Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care

River Alliance of Wisconsin; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000

Job description

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, and Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 November 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Key details

Location

Site: Royal Liverpool Hospital

Address: Mount Vernon Street, Liverpool, L7 8YE

Major / Minor Region: Merseyside

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (or secondment)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (To cover a 7 day service)

Salary

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Grade: (Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: Band 7 Palliative Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

As a Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will be providing specialist symptom control assessment and advice and psychological support to patients and those identified as important to them. You will be contributing to the end of life strategy across the organisation to ensure patients with a life limiting illness receive the best possible treatment including end of life care.

You will support the Trust wide strategic education programme, providing education on relevant topics in palliative care to the generic workforce, including Advance care Planning, Personalised Plan of Care for the Dying Patient, and Advanced Communications Skills Training.

We are seeking candidates with strong clinical leadership skills, an understanding of the specific needs of patients requiring palliative and end of life care, and a dedication and commitment to working as part of an integrated specialist team to provide evidence-based expert clinical practice and education and training.

Candidates must have recent experience working as a palliative care clinical nurse specialist in an advisory team is preferable.

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Assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidenced-based nursing care. Provide expert advice and clinical practice. Provide specialist education and training to others. Work collaboratively and co-operatively with clinical colleagues in the Integrated Mersey Palliative Care Team (IMPaCT) to develop services in order to deliver quality care.

Support the development of clinical services within the specialist field in line with national and local guidance which includes the NHS Cancer Plan, End of Life Care Strategy and NICE Supportive and Palliative Care guidance for Adults with Cancer and End Stage Disease. Participate in a rota that provides seven day a week (09.00 to 17:00) face to face working providing palliative care advice as per NICE guidelines. Participate in local, regional and national audit.

If you can demonstrate relevant experience in palliative and end of life care, possess excellent communication and organisational skills, and are committed to high quality, service improvement, through education, teamwork, research and audit, we would like to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for assessing, planning and implementing appropriate specialist palliative care support for patients with a life limiting illness, and those important to them.

The delivery of education to staff from across the organisation will be a key part of the role; as will undertaking and participating in appropriate, regional and national audits.

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First Level Registered nurse on parts 1 or 12 of the NMC register
• Recordable qualification in palliative care or oncology at post-reg Diploma level
• ENB 998 or City & Guilds 730/7 or equivalent –Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice
• Educated to Degree level equivalent in an appropriate area

Desirable criteria

• Formal Masters degree

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post registration experience – relevant experience including a position of responsibility at Band 6 or above
• Demonstrable experience within a relevant speciality
• Demonstrate a knowledge of national policies influencing cancer and palliative care
• Excellent presentation skills & experience at presenting information to professional groups

Desirable criteria

• To have published in a peer-reviewed journal

Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate highly advanced communication skills.
• Excellent persuasive, motivational, negotiating skills.
• Excellent demonstrable leadership skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Experience in service development & excellent change manager / innovator
• Intermediate IT skills in word processing & spreadsheets

Other

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate flexible working patterns.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Jenny Carlson

Job title: Palliative Care Team Leader

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 0151 706 2274