Palliative Care CNS - Huntingdon

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Shape the Future of Specialist Palliative Care with NWAFT!

Are you passionate about enhancing the lives of patients with palliative and end-of-life care needs? We have an exceptional opportunity to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT), where you'll play a key role in delivering and influencing holistic care across our acute hospitals and community settings.

As part of our integrated Specialist Palliative Care service, you'll be based primarily within the Acute Hospital Specialist Palliative Care Service at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Here, you will bring your expertise in symptom control and caseload management, ensuring that patients with complex needs receive the highest standard of care.

What We're Looking For:

A dynamic, adaptable professional with a deep commitment to specialist palliative care.
Proficiency in symptom management and caseload handling, with a collaborative approach to working across diverse settings.
Access to your own vehicle, as you will be required to travel within the community and between sites.

Development Opportunity:For the right candidate, this role may be offered as a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist development position, with progression to a Clinical Specialist role upon meeting essential competencies. Our rotational structure also provides diverse experience across acute and community practice, allowing for growth within the role.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver compassionate care for patients and carers, managing complex symptoms with expertise.
Educate healthcare professionals on best practices in end-of-life and specialist palliative care across both acute hospital and community settings.
Actively engage in audits and clinical governance to uphold standards of excellence in palliative care.

About us

We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.

As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:

Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme;
Flexible working opportunities;
Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role;
Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment;
Access to our in-house physiotherapy service;
On-site canteens offering subsidised meals;
Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles. Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.

Date posted

12 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

176-F-6743533

Job locations

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this role, please refer to the full job description for a full list of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this role, please refer to the full job description for a full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Advanced Communication Skills

Desirable

Masters level qualification or unit in specialist field

Experience

Essential

Can demonstrate nurse leadership through extended roles
Multi-disciplinary Team working

Desirable

Up to date evidence of 4 Pillars of Practice
Managing people

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Advanced Communication Skills

Desirable

Masters level qualification or unit in specialist field

Experience

Essential

Can demonstrate nurse leadership through extended roles
Multi-disciplinary Team working

Desirable

Up to date evidence of 4 Pillars of Practice
Managing people

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).