Associate Nurse Specialist (Palliative Care)
Palliativeand End of Life Care Services provide various of levels of support to peoplewith limited conditions and those who are in the final phase of life. The service provides, one to one support aswell as advisor capacity to other professionals. Theservice will work through a central point of referral, working in conjunctionwith the Community Nursing Teams.
The Palliative Care Team is a health andsocial care team that provides an expert clinical and social care service forpatients with challenging and complex life limiting diagnoses and theirfamilies. All senior team members act as clinical or social care experts,leaders and educators for their service areas. The team provides a service inall care settings across the North East Lincolnshire locality.
Please note that Care Plus Group are not currentlyregistered to sponsor applicants from outside the EU and EEA.
Main duties of the job
Job title: Associate Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care
Department: Palliative and End of Life Services
Base: St Andrews Hospice or Diana Princess of Wales Hospital
Hours: 24 hrs a week, fixed term 9 months (maternity cover)
* To work autonomously in undertaking specialist palliative care assessments and provide specialist clinical advice, intervention and support to people with complex palliative and end of life care problems according to the Levels of Intervention.
* To deliver the service across all care settings which will include community, hospital and care homes as appropriate.
* To work in collaboration with cancer and palliative care teams in North East Lincolnshire
For more information about the role and and informal chat before you apply, please email Vicky Martin at vickymartin@nhs.net
About us
Care Plus Group is an employee owned Social Enterprise, establishedin 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employover 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture wehave developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvementof our staff.
We consistently deliver high quality innovative services across NELincolnshire, reflected in an ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback.Our services have received national recognition/commendations and Awardsincluding winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold thehighest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducingour carbon footprint.
We offer excellent terms and conditions includingoptional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Providerclosed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programmeand an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities. We recognisecontinuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposesof annual leave entitlement.
We are a supportive employer and operate in a waywhich supports family friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer,committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the samecommitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer,we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
Job responsibilities
The job description is attachedas a separate document with the person spec - please refer to it for moreinformation
Person Specification
Experience
* Minimum of 3 years post registration experience with at least one year of working within palliative and end of life care
* Experience of dealing with emotional and highly distressing situations
* Experience of teaching on a one to one level
* Broad range of clinical experience including working across care settings.
* Experience of clinical audit and/or research in palliative care
Qualifications
* First Level Registered Nurse
* Teaching qualification or mentorship qualification
* Counselling qualification
Knowledge & Skills
* Demonstrate a depth of understanding of the
* fundamental principles of specialist palliative care
* Diplomacy and negotiating skills applicable to a variety of setting
* Effective and accurate IT skills
* Ability to work autonomously
Other
* Able to transport self and equipment around the North East Lincolnshire area
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.
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