Main area Palliative Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract Permanent
Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Weekend working and on call)
Job ref 407-COMMUNITY-6979692
Employer Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Walsall Palliative Care Centre
Town Walsall
Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 08/04/2025 23:59
Community CNS Specialist Palliative Care
NHS AfC: Band 7
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce.
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Palliative Care CNS to work within the community setting. We are looking for an experienced, autonomous and innovative nurse to join the integrated specialist palliative care nursing team within Walsall rated as outstanding by CQC. This is a Band 7 community based palliative care CNS post, working alongside our existing community and hospital based specialist palliative care nurses & consultants providing expertise for patients with palliative care needs across the borough. You will be part of the overall Palliative & End of Life Care Group which also delivers care into the local hospice – Goscote Hospice.
Main duties of the job
This is a Band 7 community based palliative care CNS post, working alongside our existing community and hospital based specialist palliative care nurses & consultants providing expertise for patients with palliative care needs across the borough. You will be part of the overall Palliative & End of Life Care Group which also delivers care into the local hospice – Goscote Hospice.
Enthusiasm, motivation, compassion and leadership are qualities and skills considered essential for this specialist nurse role to work in a very challenging environment; you will be expected to have a commitment to and progressive work within the field of palliative care. Additionally you must be able to demonstrate excellence in clinical practice, acting as a resource for information and education, while working alongside the other specialist services. The CNS team provide 7 day service including participation in evening on call rota.
You should be educated to degree level and have demonstrable experience within the field of Specialist Palliative/ Cancer Care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is a Band 7 community based palliative care CNS post, working alongside our existing community and hospital based specialist palliative care nurses & consultants providing expertise for patients with palliative care needs across the borough. You will be part of the overall Palliative & End of Life Care Group which also delivers care into the local hospice – Goscote Hospice.
Enthusiasm, motivation, compassion and leadership are qualities and skills considered essential for this specialist nurse role to work in a very challenging environment; you will be expected to have a commitment to and progressive work within the field of palliative care. Additionally you must be able to demonstrate excellence in clinical practice, acting as a resource for information and education, while working alongside the other specialist services. The CNS team provide 7 day service including participation in evening on call rota.
You should be educated to degree level and have demonstrable experience within the field of Specialist Palliative/ Cancer Care.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Teaching qualification
* Qualification in palliative care
* Non Medical Prescribing
Experience
* Post registration experience with Demonstrable experience within Palliative Care/ Oncology/Long Term Conditions
* Previous Band 6 experience
* Previous Community experience
Skills
* Complex symptom control/assessment skills
* Physical assessment
* V300
Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac.
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.
Name Katy Menear Job title Deputy Professional Lead for Palliative & EOL care Email address katy.menear@nhs.net Telephone number 01922 602 620
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