- Extensive nursing experience within a palliative care setting
- Experience of identifying education needs and leading relevant training programmes
- Advanced palliative nursing knowledge and skills, including problem solving of complex issues
- Knowledge of current nursing and palliative care agenda to include End of Life Care
- Experience of leading change
- Demostrate experience of implementing clinical governance and risk management systems
- Degree in Palliative Care or equivalent specialist setting
- Registered Nurse - NMC registered
- Advanced Communication Skills training
- Level 2 Psychology training
- Extended prescribing certificate or willingness to obtain
- Evidence of a flexible approach to working independently as well as within a multi-disciplinary team structure
- Time management/organisational skills and ability to work under pressure
- Leadership, negotiation and facilitation skills
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills and ability to work under pressure
- Access to car or other mode of transport for work purpose
- Basic computer skills
- Evidence of flexible approach to working with the Primary Care Team or equivalent
Community Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care - London, United Kingdom - London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Found in: Talent UK C2 - 1 week ago
Description
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity of a CNS position at Meadow House hospice. The hospice provides a specialist palliative care service for the residents of Ealing and Hounslow. The Specialist Palliative Service comprises of a 15 bedded in-patient unit, allied health professionals and and a large community team.
Patients will present with complex and specialist needs and the focus of their care will have changed from curative to palliative.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will have a strong clinical role evaluating individual patient needs including assessment, history taking and managing a patient caseload. The post-holder will be expected to exercise a high degree of personal professional autonomy and make critical judgments to satisfy the expectations and demands of the role. Key working relationships with primary care teams are essential using excellent communication and interpersonal skills, alongside a dynamic and motivated attitude.
We require someone who can work both autonomously and as part of a team. Leadership, innovation, motivation and excellent communication skills are essential. You must have RGN level 1 with appropriate post registration qualifications and experience. You should have a first degree or be working towards this qualification and be committed to undertaking further study to meet service need.
Your education and professional development will be actively supported.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video we are London North West University Healthcare
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
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