Main area Band 7 Palliative Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade Band 7
Contract Fixed term: 12 months (or secondment) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To cover a 7 day service)
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Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Royal Liverpool Hospital
Town Liverpool
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period Yearly
Closing 11/02/2025 23:59
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care
Band 7
Job overview
As a Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will provide specialist symptom control assessment and advice, as well as psychological support to patients and their families. You will contribute to the end of life strategy across the organisation to ensure patients with life-limiting illnesses receive the best possible treatment, including end of life care.
You will support the Trust-wide strategic education programme, providing education on relevant topics in palliative care to the generic workforce, including Advance Care Planning, Personalised Plan of Care for the Dying Patient, and Advanced Communications Skills Training.
We seek candidates with strong clinical leadership skills, an understanding of the specific needs of patients requiring palliative and end of life care, and a commitment to working as part of an integrated specialist team to provide evidence-based expert clinical practice and education.
Candidates must have recent experience working as a palliative care clinical nurse specialist in an advisory team.
Main duties of the job
1. Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based nursing care.
2. Provide expert advice and clinical practice.
3. Provide specialist education and training to others.
4. Work collaboratively with clinical colleagues in the Integrated Mersey Palliative Care Team (IMPaCT) to develop services that deliver quality care.
5. Support the development of clinical services within the specialist field in line with national and local guidance.
6. Participate in a rota that provides seven-day a week (09:00 to 17:00) face-to-face working, providing palliative care advice as per NICE guidelines.
7. Participate in local, regional, and national audits.
If you can demonstrate relevant experience in palliative and end of life care, possess excellent communication and organisational skills, and are committed to high quality, service improvement through education, teamwork, research, and audit, we would like to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, and Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust.
The Group aims to improve the care we provide our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing appropriate specialist palliative care support for patients with life-limiting illnesses and those important to them.
The delivery of education to staff from across the organisation will be a key part of the role, as will undertaking and participating in appropriate regional and national audits.
Person specification
Qualifications
* First Level Registered nurse on parts 1 or 12 of the NMC register
* Recordable qualification in palliative care or oncology at post-reg Diploma level
* ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730/7 or equivalent – Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice
* Educated to Degree level in an appropriate area
Experience
* Significant post-registration experience – relevant experience including a position of responsibility at Band 6 or above
* Demonstrable experience within a relevant specialty
* Knowledge of national policies influencing cancer and palliative care
* Excellent presentation skills & experience presenting information to professional groups
* Published in a peer-reviewed journal
Skills
* Highly advanced communication skills.
* Experience in service development & excellent change management skills.
Other
* Demonstrate flexible working patterns.
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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