The Role
An excellent opportunity to join our Specialist Palliative Care Team in NHS Lanarkshire as a Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist /Team Lead.
The service provides specialist palliative care nursing for patients with complex palliative care needs, relating to both malignant and non-malignant conditions, across all care settings within Lanarkshire, operating as part of a multidisciplinary team. Whilst offering advanced clinical knowledge as a practitioner the role includes managing the Specialist Palliative Care Nursing Team.
The post holder will:
* Undertake advanced assessment and provides specialist advice and education to other health and social care professionals on the appropriate interventions for treatment related side effects and oncological and palliative care emergencies and suspected disease progression.
* Act as a resource and role model to other HCP’s in the assessment and provision of psychological and spiritual support to individuals with specialist palliative care needs, their families and carers ensuring the care is person centred.
* Signpost to bereavement support services, and provide specialist advice to other professionals and agencies on bereavement related issues.
* As an Advanced Practitioner, support the SPC nursing team to ensure that the appropriate clinical skills and competencies are used effectively to meet the needs of both patients and their families.
* Develop systems to support the multidisciplinary team e.g. regular discussions for all staff providing advice, support and direction in the management of caseloads and in the management of highly complex patients.
* Provide and receive highly complex and sensitive information to support the operational management of the multi-disciplinary team.
* Ensure effective and accurate documentation of patient records in accordance with national/local/professional policies and guidance.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
* Registered Healthcare practitioner with valid UK Registration (NMC/HCPC).
* Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level.
* Post graduate* expertise within speciality that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
* Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality.
* Advanced Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality.
* Evidence of application of advanced practice skills in speciality and applying clinical judgement.
* Evidence of further developed knowledge and experience in management and/or leadership.
* Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification.
* The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate and influence others and work using own initiative.
* Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills and effective time management skills.
* Working knowledge of basic information technology.
*this may include Independent and supplementary prescribing where relevant to the role, legal framework for the practitioner and defined service need.
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It would be great if you also have
* Communication or Counselling Skills qualification.
* Independent prescriber (V300) and clinical assessment and decision making.
* Specialist post-graduate /post registration qualification in palliative care or oncology.
* Significant comprehensive post registration experience within specialist palliative care.
* Able to demonstrate own experience of undertaking audit, QI projects and research.
* Experience of managing capability and competence.
* Experience of prioritising work and managing competing demands.
* Be able to demonstrate knowledge of national, regional and local strategies / priorities.
* Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and evidence of relevant continuing professional development.
* Experience of multi-professional teaching.
* Experience of providing mentorship and clinical supervision.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Contract type
* Permanent
* Full time
* 37 hours
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Specialist Palliative Care within Blantyre Health Centre.
The working pattern for this role is Monday - Friday
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Karen MacLure, Service Manager on Karen.Maclure@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on Lynn.Deas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
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Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
* A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
* Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension )
* Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
* Occupational health services
* Employee counselling services
* Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage .
Additional Information for Applicants
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NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent—regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
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