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Clinical Nurse Specialist, Palliative Care
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area: Specialist Palliative Care
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5 seven days per week; also 8-8.30pm seven days per week - As our service provision is seven days a week and you must be able to work over the seven-day period)
Job ref: 409-7048190
Site: Whiston Hospital
Town: Prescot
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/03/2025 23:59
Interview date: 11/04/2025
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse with demonstrable clinical experience in Specialist Palliative Care who is able to function well in a team as well as under their own initiative and who can respond to changing service priorities.
The Specialist Palliative Care team works 9-5 seven days a week; we do, however, also cover AED, where we deliver Specialist Palliative Care at the front door. This service covers 8-8.30pm. You will be expected to rotate between the 2 services.
You will deliver and support high standards of clinical care both as a direct caregiver and indirectly through the support and education of the wider workforce.
Main duties of the job
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidenced-based nursing care.
* Provide expert advice and clinical practice.
* Provide specialist education and training to others.
* Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues to develop services and quality of care delivered.
* Lead the development of clinical services within the specialist field.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse /Current professional registration
* Educated to Diploma/Degree level
* Post-registration qualification in specialist area or evidence of relevant experience related to specialty
* Teaching and assessing qualification or relevant experience
* Advanced communication skills Certificate or equivalent qualification/experience
* Non-Medical Prescribing V300 or willingness to work towards
* Educated at master’s level or working towards
* Relevant Management and Leadership course
Knowledge & Experience
* Substantial clinical experience in specialty or cancer-related area
* Relevant experience at Band 6 or above
* Participation in service development and implementation of change
* Evidence of working effectively with clinicians and the MDT
* Evidence of effective problem solving
* Understanding of research and Evidence Based Practice
* Experience of teaching and assessing in the clinical area
* Evidence of service improvement
* Experience of audit
Skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Able to influence and overcome resistance through application of advanced communication skills.
* Able to analyse data and provide written reports
* Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
* Able to manage work autonomously
* Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area
* Able to present information to professional groups
* Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care
* Able to participate/undertake clinical audit & research
* Able to perform advanced clinical skills
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust that is one of the best places to work for in England.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.
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