Job Description
Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist
Brand new Opportunity for a clinical Nurse to join a hospice Team in Kent!
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of those with life-limiting illnesses? Do you want to be part of a committed and supportive multi-disciplinary team that delivers empowering and compassionate care? If so, this position is for you!
Your New Role!
We are seeking dedicated Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) and Clinical Paramedic Specialists (CPS) to join our Hospice Outreach Service. As part of our model of care, ensuring we have the right people providing the right care in the right place at the right time, you will be a vital member of our multi-disciplinary team working in the community.
Benefits of Joining Our Service:
1. Competitive salary upto £37,000 (Non negotiable for higher)
2. 'Outstanding' CQC rating
3. Subsidized Café and access to beautiful gardens and a Labyrinth
4. Free parking and refreshments
5. Participation in the Workforce Consultative Group
6. Opportunities to help out at various Hospice events and join workforce celebration events
7. Enhanced Maternity/Adoption pay
8. Generous pension scheme or ability to transfer your NHS pension
9. Holiday trading - buy and sell additional holiday
10. Cycle to work scheme
11. Enhancements for bank holidays, unsocial hours, and shift lead duties
12. 36 days of paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff)
13. Annual Cost of Living increase
14. Long service awards, including additional leave entitlement
What You'll Do:
15. Serve as the first point of contact for all new community referrals and telephone calls, providing expert palliative advice and support.
16. Offer compassionate care to patients in their homes, including care and nursing homes, through telephone support, clinic visits, and home-based assessments.
17. Focus on individualized care, improving quality of life, and achieving patient-centered goals for individuals with long-term conditions such as heart failure, respiratory disease, frailty, neurological conditions, and cancer.
Why This Role is Perfect for You?
18. You're a motivated clinician with experience in community or in-patient palliative care, or related fields such as Paramedic, General Medicine, Neurology, Emergency Medicine, Frailty, Respiratory Care, Cardiology, or Oncology.
19. You thrive as an independent practitioner but also value being part of a responsive and resilient team.
20. You possess advanced communication skills and excel in both oral and written presentations.