Job summary Are you passionate about palliative and end of life care ? Are you looking for your next career opportunity? If so, this post might be for you. An exciting job opportunity has become available to join the Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Team, areas of recruitment likely to be Lincoln, Spalding and Grantham, specific area to be confirmed. Travel to various bases is required as part of the role. The post holder will be required to work as part of the team to provide specialist advice and support on symptom management to patients and their families, registered to a Lincolnshire GP, to ensure delivery of safe, person centred and effective palliative care. The post holder will be required to undertake shifts on the Single Point of Access Line, to provide remote advice to patients and their families for urgent palliative care enquires. The line operates 0800-2000, 7 days a week including bank holidays. Applicants must be NMC registered Nurses (adult) with experience in palliative and end of life care. Please note this position will not commence before May 2025 Main duties of the job You will work as an accountable and autonomous practitioner alongside the community Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialists, You will work in a shared caseload approach, with supervision from the band 7 Macmillan CNS. Triage referrals for planned and unplanned care. You will provide specialist palliative care advice and support to patients and those important to them, who have a palliative diagnosis with unstable needs. Provide specialist support and education on all aspects of palliative care to members of the multi-professional team in a variety of settings. Assess requirements for bereavement care and support for those carers and family members known to the service. About us Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey. At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce. LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively. We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev Date posted 03 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 818-CYP297 Job locations Lincolnshire Grantham, Spalding, Lincoln LN5 7JH Job description Job responsibilities Manages own workload, with support from band 7 clinicians Undertake shifts on Single Point Access Line Clinical triage of referrals Completing comprehensive assessments of patients care needs, planning, implementing and evaluating care delivery to patients with complex specialist palliative care needs. Providing specialist advice in the management of complex symptoms direct to patients with complex palliative care needs and their families/carers. Liaising with other organisations and stakeholders as part of wider Multi Disciplinary Team to ensure safe, effective delivery of patient care. Providing formal training to develop the palliative care skills of multi-disciplinary teams, including pre and post registration students. Demonstrates specialist professional practice Job description Job responsibilities Manages own workload, with support from band 7 clinicians Undertake shifts on Single Point Access Line Clinical triage of referrals Completing comprehensive assessments of patients care needs, planning, implementing and evaluating care delivery to patients with complex specialist palliative care needs. Providing specialist advice in the management of complex symptoms direct to patients with complex palliative care needs and their families/carers. Liaising with other organisations and stakeholders as part of wider Multi Disciplinary Team to ensure safe, effective delivery of patient care. Providing formal training to develop the palliative care skills of multi-disciplinary teams, including pre and post registration students. Demonstrates specialist professional practice Person Specification Qualifications Essential NMC registered Nurse Degree level qualification or evidence of degree level study or willingness to work towards 1st level degree 2 years experience in palliative care Excellent written and verbal communication skills Desirable Management or leadership qualification Advanced communication skills Experience Essential Experience managing own workload Evidence of Continued Professional Development Experience of Multidisciplinary team working Desirable Experience managing caseload in a community setting Experience in relevant area of care Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes Essential Excellent written and verbal communication skills- including conflict management, report writing and presentation skills Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team Professional attitude at work Desirable Ability to use Microsoft office tools Specific Requirements Essential Awareness of personal stressors and robust coping strategies Person Specification Qualifications Essential NMC registered Nurse Degree level qualification or evidence of degree level study or willingness to work towards 1st level degree 2 years experience in palliative care Excellent written and verbal communication skills Desirable Management or leadership qualification Advanced communication skills Experience Essential Experience managing own workload Evidence of Continued Professional Development Experience of Multidisciplinary team working Desirable Experience managing caseload in a community setting Experience in relevant area of care Knowledge, Skills, Attitudes Essential Excellent written and verbal communication skills- including conflict management, report writing and presentation skills Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team Professional attitude at work Desirable Ability to use Microsoft office tools Specific Requirements Essential Awareness of personal stressors and robust coping strategies 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust Address Lincolnshire Grantham, Spalding, Lincoln LN5 7JH Employer's website https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)