Job overview

The Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Team at Croydon University Hospital are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated palliative care nurse to join our well established and supportive team.  The Team works with in-patients with life-limiting illness across  all areas of the acute hospital working collaboratively alongside multi-disciplinary teams.  We deliver face to face clinical care 7 days a week, offer education, training and support across disciplines, and lead palliative and end of life care strategy in the Trust. The successful candidate will have established and demonstrable clinical and communication skills, complete holistic assessments and develop management plans, and practice autonomously within a supportive palliative care team.   We actively support opportunities for academic and practice development. 

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Main duties of the job

To offer patients with cancer and other progressive life-limiting illness, and their families, the skills of a clinical nurse specialist in symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care within the acute setting.

To work alongside ward teams to improve the end of life experience of patients who are affected by advanced progressive illness, and their families.

To enhance specialist palliative care provision across Croydon University hospital.

To meet the clinical, educational, consulting, management, and research and audit responsibilities of a clinical nurse specialist. 

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.