Specialist Nurse - Community palliative care team

Specialist Nurse - Community Palliative Care Team

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

There is an exciting opportunity for a band 6 Specialist Nurse within the Community Palliative Care Team.

The Community Palliative Care Team is a dynamic multi-disciplinary team who provide specialist palliative care services to Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire. This includes home visiting, outpatient and Attend Anywhere clinics and telephone advice. We provide a 7-day service, including a Rapid Intervention in Palliative and End of Life care project which aims to enable patients whose preference is to remain at home for the end of their life to do so. Weekend and extended hours working will be required for this post.

We are looking for candidates who display excellent communication skills in supporting patients and their families and strong leadership qualities. Palliative or End of Life Care experience is essential.

For more information about the role please contact Mary Walding, Lead Specialist Palliative Care Nurse, on pallcareleadnurse@ouh.nhs.uk.

Main Duties of the Job

As a specialist nurse within the team, the post holder will be expected to demonstrate patient-focused expert clinical assessment and judgement. The post holder will also be expected to develop autonomous and multi-disciplinary team working. A full driving licence and car ownership is essential, as is the ability to work anywhere within Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire.

The Community Palliative Care Team supports end of life, symptom management and communication skills training and teaching to all levels of staff.

Job Responsibilities

Specialist Nurses will be able to:

• Assess individuals, families and populations holistically using a range of different methods, using physical assessment and advanced history taking skills and other specialist health needs assessments.
• Use their expert knowledge and clinical judgement to decide whether to refer patients for investigations and discuss potential diagnoses with members of the wider multi-disciplinary team or when to consult other members of the team for advice.
• Decide on and carry out treatment, which may include advice on the prescribing of medicines, or referring patients to an appropriate specialist.
• Ensure the provision of continuity of care.
• Assess and evaluate, with patients and/or carers, the effectiveness of the treatment and care provided and make changes as needed.
• Work autonomously within a wider health care team and as a lone practitioner.
• Work across professional, organisational and system boundaries and proactively develop and sustain new partnerships and networks to influence and improve health, outcomes and healthcare delivery systems.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of postgraduate study
• Relevant palliative/end of life study
• Teaching/Assessing or mentoring qualification

Experience

• Demonstrates an understanding of palliative care and community care
• Significant experience of end of life care
• Experience of acting as a mentor to others and teaching and assessing experience
• Evidence of MDT working

Skills and Abilities

• Used to using an Electronic Patient Record system and has basic computer literacy with document management and data entry skills
• Demonstrates skilled written and verbal communication skills
• Car owner with full driving licence

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.

Contract

Permanent

Working Pattern

Part-time

Reference Number

321-SW1-7066460-B6

Job Locations

Sobell House and Katharine House Hospices

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata