- To provide a specialist nursing service for patients and their families/ carers with specialist care needs
- To liaise closely with colleagues at the Pembridge Hospice, other specialist services as well as primary and social care to facilitate continuity of care for patients.
- To offer support, advice and education to the primary health care tea, hospice, and hospital staff
- To participate in quality initiatives for service improvement.
- To champion palliative and end of life care across the Trust
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T& C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
- To accept responsibility, as the named community palliative care keyworker for own patient caseload
- To provide expert symptom control advice, emotional, and spiritual care and support to patients and their families/ carers
- To independently assess patients and carers needs, identifying their goals and work with them towards achieving them.
- To ensure patients have an individual plan of care which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates issues and recommendations made.
- To recognise and manage palliative care emergencies appropriately.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities. - Registered General Nurse
- Post Registration qualification in Palliative Care
- Communication Skills training
- First level degree in related subject (or evidence of working towards this
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
- Advanced Communication Skills Course
- Advanced Physical Assessment Course
- Non - Medical Prescribing Course
- Teaching and Assessment qualification
- Master's level study in related subject (or willingness to work towards)
Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care - London, United Kingdom - Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Found in: Jooble UK O C2 - 1 week ago
Description
Community CNS TEAM - Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care,Band 7, Full time37.5 hours per week
Inner North West Division - Pembridge Specialist Palliative Care Service.
The Pembridge team practice holistic specialist palliative care taking a multidimensional approach to physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of their patients and their families. The service comprises of a community team, day services, outpatients and inpatient unit ( ward currently suspended to admissions awaiting the outcome of the NWL Palliative Care Review)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical nurse specialist to join our community team. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and compassionate registered nurse with the skills and knowledge to fulfil this role.
The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a high level of expertise clinically, have excellent communication skills and the ability to work flexibly with consideration to the needs of the service. This post participates in the CNS weekend working rotation.
The role is based at the Pembridge Hospice, St Charles Centre for health and Wellbeing.
For further information and discussion please contact senior nurse manager:
Cathy Saraby on
Pembridge community palliative care team, the Hospice inpatient and day unit and the wider multidisciplinary team. Primary Care including GP's and district nurse, Social Service, hospital teams and other specialist services. About us Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours
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London
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