BHRUT are seeking to recruit a highly motivated Registered General Nurse. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the SPCT and End of Life Care Team at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust as a Specialist Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist post. The successful candidate must hold a RGN qualification and have significant clinical practice in this field with experience of working alongside Palliative and End of Life patients. The successful candidate will contribute to the provision of supporting patients, families and carers with life limiting illnesses and to provide supportive education to clinical areas across both hospital sites. As well as aiming to optimise the palliative care for patients on all wards and strive to be creative in providing the best care for all patients. All new staff appointed to posts at the Trust are subject to a probationary period. You will be required to support the delivery of a high quality SPC service across all areas. Therefore you must have a flexible approach to work, demonstrating organisational skills and be able to work to deadlines. You will be required to have good communication skills at all times. The role is an exciting opportunity for those individuals seeking challenges and stimulation. This post will provide the chosen candidate with a unique opportunity to work with an excellent team. Join our team and make a difference.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide a high quality specialist palliative care service to patients within the BHR Trust who have advanced life threatening illness.
2. To provide expert advice and education to other health care professionals in all aspects of palliative care.
3. To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team for the benefit of the patient.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A& E performance in 2023/24 we're no longer in special measures and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London - more than 300,000 people visited our A& Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It'll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Nichola Ceesay, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4176.
Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
* Experience in Palliative Care or Oncology setting
* BSc Nursing or working towards
Desirable
* Advanced Palliative Care Course
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
* Proven experience to Palliative Care or Oncology patients
Desirable
* Experience of Clinical Supervision
Personal Qualities
Essential
* Excellent communication skills
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
RM7 0AG
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