Employer Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Great Western Hospital Town Swindon Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/12/2025 23:59
Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.
Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.
We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.
If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Job overview
Are you looking for a role that both challenges and stimulates you? A role that offers a balance of clinical and management with a strong multi-disciplinary team supporting you? We are excited to be advertising for an additional highly motivated Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Palliative and End of Life Care Team at Great Western Hospital Foundation Trust. The team is dedicated to ensuring high-quality clinical care and positive experiences for patients, their families and carers with life limiting diseases requiring specialist palliative and end of life care.
The ideal candidate will have a flexible and proactive attitude. They will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team, across organisational and professional boundaries, to support the delivery of clinically effective, evidence-based care that reflects current best practice for people with complex specialist palliative and/or end of life care needs.
We are looking for a nurse with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to lead, inspire and empower others. The post holder will work primarily in the acute hospital setting. Alongside direct advice for patient management, they will influence patient care through providing specialist education and training to multi-professional staff and students, statutory and voluntary agencies, as well as undertaking audits and service development within palliative and end of life care.
Main duties of the job
The Palliative and End of Life Care Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist within Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an experienced member of staff who works within a defined area of specialist nursing care, under guidance of the Lead Palliative and End of Life Care Nurse.
The Palliative and End of Life Care Senior CNS is a positive influencer within the Trust to enhance the patient and family experience. They have the expertise and highly developed skills to interpret and communicate specialty knowledge.
The post holder will support the delivery of a comprehensive multi-disciplinary service that is holistic in its approach; evidence based and meets the individual needs of the patients requiring Palliative and End of Life Care.
Emphasis is placed on education, development and empowerment of health care colleagues and Trust employees who interact with patients who require Palliative care and End of Life support.
Working for our organisation
Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience of working with patients in a variety of settings, and the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team.
A flexible approach is required to meet the changing needs of palliative and end of life care, with a willingness to respond to the evolving demands of the Trust, patients and their families.
Great Western Hospital Foundation Trust is in an excellent location - convenient for the M4, surrounded by beautiful Wiltshire countryside, and with good transport links to the Cotswolds, Bath, Oxford and Bristol.
See attached Job Description
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse Level 1, registered with NMC
* Advanced Communication skills/Psychological Level 2 training
* Nurse Independent Prescriber or working towards
* Advanced History Taking and Assessment
* Competence in discussions and Decision-making with regarding Adult Treatment Escalation Plan (ReSPECT) and Resuscitation
* Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through degree, supplemented by specialist training, experience, short courses, CPD to master’s degree level or equivalent
* Evidence of on-going continuous professional development
* Teaching & Assessing qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
* Post-registration experience in specialist palliative care
* Evidence of ability to work autonomously
* Evidence of leadership experience
* Experience in change management
* Used to working under pressure, often with competing demands
* Significant experience working at Band 6 or above
* Experience in developing and training staff
* Evidence of involvement in Clinical Governance
* Varied clinical background
* Risk Management and incident Investigation experience
* Experience leading a specialist team
* Evidence of involvement in service-user advocacy and complaints resolution
Thank you for expressing interest in this role. For further employer guidance, please review the attached supplementary applicant information.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used, then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to eligibility of the role for a skilled worker visa and salary requirements. Not all roles in the Trust are eligible for sponsorship.
Eligibility for this role requires:
* Current right to work in the UK, subject to verification.
* Qualification of the eligibility sponsorship criteria
Current employees should be aware that this position is advertised as a Great Western Hospitals position and appointment ends any TUPE protection.
Candidates are responsible for covering the cost of their own DBS check if required: £21.50 for a Standard DBS check, recoverable from the first pay, or £49.50 for an Enhanced DBS check, divided and recoverable over the initial two pay periods. Payment for DBS checks for bank posts must be settled prior to commencement. Apprentices are exempt from DBS payment.
We are committed to supporting our staff in achieving a healthy work-life balance through flexible work arrangements. Upon joining the Trust, you have the right to request flexible working, with an unlimited number of requests allowed.
Upon acceptance of a job offer, your information will be transferred to the national NHS Electronic Staff Records System. All communication regarding your application will be conducted via email; please ensure to check your junk/spam folders as emails may occasionally be filtered there.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Lorraine Hart Job title Palliative and End of Life Care Lead Nurse Email address lorraine.hart5@nhs.net Telephone number 01793 607028
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