Clinical Nurse SpecialistNHS
Job summary
PLEASE APPLY FOR THIS ROLE DIRECTLY ON OUR WEBSITE, USING THE LINK BELOW:
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St Catherines Hospice is a respected local charity providing specialist hospice care alongside statutory service partners (GPs, District nursing etc) across West Sussex and East Surrey.
We provide care in communities across Surrey and Sussex which are richly diverse and we want to reflect that in everything we do. We celebrate and support difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe in the importance of what we do, share our values and want to be a part of an outstanding team building something important, wed love to hear from you.
This specialist role provides expert support to patients and families in the Community.
Main duties of the job
Are you an experienced clinician with a passion for delivering specialist palliative care? Are you an effective communicator, with substantial post-registration experience, with expertise in Palliative Care?
Do you bring confidence, resilience and a compassionate approach?
We are seeking a passionate leader with sound knowledge of end of life care with confidence in care planning and individual assessments. If you have computer literacy and experience teaching and developing others we would love to hear from you!
Clinical Nurse Specialist will bring:
- Ability to listen, plan and communicate
- Strong quality and governance awareness
- Working as part of an integrated team of clinicians
- Undertaking specialist palliative care assessments, and specialising in the advisory and Care Coordinator component of this support
This post is offered on a part time, permanent basis, working 28.5 hours per week. Hours worked three shifts per week, over seven days on a rota basis, working 9.5 hours each day. We operate a 365 day service and offer pay enhancements for unsociable hours and weekend working.
Please note, the successful candidate will be an essential car user, therefore candidates must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Job description
Key Responsibilities:
Support and take part in the St Catherines telephone advice line
Manage and co-ordinate all aspects of the patient pathway through our services to include ensuring that we continue to provide high standards of holistic and individualised specialist patient care embracing the hospice's vision and values
Working with external clinical colleagues ensure that every patient receives a comprehensive nursing assessment and has individualised care plans to reflect their patient centred care needs
To be responsible for the continued co-ordination of the content and delivery of your allocated patients care plans, and assure that patients receive the right service from the right team both internally and externally
In liaison with other clinicians ensure the overall quality and provision of nursing care of patients and families referred to St Catherines in the community setting have their needs met
To promote the principles and practice of specialist palliative care as an extension of the hospice into the community working in collaboration with local neighbourhoods
To work across a range of settings, including community visits to patients homes care homes community hospitals and outpatient services
To assess the needs of patients and their carers and identify their respective physical psychological social cultural and spiritual needs
Be responsible for assurance of standards and clinical governance standard setting and audit
To assess peoples information needs and provide relevant information to meet those needs
To work within a team framework collaborating with colleagues and members of other disciplines
To use a proactive and sensitive approach with patients and relatives to enable involvement in advance care planning
To offer bereavement support to carers in collaboration with the Wellbeing team referring them onto appropriate services as required
To provide appropriate nursing interventions and care
To contribute to patient management governance and liaison by attending Gold Standard Framework (GSF) hospital and other practice and community based meetings
To liaise and communicate with community nursing home and hospital staff in order to raise awareness and promote hospice services
To foster positive working relations and work alongside Primary Healthcare Teams and with other health care professionals in the delivery of community based palliative care
About us
Employees at St Catherines Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:
- Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, and an opportunity to buy / sell annual leave days. Plus we offer a day off for volunteering & moving house.
- Generous Pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension.
- Life Assurance Scheme, Counselling Offering, and a range of discounts.
- Enhanced maternity and adoption pay.
If you join St Catherines, youll be joining a supportive team all working towards a big ambition: a future where everyone approaching death and those who love and care for them can access compassionate, specialist palliative and end of life care. If that sounds like something youd find fulfilling, please apply today.