Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative and End of Life Care

Job Summary

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Palliative and End of Life Care team at Great Western Hospital.

The post holder will work as part of the Palliative and End of Life Care team providing advice and support to patients, families and staff across the Trust. The role includes supporting patients with complex palliative and end of life care needs, helping to ensure patients and those important to them receive high quality, compassionate care.

The team works closely with ward teams, discharge services and community partners to support patients who may wish to be discharged to their preferred place of care. This is a rewarding role for someone who is passionate about improving end of life care and supporting patients and families at an important time.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the Palliative and End of Life Care team providing specialist advice and support across the Trust.

Main duties include:

• Supporting patients with complex palliative and end of life care needs across the hospital
• Working with patients, families and ward teams to support care planning and decision making
• Supporting discussions around goals of care, treatment escalation plans and preferred place of care
• Working collaboratively with ward teams, discharge teams and community services to support safe and timely discharge planning where appropriate
• Acting as a resource for staff across the Trust in relation to palliative and end of life care
• Supporting education and development of staff to improve confidence in caring for patients approaching the end of life
• Contributing to service development, audit and quality improvement within the Palliative and End of Life Care service
  
  
  

About Us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• Demonstrate exemplar nursing practice and the implementation of evidence-based care, the provision of a high standard of individualised patient care and experience, upholding the Trust Nursing Strategy which includes the 6Cs.
• Responsible for ensuring own knowledge and compliance of appropriate NMC standards and Trust professional guidelines and that these are applied to practice, including NMC Revalidation.
• Ensure accurate and contemporaneous patient, staff and other records are maintained, submitted and stored meeting NMC requirements.4. Acts as a role model for other team members, promoting and demonstrating the standards of care expected. Challenges, influences and works with other nursing teams to continuously improve standards through shared governance5. Participates and attends national and international conferences, as part of the team.
  
  
  

Person Specification

Qualifications

Qualifications Essential

• First Level NMC Registration
• Experience at Band 5/6
• Educated to degree level or willing to study
• Demonstrates ongoing continuing professional development
• Advanced Communication Skills
  
  
  

Desirable

• Management/ Leadership Skills Course
• Recognised teaching course
  
  
  

Experience Essential

• Post registration experience including caring for / or experience in Palliative Care and EoL patients.
• Experience in Palliative Care and EoL nursing
• Teaching experience
• Knowledge of audit and its effectiveness within health care
  
  
  

Desirable

• Risk Management & incident Investigation
  
  
  

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).