Days worked will be between Monday - Friday (with Weekends on a rota basis). Our Clinical Nurse Specialists play an essential role in providing high‑quality, person centred care for individuals facing life‑limiting illnesses. Their role extends beyond direct patient care to include education, leadership and advocacy. By combining clinical expertise, emotional intelligence and leadership skills, they ensure that patients and families experience dignity, comfort and peace during some of the most challenging times of their lives. Their role enhances the overall quality of palliative care and supports the healthcare team in delivering the best possible outcomes.
Your main duties will be to provide direct assessment, support and advocacy to service users and carers dealing with complex, distressing and life‑limiting illnesses. In addition:
* You will manage your own caseload and provide expert care to service users, appropriate to their needs, wishes and culture.
* You will collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate service user records.
* The successful applicant will play an active role within our team. Sue Ryder prides itself on giving our patients the best possible quality of life by providing a holistic and individualised service.
Our ideal candidate will have significant experience of working in Palliative and End of Life Care with evidence of additional, role specific qualifications and professional development.
Minimum Essential Criteria
* NMC registered and a Specialist nursing qualification and experience in complex care
* Ability to support adjustments for diverse patient needs
* Skilled in accessible communication with patients and families
* Commitment to inclusion and patient advocacy
Desirable Criteria
* Advanced communication training (e.g. Sage & Thyme)
* Experience with symptom management in complex needs
Sue Ryder provides a thorough induction with supernumerary time to settle into the role and full training/competency assessment will be provided. There is plenty of scope to further develop your own skills in specialist palliative care, and planned career progression through our education programme and development framework is encouraged.
Location and Working Hours
Keighley Rd, Oxenhope, Keighley BD22 9HJ. 22.5 Hours Per Week. 18.44 - 23.65 per hour DOE and Qualifications. Continuation of NHS Pension and NHS Annual Leave. £36,058.02 - £46,250.96 per annum/pro rata.
Benefits
* Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
* Company pension scheme
* Continuation of NHS pension (terms and conditions apply)
* 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
* NHS annual leave honoured (terms and conditions apply)
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
* Enhanced sick pay
* Electric Vehicle Scheme
* Healthcare Cash plan to claim back costs of routine healthcare
* Death in Service benefit
* Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
* Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities
Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
At Sue Ryder, we recognise that a diverse workforce allows us to provide the best care and support. We are committed to encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We welcome applications from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, those from lower socio‑economic backgrounds, and those living with disabilities. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we proudly support the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme. This means we will offer an interview to all disabled applicants who best meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. We use inclusive recruitment practices including sharing interview themes or questions in advance, offering remote interviews where needed, and other accessibility support. If you require support to complete an application or participate fully in the interview process, please email recruitment@sueryder.org.
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