Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care
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Are you a registered nurse seeking an opportunity to work as a Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse in domiciliary and care home settings?
We are looking for an experienced nurse with a passion for Palliative Care to join our community Specialist Palliative Care service across the Bradford area.
In this role, you will provide clinical case management to patients nearing the end of life, supporting them in their own homes or care homes. You’ll focus on improving their health and well-being, offering clinical assessments and treatments to ensure comfort and dignity at the end of life. By doing so, you will help reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, ease the demand on GP services, and contribute to delivering timely, efficient, and high-quality care.
This position offers both rewarding and challenging experiences, giving you the chance to build valuable networks while expanding your knowledge and skills.
Closing: 30th April 2025
Shortlisting: 1st May 2025
Interview: TBC
Key Responsibilities
* Assessing, planning, and providing specialist care and support to individuals with life-limiting illnesses, including end-of-life care.
* Collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team, working alongside colleagues, patients, caregivers, and other health and social care professionals, as well as statutory, voluntary, and independent organizations, to optimize patient management.
* Ensuring adherence to statutory legislation and local policies relating to discharge planning and palliative care.
* Managing your own caseload autonomously and providing face-to-face services seven days a week.
* Acting as a resource, educator, and advocate for patients, their families, and healthcare professionals.
* Contributing to staff education initiatives.
* Participating in audit activities to support continuous improvement.
Core Values
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:
* We Care: We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference.
* We Listen: We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs.
* We Deliver: We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners.
Benefits
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:
* Increased mileage rates for > 3500.
* A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages.
* A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities.
* Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carla Smith Job title: Operational Lead Palliative District Nurse Teams Email address: carla.smith2@bdct.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07860 749694.
Job Overview Continued
You’ll collaborate with GP Practices, Community Nursing teams, and the wider Palliative Care network to provide expert, holistic case management for patients with complex symptom needs. Working closely with other health and social care professionals, carers, and members of the primary health care team, you will develop and implement personalized care plans to address patients’ specific needs.
This is a unique opportunity to enhance your expertise in Palliative Care, supported by colleagues, the Medical Lead, and Operational Managers. Our commitment to you is to support your development goals and aspirations, backed by our exceptional leadership and development team. Together, we’ll help you achieve your best.
Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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