliative care professionals, Primary Care Teams and other sectors including, hospital providers, private sector, voluntary services, social services and any other care service providers.
- To provide education, advice and support to professionals, patients and all carers working with patients.
About us
Why colleagues think we are "a great place to work!"
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Palliative care degree or working towards it
- Non medical prescribing qualification or commitment to undertake
- experience of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills Course
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in palliative care setting or related speciality
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, audit and research
- Experience of working at A4C Band 6 level
- Experience of community working
Skills, abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to negotiate and liaise with other healthcare professionals.
- Advanced communication skills, written and verbal
- Adaptable to changing situations and able to work with people of differing abilities
- Ability to treat all patients and carers with empathy and cope with their distress
- Ability to prioritise work and work autonomously.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Palliative care degree or working towards it
- Non medical prescribing qualification or commitment to undertake
- experience of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Advanced Communication Skills Course
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in palliative care setting or related speciality
- Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies
Desirable
- Experience of teaching, audit and research
- Experience of working at A4C Band 6 level
- Experience of community working
Skills, abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to negotiate and liaise with other healthcare professionals.
- Advanced communication skills, written and verbal
- Adaptable to changing situations and able to work with people of differing abilities
- Ability to treat all patients and carers with empathy and cope with their distress
- Ability to prioritise work and work autonomously.
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).
