Development Role – Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Post title:Development Role – Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Responsible to: ClinicalHead of Community Specialist Services
Type of contract:Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5hrs
Interview date: TBC
This post involves regular, direct unsupervised access to vulnerable adults and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
East Lancashire Hospice is a registered charity, founded in 1984.
We support and care for patients with a life limiting illness, their families and others close to them. We provide this in a number of ways; at the hospice and in people’s own homes across our community of Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley.
With approximately 120 employees and over 250 volunteers, our people are our biggest asset whom we value tremendously. Our services to the local community would not be possible without our motivated and caring workforce who always strive to deliver excellence in all that they do. The hospice is a unique and special place, kindness and compassion are qualities that run throughout the hospice and our people truly believe in what we do.
Development Role – Hospice Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
As we develop our hospice specialist nursing team to meet increasing need within our communities, we have exciting opportunities for forward thinking, enthusiastic and motivated registered nurses with experience in palliative and end of life care to join us and play a significant role in shaping our services as well as your own development.
The team provides a 7 day service including weekends and bank holidays worked on a rota basis. You will work as an accountable and autonomous practitioner alongside the multi-professional team managing a caseload of patients in the community.
The post has been created to support the development of the specialist community nursing team and the enhanced skills of practitioners to incorporate advanced clinical practice. Successful candidates will already have, or be supported to develop clinical examination skills and non-medical prescribing. Once completed the post holder will support the development of the team working within the four pillars of advanced practice. The role will have clinical management and oversight of the caseload and will support the Head of Department to develop the service in line with commissioning intentions and in line with ELH business strategy.
Interested? We’d love to hear from you – Informal visits welcome
The Successful Candidate
The successful candidate will already be working in the field of palliative care and will need to demonstrate drive and a ‘can do’ attitude to support the delivery of the service and service developments. Although not directly line managing the team, the post holder will have demonstrate leadership capabilities to support the clinical work of the team, managing competing priorities and supporting the day to day running of the service. The post holder will support the development of relationships external to the hospice and support collaborative approaches to care across Blackburn with Darwen.
What we offer
We have an excellent, collaborative working environment with a generous holiday allowance of 27 days + Bank Holidays with the option to buy additional days. You will have access to learning and development opportunities, ongoing training, well-being support and funded access to a private health scheme. There is also onsite parking and an onsite Café with reduced staff prices.
Aside from the terms and conditions detailed above, you will joining a very special and unique organisation, where people are at the heart of everything we do
Equality and Diversity
We support an inclusive and holistic working environment and aim to empower our people to bring their authentic self to work. We are committed to this and so encourage applications from all individuals with the required skills for the role inclusive of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, caste, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, socio-economic background, trade union membership status, marriage, and civil partnerships. ELH is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and volunteers.
Interested?
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Please note that references will not be contacted at this stage, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
All enquiries and further information regarding the above can be obtained from the recruiting manager.
Name: – Clinical Head of Community Specialist Services
Alternatively, these documents can be obtained from the recruitment team on: 01254 965833
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