Job summary
Lister House Surgery and PCCO PCN have recently started a new Team Up Service to serve our patients who are most vulnerable or at need of joined up care. As part of this service, we are looking for a palliative care nurse to visit patients in their homes.
The palliative care nurse will provide care to patients with end-of-life needs and those with dementia or undiagnosed cognitive impairment, including a modified Admiral Nursing role.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities include conducting home visits or seeing patients in care homes or where they are more stable in practice, assessing and managing complex symptoms, developing care plans, and offering emotional support to both patients and their families.
The role will involve working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, compassionate care that meets the unique needs of each patient.
The nurse will focus on both palliative symptom management and supporting families through dementia (or cognitive impairment) care challenges.
About us
We are GP teaching practice with a dedicated team committed providing specialist management of long-term conditions and clinics covering a wide range of healthcare issues for Derby City and the surrounding area.
We have GP Partners, Associate Partners, Salaried/Locum GPs along with ANP's, FCP's, Mental Health Team, Health and Well Being staff as well as Social Prescribers. In addition to these we also have 23 staff in the Nursing Team which includes 5 Health Care Assistants and 1 trainee Nursing Associate. We deliver high quality care to a 45 500-patient population. The clinical team is supported by an extensive administrative and management team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person document for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application form please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person document for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application form please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Maintains confidentiality at all times
- Full UK driving licence and Business Insurance
Skills
Essential
- Proven listening and counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
- Excellent communication skills (written, oral and presenting)
- Skilled in Microsoft Office software
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
Desirable
- SystmOne Clinical system >1 year
- Experience of Project management
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration clinical experience supporting individuals with dementia and their families.
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of working in a health care setting
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Experience managing a caseload of complex patients
- Ability to formulate, implement and evaluate plans of care to meet the complex needs of palliative care patients
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in specialist palliative care
- Experience of cross boundary working in partnership and collaboration with health, social and voluntary sectors
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Motivated and proactive
- Ability to use initiative and judgement
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
- Confident, assertive, and resilient
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) with valid NMC registration.
- Non-medical prescribing course completed and experience of prescribing in the community.
- Clinical Assessment and Decision-Making Qualification.
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field or evidence of continued professional development/training in areas such as dementia care and leadership.
- Completion of Dementia UK's Pre-Admiral Nurse e-learning course prior to starting the role.
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- GCSE Mathematics and English (C or above)
- Good standard of education with excellent literacy and numeracy skills
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check
- Maintains confidentiality at all times
- Full UK driving licence and Business Insurance
Skills
Essential
- Proven listening and counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes
- Excellent communication skills (written, oral and presenting)
- Skilled in Microsoft Office software
- Effective time management (Planning & Organising)
Desirable
- SystmOne Clinical system >1 year
- Experience of Project management
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration clinical experience supporting individuals with dementia and their families.
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of working in a health care setting
- Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Experience managing a caseload of complex patients
- Ability to formulate, implement and evaluate plans of care to meet the complex needs of palliative care patients
- Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in specialist palliative care
- Experience of cross boundary working in partnership and collaboration with health, social and voluntary sectors
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Motivated and proactive
- Ability to use initiative and judgement
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
- Confident, assertive, and resilient
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) with valid NMC registration.
- Non-medical prescribing course completed and experience of prescribing in the community.
- Clinical Assessment and Decision-Making Qualification.
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field or evidence of continued professional development/training in areas such as dementia care and leadership.
- Completion of Dementia UK's Pre-Admiral Nurse e-learning course prior to starting the role.
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- GCSE Mathematics and English (C or above)
- Good standard of education with excellent literacy and numeracy skills
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
