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
Employer Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
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
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Palliative Care
NHS AfC: Band 7
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 work 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 care giver 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 speciality
* 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 speciality 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
Other
* Ability to communicate unpleasant /sensitive information to patients in a variety of settings.
* Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care setting
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust.
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