Job summary
St Luke's Hospice is the major provider ofspecialist palliative care to adults in Plymouth and South West Devon. StLuke's clinical services consist of a community team, specialist inpatientunit, hospital team, End of Life Urgent Care Service and an educationdepartment. The In-Patient Unit provides expert symptom management andpsychological support to patients and those important to them. We are committedto ensuring that everyone who uses our hospice is treated with dignity,fairness and respect and is empowered to make choices about their lives.
We are delighted to offer a new opportunityfor a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the In-Patient Unit team basedat our Turnchapel Hospice. As a specialist nurse you will be joining anestablished team providing expert clinical management of pain and symptomcontrol as well as psychological support and care in the last days of life.Integral to your clinical role you will also support the delivery of trainingand education to staff in the unit, to include direct teaching, shadowing andpeer support. You will be an independent nurse prescriber.