Collaborative Clinical Nurse Specialist Post
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the team at Hospice in the Weald and Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. This collaborative role is primarily based in the acute setting and supports closer links between hospital and hospice care.
Job overview
In partnership with the MTW Palliative Care and Frailty teams, you will identify patients approaching the last year of life, currently not needing specialist palliative care input, to enable early referral to local palliative care services, and earlier opportunity for these people to have input into advanced care planning before they become too unwell.
You will also review existing discharge processes to support smooth transitions from the Acute Trust to the Inpatient Units at Hospice in the Weald.
Main duties of the job
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to identify patients who could benefit from hospice services earlier in their illness.
* Build effective relationships with colleagues across both organisations.
* Attend GSF meetings and promote early identification of patients in the last year of life.
* Undertake and champion holistic assessments aligned with patients' values and preferences
* Carry responsibility for the assessment and management of frail older patients, including use of Rockwood Frailty Score and completion of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment,
* Have robust knowledge on community services and be able to discuss and refer to appropriate teams with the patients, relatives and carers
Benefits
Benefits include free parking and a generous holiday allowance with the ability to buy and sell additional holiday. You can view more information about our range of benefits here
For more information, please contact Jan Thirkettle, Director of Clinical Excellence on
We look forward to meeting you soon.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: £47,302.00-£54,129.00 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Bereavement leave
* Canteen
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Free flu jabs
* Free parking
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Sabbatical
* Sick pay
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person