Band 7 Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
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; 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.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
* Experience in Palliative Care or Oncology setting
* BSc Nursing or working towards
* Advanced Palliative Care Course
Experience/ Knowledge
* Proven experience to Palliative Care or Oncology patients
* Experience of Clinical Supervision
Personal Qualities
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £51,883 to £58,544 per annum inclusive
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