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Macmillan Lead Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area: Macmillan Lead Palliative Care CNS Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend work may be required in the future for the successful candidate) Job ref: 166-DCSC-7070553
Site: Chesterfield Royal Hospital Town: Chesterfield Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum Salary period: Yearly Closing: 27/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
Uses expert levels of clinical decision making through specialist assessment and interpretation of clinical information to support patients and carers who have complex and/or changing physical symptoms, emotional or practical needs.
Overall responsibility for the care of a caseload of patients requiring specialist advice as appropriate, accept referrals from other healthcare professionals and work unsupervised.
Through demonstration of high levels of clinical expertise and practice, work collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), divisional care unit and others to review and plan services which are responsive, cost effective and evidence based.
Provide strong, professional leadership working in partnership to enhance professional standards of care across the service linking in with primary, secondary and tertiary care as appropriate.
Lead and participate in research and audit within specialist area.
Instrumental in providing specialist advice and educational programmes across all disciplines internally and externally, evaluating the effectiveness.
Main duties of the job
The Palliative Care team
Contributes to the delivery of outstanding patient care by:
1. Providing a patient centred, evidence-based specialist service for patients with Palliative and End of Life care needs and those important to them at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
2. Providing leadership, purpose and vision, as the service lead for one aspect of the Palliative Care service.
3. Developing and supporting a programme of education that enables other team members to be competent in the delivery of all aspects of the Palliative Care service.
4. Acting as a resource for all those involved in the care and management of the patients who have Palliative Care needs.
5. Promoting an innovative and progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through the use of both formal and informal educational strategies with the multi-professional team, directly in clinical areas and in the classroom setting.
6. Ensuring that the service is evaluated via a programme of audit and quality assurance/monitoring.
7. Working in partnership with other service leads to provide a cohesive seamless service.
8. Taking a lead role in developing clinical practice.
Working for our organisation
As colleagues, we will always be guided by our Proud to CARE values:
1. Compassion: Treating everyone with kindness – welcoming diversity and inclusion, considering individual needs; and challenging inappropriate behaviours outside of our values.
2. Ambition: Aspiring to be the best – reaching high standards, providing exceptional care and services; and achieving measurable improvements in people’s health and wellbeing.
3. Respect: Valuing and appreciating everyone – listening, learning, and acting on their experiences, being open and honest; and recognising that working with others brings benefits.
4. Encouragement: Opportunities for all – supporting education and development, helping people to bring their improvement ideas to life and speak-up; and getting everyone involved in our future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Lead area Deliverables
Contributes to the delivery of outstanding patient care by:
Palliative care Inpatient
1. Leads on service development and the implementation of new ways of working that improve the quality of patient care i.e. providing a visual presence in ED/EMU, admission avoidance, innovation in delivery of education, sustainable 7-day services.
CUP
1. Participates in diagnostic MDT meetings and coordinates patient care in partnership with the MDT coordinator.
2. Identifies and develops clinical protocols and operational policies that are in line with National standards.
Please see job description for further details.
Person specification
Essential and Desirable
* 1st level degree or equivalent experience
* 1st level RGN - Non-medical nurse prescriber qualification (or willing to work towards)
* Advance communication course/qualification
* Teaching and assessing
* Significant post registration experience including in clinical speciality
* Experience in line management
* Able to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
* Leadership and management experience
* Change management
* Sound negotiation skills, with the ability to deal with difficult or challenging situations
* Ability to deliver educational sessions to nurses and other disciplines
* Lead audit programme and subsequent improvements
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Master’s degree level learning or prepared to work towards
* Physical examinations course
* Evidence of study relevant to oncology and or palliative care
* In addition to direct clinical role, the post requires leadership, managerial, educational and audit/research responsibilities and there is an expectation that the post holder has advanced knowledge and skills within the specialist sphere of practice.
* Previous experience of working as a CNS
* Evidence of publication
* Led research project
* Developed an educational programme
Flexible Working
If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.
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Communications
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If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.
Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.
This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.
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