Job Description
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital | Nursing
Permanent | Part-Time (25 Hours)
£50,000.00 (DOE) (Pro-Rata) plus enhancements
Potential to become full time equivalent
We have an opportunity for an experienced Palliative Care CNS to join our Hospital. This post offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Palliative Care Specialist Nurse at Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital.
As a Palliative Care CNS you will be work closely with the Palliative Care Consultant, as well as with other members of the MDT to provide the highest standards of specialist nursing care to patients with complex palliative care, symptom control and End of Life Care (EOLC) needs. The post holder will be expected to look at current provision of palliative care support and develop the service to meet the growing needs of the patients. This is a permanent part-time position with the potential of becoming Full time and also potential to Saturday working in the future
As a Palliative Care CNS, you will:
* Independently manage own caseload & responsible for the care and management of patients with life limiting illnesses including the provision of specialist symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care for the patient and family.
* Ensure continual optimal care for inpatients, outpatients and their families.
* Sharing of expert knowledge and training other members of staff
* Facilitate and support healthcare teams to implement evidence-based practice, and will contribute to the development of the Palliative and EOL Care Services.
* Development of policies, protocols, and guidelines for palliative care patients and ensuring they are implemented
* Initiate and audit the clinical effectiveness of the palliative care service.
Skills & Experience:
* Registered Nurse with valid NMC pin.
* Post-Graduate Diploma in Palliative Care Nursing or equivalent, and/or evidence of Masters level learning.
* Considerable post registration experience in an acute hospital within an oncology setting with experience in palliative care or area of relevance.
* Clinical leadership qualities, including team working and team building skills, with excellent communication & organizational skills, and the ability to problem solve in all types of situations.
* Level 2 Psychological Care Training / Advanced communication skills and systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) course are desirable.
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Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital.
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital provides high-quality healthcare working with leading Consultants to offer a range of services and treatments for preventing, diagnosing and treating a wide array of medical conditions and offer a wide range of complex surgery and services. We are proud to have received a "good" rating from the health care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our facilities include 49 en-suite patient bedrooms, 4 operating theatres, acute dependency and oncology units. We’ve been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark for cancer care and our Endoscopy service has achieved JAG accreditation. Our site is shared with an NHS Trust hospital, giving us access to their facilities. The working atmosphere is highly professional and stimulating, yet friendly and collaborative like that of a large family unit. The hospital is easily accessible from the A3 or M25 and we are located about 1.5 miles from Guildford town centre.
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