Overview
Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse (West) – Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (Phoenix MCT). Location: Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom. This is an NHS community palliative care nursing role providing compassionate, person‑centred care to palliative patients and their families in the community.
Responsibilities
* Manage a geographically defined caseload and ensure patients with complex palliative needs receive high quality symptom assessment, psychological support and specialist advice to meet individual care needs.
* Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team and other specialist palliative care providers.
* Use recognised referral guidelines to undertake agreed levels of intervention.
* Demonstrate high levels of clinical decision making; monitor and improve standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, research and by teaching and supporting professional colleagues.
* Participate in a rota providing a seven‑day service.
Qualifications
Essential
* Current professional registration – NMC
* Professional qualification – RGN – level 1
* Degree level study in a relevant subject
* Evidence of ongoing professional development and post‑graduate diploma level specialist training in the relevant area
* Evidence of teaching experience
Desirable
* Recordable teaching qualifications
* Independent nonmedical prescriber
* Counselling qualification
Skills, Aptitude and Knowledge
Essential
* Extensive post‑registration experience
* Working knowledge of priorities of care of the dying person and the Gold Standards Framework
* Proven palliative or oncology experience
* Knowledge and ability to evaluate research and ensure evidence‑based practice
* The ability to deal calmly with stress and distressing situations
* The ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within primary health care teams and as part of a multi‑professional team
Desirable
* Experience of working in primary care
Other information
* Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check required; post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
* UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
* Employer: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
* Location: Helston Hospital, Helston, TR13 8DR
* Band: 6
* Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 per annum (pro rata for part‑time)
* Contract type: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full‑time or Part‑time
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