Overview
The Community Specialist Palliative Care team (St Helens and Knowsley) seeks a Full‑time Registered Nurse to join the team in providing palliative and end‑of‑life care. The role offers a supportive framework, including mentored induction, a Clinical Nurse Specialist in palliative care, and a structured programme of learning and development.
Responsibilities
* Manage a caseload and provide continuity of care, acting as the primary point of communication to identified stakeholders.
* Deliver proactive, responsive services that address anticipatory and maintenance care needs of patients/clients.
* Conduct holistic assessments of care needs and provide clinical care for patients/clients with acute and chronic highly complex needs.
* Practice autonomously, demonstrate evidence‑based clinical decision making, and work within guidelines to identify and manage risk.
* Report identified risks to the team leader and support achievement of the quality strategy within the designated area.
* Work in partnership with other professionals to keep patients/clients in an appropriate environment and avoid hospital admission.
* Provide advice to patients, clients, and carers on health promotion, lifestyle, and general health issues.
* Develop new ways of working with the team to meet both planned and unplanned care needs.
* Develop partnerships and joint working with other agencies as appropriate, and maintain registration in line with professional bodies.
* Support the team in caseload management, supervise and support team members and students, and participate in individual and group supervision.
* Assist the team leader with induction, practice development, improvement, and service modernisation initiatives.
* Monitor and record sickness, absence, capability, and other issues within the team; report them promptly.
* Provide day‑to‑day supervision and support, including mentoring pre‑registration students.
* Communicate with the multi‑disciplinary team, organise case conferences for highly complex cases, and participate in patient satisfaction reporting.
* Co‑operate in clinical audits and research activities as required.
* Provide cover and undertake duties of absent colleagues when necessary.
* Follow all policies and procedures of the organisation.
Qualifications
* Full‑time Registered Nurse (post‑registration).
* Minimum of 3 years post‑registration experience.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Experience in palliative and end‑of‑life care or oncology is advantageous; experience caring for patients with long‑term or life‑limiting illness is sufficient.
Benefits
* Mentored induction and ongoing support from a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
* Structured programme of learning and development.
* Opportunity to consolidate and enhance existing knowledge and skills in palliative and end‑of‑life care.
* Flexible working requests will be considered.
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