Clinical Nurse Specialist / Clinical Paramedic Specialist

Job responsibilities

Deliverables/Outcomes

Effectively and efficiently manage a list of patients, ensuring the right person is seeing the right patient in the right place at the right time.

Work as part of a team to achieve referral outcome measures as stated in the Hospice in the Weald Business Strategy.

Attendance at palliative care meetings held at GP practices.

Engage in and promote the use of End of Life Care tools.

Participate in the provision of high-quality information to patients and those important to them regarding their disease, treatment and services available; adapting this advice to suit individual needs.

Undertake the Advanced Physical Assessment of patients , ensuring a holistic assessment is completed so that, as an organisation, we can offer the best possible care for the patient and those important to them

Ensure symptom control and End of Life Care is delivered, documented and reviewed to the highest standard.

Ensure that the patient is reviewed at MDT or caseload review in accordance with NICE Guidance

Participate in the provision of a 7 day a week service including weekends and Bank Holidays. Participate in agreed methods of duty planning.

Management and Leadership

Liaise closely with line manger on control, distribution, and management of clinical workload.

Be cognizant of the Hospice in the Wealds Three-Year Strategy and Operational Business Plan.

Work to maintain a high level of risk awareness about self and patient safety

Assist in the development of policies, procedures, and guidelines to continuously improve ways of working.

Support and empower our volunteers and more junior members of the workforce

Communications and Teamwork

Advise and support the multi-disciplinary team to enable them to provide high quality care, planning ahead, giving advice on pain and symptom control, advanced care planning, social and psychological care, communication and use of resources.

Provide a high standard of sensitive communication with patients and those important to them, which maintains an individuals privacy and dignity.

Audit and Research

In consultation with managers, ensure all work is evidence based.

Contribute to performance and activity reports and analysis to Hospice in the Weald using ICT/information to produce intelligence for future service provision.

Develop, in conjunction with line management, mechanisms for auditing care within the service and implement changing practice as a result.

Participate in or support, where appropriate, nursing and/or collaborative clinical research in palliative care

Training and Development

Actively plan and participate in the provision of supervision/reflective practice to colleagues to support engaging development opportunities.

Undertake Hospice mandatory training and participate in wider training and development opportunities

Act as a role model and mentor to colleagues and to be an ambassador to neighbouring health and social care providers, providing informal education and support to staff in their provision of palliative care.

Work collaboratively with the multi-professional team to provide training to care homes on End of Life Care as required.

Undertake external training to enhance the CNS/ CPS role as appropriate

General

Maintain professionalism through adherence to recognized Codes (e.g. NMC, GMC, HPC, HCPC) and work within the boundaries of Hospice in the Weald policies

Maintain professional development though the Hospice Annual Review process to continuously update and improve knowledge and competencies

Engage in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the area you are working and achieve the required level of competence.

Any other duties that may be reasonably requested.

Strive for excellence always.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Passionate about providing individualised care
• Dedicated to making a difference and changing peoples lives
• Compassionate
• High levels of enterprise, innovation and dedication.
• Maintains a calm disposition and positive outlook.
• Proactive team player
• Ability to work well within and adapt to a changing environment.
• Willingness to travel to varying work locations.
• Sense of humour.
• Forward thinking.

Experience

Essential

• Proven track record of contemporaneous clinical practice.
• Experience in Palliative and End of Life Care and Bereavement Support in a community setting
• Prepared and delivered education programmes to other healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Level 1) or Registered Paramedic (HCPC)
• with 3 years post registration experience.
• Evidence of ongoing Professional Development.
• Relevant BSc.
• Principles of End of Life Care masters module.

Essential Skills

Essential

• Ability to motivate and inspire others to achieve in a fast paced and challenging environment.
• Takes the initiative and responds flexibly to change.
• Delegates tasks appropriately.
• Ability to develop rapport with a wide range of people and to act with credibility, tact and diplomacy.
• High level of computer literacy skills including the use of mobile technology.
• Ability to interpret situations from different angles and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Forward thinking and proactive in decision making and in assessing risks and its mitigation.
• Applies personal organisation strategies to prioritise and effectively manage workload within a team environment.

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).