Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job Overview
Part time - 30 hours per week
We are looking for highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialists to join the Palliative and End of Life Care Team at Great Western Hospital Foundation Trust. The team is dedicated to ensuring high-quality clinical care and patient experience for patients, their families, and carers with progressive, advanced life-limiting diseases requiring specialist palliative and end of life care.
The successful candidates will need to demonstrate experience in working with patients in various settings, and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
Key Responsibilities
* Demonstrate exemplar nursing practice and the implementation of evidence-based care, ensuring a high standard of individualized patient care and experience.
* Responsible for ensuring knowledge and compliance with appropriate NMC standards and Trust professional guidelines.
* Ensure accurate and contemporaneous patient, staff, and other records are maintained, submitted, and stored meeting NMC requirements.
* Act as a role model for other team members, promoting and demonstrating the standards of care expected.
Applicant Requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Post registration experience
* Experience in Palliative Care and EoL nursing
* Teaching experience
* Able to demonstrate service improvement activities
* Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
Desirable Criteria
* Risk Management & incident Investigation
* Knowledge of audit and its effectiveness within healthcare
Knowledge and Skills
Essential Criteria
* Ability to work autonomously
* Ability to plan, prioritise and organise own/others workload
* Ability to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team
* Demonstrates excellent interpersonal/communication skills
* Adaptable and demonstrates a problem-solving approach
Qualifications
Essential Criteria
* First Level Registration
* Experience at Band 5/6
* Educated to degree level or willing to study
* Demonstrates ongoing continuing professional development
* Advanced Communication Skills
* Competent in Discussions and Decision Making with regard to Adult Treatment Escalation Plan (TEP) and Resuscitation (willingness to work towards)
* Advanced history taking and assessment
Desirable Criteria
* Management/Leadership Skills Course
* Recognised teaching course
Contact Information
Name: Lorraine Hart
Job Title: Lead Nurse Palliative and End of Life Care
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 01793 607028
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