Job summary
Employer heading
Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 7
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Job overview
Our team is undergoing significant expansion and are looking for highly motivated nurses to join us to provide specialist advice for adults referred with palliative care needs . This includes patients with malignant and non- malignant diagnosis.
The post holder will utilize skills of clinical expertise, leadership, education and management to ensure a seamless service for patients, those important to them and to colleagues. The requires working closely with the multidisciplinary team in hospital and the community to ensure a co-ordinated quality service.
Although based on the Weston site the post holder may be required to work across the Trust on occasions.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist advice and support on complex pain and symptom management for patients with life limiting conditions and for those closest t them, for colleagues within and external to the Trust.
Be responsible for the assessment, planning and evaluating of specialist, individual management plans.
Working autonomously, demonstrate high levels of expertise and initiative within complex situations involving multiple teams.
Work closely with the patient and those closest to them to convey complex, sensitive information around prognosis and future care options.
Provide specialist education and training to the wider team who are providing direct core level palliative care to the person.
Lead and participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge
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Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN and current NMC registration
- First degree or working towards
- 1st Degree in nursing or health related subject
- Relevant accredited post registration education at level 3
- Qualification in Teaching and Assessing
- Evidence of masters level academic study or willingness to work towards Masters (in relevant health related subject)
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification
- Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Thorough and up to date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice particularly within speciality or related area
- Relevant clinical experience
- Evidence of recent teaching experience
- Experience of involvement with research or audit projects
- Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable criteria
- Current speciality experience
- Experience and knowledge of advanced practice/protocols
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Highly effective communication skills - verbally and written to staff, patients and relatives including in situations of conflict or distress
- Able to gain credibility with and influence colleagues including influencing clinical changes where appropriate
- Strong organisational skills - prioritising complex situations
- The ability to lead and influence change
- Demonstrates ability to implement and utilise audit data to improve quality
- Clinical expert in defined area of work, with the proven ability to assess complex needs and develop a management plan
- Able to advise on and implement improvements to the quality and efficiency of care for patients
- Ability to act as facilitator, mentor and supervisor to colleagues
- Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
- Ability to cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others
- Information technology skills
- Commitment to the development and provision of high quality nursing care
- Demonstrate initiative
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Empathic
- Genuine interest in the care of those with life limiting conditions
- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Selway
- Job title
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01934 647155
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
- Telephone
- 0117 3425000 (option 1 )
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