Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Community Specialist Palliative Care Team in St Helens and Knowsley. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse with advanced evidence-based Palliative Care Skills, along with a V300 prescribing qualification and proven advanced communication skills.
Main duties of the job
To provide professional leadership, advice, and support in palliative care for health professionals, patients, and carers to enhance the quality of life for people with life-limiting illness requiring palliative care, including complex physical, psychological, and emotional needs.
The successful candidate will work as part of a specialist team consisting of clinical nurse specialists, providing holistic needs assessment for patients, advice, and support for health professionals providing palliative and end-of-life care in the community setting including community inpatient. Working in collaboration with our partner organizations across the St Helens and Knowsley geographical area.
Job responsibilities
To work as a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team across St Helens and Knowsley geographical area, supporting patients to be symptom managed in their usual place of residence. The focus of the role is to provide clinical expertise and leadership within the community setting.
To work in collaboration with our partner organizations so that patients are directed to the right service at the right time to meet their needs.
Person Specification
Skills
* Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to care.
* Awareness of current national and local agenda in NHS and Social Care.
* Evidence of being able to communicate complex, sensitive information and advice on healthcare to patients/clients, carers, and colleagues.
* Understanding how other agencies work.
* IT literate.
* Ability to work under pressure and manage a diverse workload.
* Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to understand and analyze complex data.
* Ability to network with multidisciplinary colleagues.
* Self-management and motivation skills.
* Report writing skills.
* Confidence to challenge poor practice and ability to address difficult issues.
* Ability to travel to work across boundaries.
Knowledge/Experience
* Demonstrable post-registration/qualification experience.
* Experience of management and clinical leadership.
* Experience of successful multi-agency working.
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent qualification.
* Evidence of CPD/Short courses.
* Registration with relevant professional body.
* Appropriate prescriber (V300).
Values
* Accountability.
* Support.
* Responsive to service users.
* Engaging leadership style.
* Transparency and honesty.
* Discreet.
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.
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