0947 - Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care
This is an exciting opportunity to join the nurse-led corporate Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care team to provide expert care to adult in-patients across the Trust who have complex symptoms and specialist palliative care needs, advanced care planning requirements, or complex end-of-life care.
The SPC team works a 7‑day service (approx. 1 in 5 weekends) to provide standalone CNS advice, with telephone support available from off‑site rotaed Palliative Medicine Consultant/Registrar staff.
The team provides high level support and manages a variable caseload of patients, working together Mon‑Fri and then covering a standalone weekend SPC service, while supporting the weekend triage of Acute Oncology patients.
Responsibilities
* Manage new and existing referrals of adult patients with complex palliative care needs referred to the service.
* Assess individual cases, advise on symptom management and post to other services, ensuring care to ease pain and symptoms.
* Attend the weekly SPC MDT with external Palliative Medicine Consultant/Registrar.
* Manage education needs of generalist staff to equip them to address complex symptom management.
* Attend the Trust SPC/ EOLC Steering Group and contribute to discussions.
Qualifications
* RGN extensive post‑registration experience, with a significant amount worked at Band 6 or equivalent within relevant clinical environment.
* Diploma in Palliative and supportive care.
* Possession of a relevant degree.
* Assessing and mentoring or teaching qualification (e.g., ENB 998) or equivalent.
* Counselling or advanced communication qualification or training to add.
* Non‑Medical Prescriber qualification or willingness to work towards.
* Relevant Masters degree or in the process of completing.
Experience
* Senior Nurse experience in palliative care.
* Experience within either hospital or community setting.
* Experience of leading and managing a team of nurses.
* Previous experience of research and quality audit including its application.
* Previous experience of change management and problem solving.
* Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints.
Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants.
We reserve the right to close positions early.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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