Job summary
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual, who is a compassionate and caring individual, who has a passion and enthusiasm for palliative care to join our specialist palliative care team as a Clinical Nurse Specialist . The service is Multi-Professional, (with Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietitian and Social Work professionals working directly as part of the team), with nurse availability 7 days per week.
The vacancy is part time; 22.5 hours a week
Main duties of the job
We are looking for highly motivated individuals with experience in palliative/specialist palliative care, who have a good understanding of current drivers in the development of palliative/specialist palliative care services, are eager to be part of a dynamic multi-professional team.
About us
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas.
As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust's policies, at all times.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for full list of roles and responsibilities.
You will need to be innovative and flexible in your approach, an excellent team worker, with well-developed communication, negotiation, and organisational skills. We are looking for someone who has the drive to deliver person centered care in our Community, and someone who embodies the Trust values of Compassion, Openness and Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description for full list of roles and responsibilities.
You will need to be innovative and flexible in your approach, an excellent team worker, with well-developed communication, negotiation, and organisational skills. We are looking for someone who has the drive to deliver person centered care in our Community, and someone who embodies the Trust values of Compassion, Openness and Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse educated to degree level (or equivalent)
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of recent study/continuous professional development related to palliative care
- Independent non-medical prescriber or willing to undertake
- Teaching/Mentorship Qualification
- Improvement practitioner qualification or willing to work towards
- Postgraduate Leadership Qualification or willing to work towards or relevant experience
Desirable
- Educated to masters level or working towards/equivalent experience
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of managing a caseload/leadership within the community
- Awareness of Workforce Policies and Procedures and experience of implementing these
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience in palliative care/oncology nursing
- Evidence of leading in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Demonstrate an awareness and application of clinical governance principles
- Awareness of professional nursing issues and developments
- Understanding of national government initiatives in health and social care and how they impact on the team
- Demonstrate competencies at a senior nursing level of clinical assessment, analysis, planning, delivery and evaluation skills
Desirable
- Experience of staff management
- Knowledge of local services
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Coaching Competencies
- Excellent self-management, organisational and time management skills
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral
- Basic Computer Skills
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Ability to develop staff and collaborate to deliver high quality care
- Effective Interpersonal Skills
- Effective change management skills
- Demonstrates negotiation skills through working in partnership with other services
- Ability to manage staff effectively and get results through teamwork
- Ability to motivate staff
- Flexibility and adaptability with the capacity to respond positively to changing situations
- Ability to exercise intitiative
- Ability to innovate
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Ability to prioritise and manage workload to meet the needs of the service users and the service
- Ability to form positive working relationships with other services, agencies and providers
- Demonstrable Problem-solving skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to travel independently throughout the locality with access to a car
- Dexterity and co-ordination for clinical skills
- Willingness to be a life-long learner
- Passion and drive to deliver person centred care
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse educated to degree level (or equivalent)
- Current NMC Registration
- Evidence of recent study/continuous professional development related to palliative care
- Independent non-medical prescriber or willing to undertake
- Teaching/Mentorship Qualification
- Improvement practitioner qualification or willing to work towards
- Postgraduate Leadership Qualification or willing to work towards or relevant experience
Desirable
- Educated to masters level or working towards/equivalent experience
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience of managing a caseload/leadership within the community
- Awareness of Workforce Policies and Procedures and experience of implementing these
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience in palliative care/oncology nursing
- Evidence of leading in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Demonstrate an awareness and application of clinical governance principles
- Awareness of professional nursing issues and developments
- Understanding of national government initiatives in health and social care and how they impact on the team
- Demonstrate competencies at a senior nursing level of clinical assessment, analysis, planning, delivery and evaluation skills
Desirable
- Experience of staff management
- Knowledge of local services
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Coaching Competencies
- Excellent self-management, organisational and time management skills
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral
- Basic Computer Skills
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Ability to develop staff and collaborate to deliver high quality care
- Effective Interpersonal Skills
- Effective change management skills
- Demonstrates negotiation skills through working in partnership with other services
- Ability to manage staff effectively and get results through teamwork
- Ability to motivate staff
- Flexibility and adaptability with the capacity to respond positively to changing situations
- Ability to exercise intitiative
- Ability to innovate
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Ability to prioritise and manage workload to meet the needs of the service users and the service
- Ability to form positive working relationships with other services, agencies and providers
- Demonstrable Problem-solving skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to travel independently throughout the locality with access to a car
- Dexterity and co-ordination for clinical skills
- Willingness to be a life-long learner
- Passion and drive to deliver person centred care
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
