Woking & Sam Beare Hospice are pleased to announce the following position:
Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 7)
We are a patient-centred charity that delivers palliative and end of life care to thousands of people each year with advanced life-limiting illnesses who live in Northwest Surrey, also providing support to their careers and families inpatient homes, in care or nursing homes or through its In-Patient Unit in the Hospice, as well as through the Bradbury Wellbeing Centre.
You will, therefore, be joining a passionate and dedicated team of professionals that make a real difference to the families across Surrey community.
” A beautiful setting, warm friendly staff and colleagues, and the gratitude of the patient’s and their families fuel my energies to keep going with a challenging role. What we do is not easy but it’s very worthwhile”
Clinical Colleague
A successful Clinical Nurse Specialist will be:
1. To provide specialist knowledge and expertise in caring for patients with life limiting illness and to disseminate such knowledge to the healthcare team.
2. To independently manage own caseload of patients and associated responsibilities.
3. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of the patient’s care.
4. To provide symptom control, social, emotional, and spiritual care for the patient, family and carers.
5. To provide supportive care to patients, their families, and carers.
6. To monitor patients on an ongoing basis, to evaluate outcomes and adjust care plans to ensure optimum co-ordination and delivery of care.
7. To deliver high standards of care directly and assist in the management of junior staff.
8. To develop and maintain effective relationships with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure collaborative working for the benefit of patient care.
A successful candidate will have :
9. Registered Nurse
10. Relevant post-registration courses
11. Palliative care qualification
12. 1st level degree or masters course
13. Independent Nurse Prescriber
14. Management/leadership course
15. Mentorship/teaching qualification
16. UK Registration
17. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 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.
Previous experience in a similar role is advantageous, but not limiting in this position.
Clinical Staff Benefits
We are passionate about our colleagues’ careers. Along with our commitment to provide every colleague with a personal development plan to achieve their vocational goals, we provide the following industry leading benefits:
Annual Leave: 27 days rising to 29 days after five years’ service, rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service. If 10 years NHS service 33 days are granted.
Flexible Working: We fully support flexible working opportunities including working part time depending on the role.
Free Parking: Free parking is available.
Discounted Complementary Therapies: Our Wellbeing Team offer discounted therapies to all members of staff including massages and reflexology and Staff Wellbeing Days.
Blue Light Discount Card: Staff can apply for a Blue Light card that offers discounts across 15, retailers.
On Site Café: Our Garden Café based at the Hospice in Goldsworth Park offers a range of hot and cold food options including sandwiches and jacket potatoes. Hot and cold drinks and snacks with a discount offered to all members of staff.