An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our community palliative care nurse team (CPCT) as a Palliative Care Nurse (Band 6).
The Palliative Care Nurse will work under supervision as a member of the community specialist palliative care team for South Derbyshire based at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB).
The team provides patient-centred, evidence-based specialist services for patients and their carers with palliative and end-of-life care needs, working where required across South Derbyshire.
In addition to the direct clinical role, the post includes development of leadership, managerial, educational, and audit/research responsibilities.
The post holder will be expected to have a flexible approach to working, which includes weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
* To take overall responsibility for the care of a caseload of patients with a palliative diagnosis, requiring specialist nursing care.
* To offer the patient and those important to them the skills of a CNS in symptom control, social, emotional, and spiritual care.
* As a non-prescriber, participate, implement, and assess symptom management (within the level of their competence) appropriately escalating any management to their Band 7 colleague or palliative medicine consultant.
* To work from a multidisciplinary approach to care.
* To participate in maintaining and developing a quality service.
* To participate in the provision of advice and training across functional boundaries/health community as required.
* Ensure the delivery of agreed professional standards of care within their specialist area.
* To participate in research and audit within their specialist area and support with the dissemination of its findings.
* Maintain their own professional development required by the trust and that of the NMC.
Closing date of applications: 30 October 2024
Interview date: 13 November 2024
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people, and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development.
* On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
* Demonstrable experience of working with end-of-life patients, and contributing to the quality and development of the service.
* Demonstrable experience of working with palliative patients and an understanding of symptom management and control.
Desirable
* Demonstrable experience of working in specialist palliative medicine.
Communication Skills
Essential
* Ability to demonstrate advanced communication skills.
Desirable
* To have undertaken an advanced communication skills course or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
* Demonstrable post-registration experience and the ability to demonstrate management skills.
* To have experience of undertaking audits.
Desirable
* Demonstrable experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
Professional Development
Essential
* Demonstrable Degree level study or relevant post-registration experience/study.
* To have malignant and non-malignant clinical experience.
Desirable
* To have a teaching/assessing qualification.
* To have undertaken a palliative care module or course.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working in the community.
Desirable
* Managing a caseload of patients.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
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