Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for a Palliative Care Nurse Specialist. We are looking for a highly experienced, dynamic and motivated senior nurse to join our Palliative Care Team based at Kettering General Hospital. The successful candidate will be working alongside highly experienced nurses and consultants to support palliative and end of life care within Kettering General Hospital.
You will provide support for patients and their families with progressive, life limiting illness who require symptom control, end of life and psychological care, whilst they are an inpatient. You will be required to work across the full range of wards within Kettering General Hospital and will be instrumental in ensuring the best end of life care available.
The successful candidate must have specialist knowledge and skills in palliative care and demonstrate energy and true enthusiasm for the specialty as well as strong clinical leadership skills. The successful candidate must have experience of working within palliative care speciality (or can demonstrate experience of working with patients with palliative care needs in the acute setting)
Previous experience in specialist palliative care and post registration qualifications in palliative care is essential for this post. A non-medical prescribing qualification is considered desirable or a willingness to undertake the course is essential.
Main duties of the job
The clinical nurse specialist will:
- Be responsible for the development and management of the specialist service within the acute setting.
- Lead and develop the practice of those working with palliative care patients within the acute setting.
- Holistically assess patients with a variety of complex physical and emotional needs throughout the duration of their admission.
- Be required to work on their own initiative, making decisions to achieve the best outcome for the patient.
- You will work as part of a team which includes Consultants.
- Exercise a high degree of clinical professional autonomy by utilising advanced health assessment and decision-making skills when caring for patients.
- Act as a specialist resource offering expertise in palliative care, symptom control and psychological support of patients and families with life-limiting illness.
- Develop plans to meet the complex needs of palliative care patients in every acute clinical area.
- Implement and evaluate evidence-based practice within the field of specialist palliative care nursing to improve standards of care.
- Participate in the development and monitor the implementation of policies, standards and guidelines.
- Act as a role model through provision of high standards of professional practice and promote a clinical environment that motivates others and supports positive collaborative working.
About us
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Educated to degree level in nursing related subject
- Registered Nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Able to demonstrate specialist palliative care knowledge and skills in an acute setting
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- A recognised teaching qualification (or able to demonstrate teaching experience / ability)
- Experience of, or currently working at Band 6 or above
- Demonstrates up to date clinical knowledge in palliative care
- Extensive post registration experience
- Experience of working within palliative care speciality (or can demonstrate experience of working with patients with palliative care needs in the acute setting)
- Experience of managing a case load
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience of implementing evidence based practice
- To have developed, facilitated and taught on education programmes at all levels
- Demonstrates up to date clinical knowledge in palliative care
- To have initiated and actively participated in research or audit
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to make autonomous decisions
- Ability to manage own caseload and demonstrate time management skills
- Ability to exercise initiative
- Ability to exercise initiative Ability to implement change / innovation
- Able to collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team and successfully negotiate with, and influence others
- Ability to work under pressurised circumstances
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with an ability to demonstrate a high standard of written, verbal and networking skills
- Ability to demonstrate research awareness
- Ability to demonstrate computer skills
- Ability to demonstrate flexible working patterns and be able to positively respond to the changing needs of the service
- Demonstrates a positive, confident attitude and has an empathetic approach to both staff and patients/ families
- Is reliable, honest and trustworthy
- Has a mature out-look, and is able to deal with contentious and challenging situations in creative and non-judgemental ways
- Is sensitive to the needs of other cultures
Desirable
- MSc / MA in nursing or related subject
- Extended and Supplementary Non-Medical Prescriber qualification
- Has successfully supervised / mentored other clinical staff
- Accredited communication / counselling course
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Educated to degree level in nursing related subject
- Registered Nurse
- Current NMC Registration
- Able to demonstrate specialist palliative care knowledge and skills in an acute setting
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- A recognised teaching qualification (or able to demonstrate teaching experience / ability)
- Experience of, or currently working at Band 6 or above
- Demonstrates up to date clinical knowledge in palliative care
- Extensive post registration experience
- Experience of working within palliative care speciality (or can demonstrate experience of working with patients with palliative care needs in the acute setting)
- Experience of managing a case load
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience of implementing evidence based practice
- To have developed, facilitated and taught on education programmes at all levels
- Demonstrates up to date clinical knowledge in palliative care
- To have initiated and actively participated in research or audit
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to make autonomous decisions
- Ability to manage own caseload and demonstrate time management skills
- Ability to exercise initiative
- Ability to exercise initiative Ability to implement change / innovation
- Able to collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team and successfully negotiate with, and influence others
- Ability to work under pressurised circumstances
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with an ability to demonstrate a high standard of written, verbal and networking skills
- Ability to demonstrate research awareness
- Ability to demonstrate computer skills
- Ability to demonstrate flexible working patterns and be able to positively respond to the changing needs of the service
- Demonstrates a positive, confident attitude and has an empathetic approach to both staff and patients/ families
- Is reliable, honest and trustworthy
- Has a mature out-look, and is able to deal with contentious and challenging situations in creative and non-judgemental ways
- Is sensitive to the needs of other cultures
Desirable
- MSc / MA in nursing or related subject
- Extended and Supplementary Non-Medical Prescriber qualification
- Has successfully supervised / mentored other clinical staff
- Accredited communication / counselling course
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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
