Hospital Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job summary

We are excited to offer a substantive 30 hour post to join our hospital palliative care team as a cross site Clinical Nurse Specialist based at both the Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queens Hospital Burton (QHB). The hospital palliative care team provide specialist palliative care support for patients and those important to them across University Hospitals of Derby and Burton.

This is delivered via face to face contact on wards, or by supporting the wider clinical team in decision making regarding best treatments. In addition to patient care, a key element of this role will be to deliver education (both formal & informal) to members of the multi-disciplinary team and to drive service improvement.

This includes weekend and bank holiday working.

Main duties of the job

You will hold a joint caseload of patients with various diagnosis who have complex palliative care needs. You will work alongside their extended care team providing expert advice and support in order to maintain the patients quality of life and allow them to be cared for in a place of their choosing.

You will have demonstrable experience at band 6 or above and have extensive experience of working with patients with complex palliative care needs. An excellent knowledge of symptom management is essential, as is the ability to teach and support others.

You will require excellent communication skills and have a sensitive and empathetic approach. In return you will join an experienced and supportive team who share your passion to improve palliative and end of life care.

Closing date of applications: 30 April 2025

Interview date: 14 May 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Date posted: 16 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata pa

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 320-CDCS-3585

Job locations

UHDB Cross-site

Derby

DE22 3NE

Job description Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Experience Essential

• Experience of working in Palliative and end of life care
• Demonstrable Band 6 experience or equivalent
• Experience of teaching or delivering training
• Experience of complex symptom management knowledge
• Experience of audit and reviewing complex audits
• Experience of dealing with families / relatives dealing with loss
• Experience of dealing with patients with a range of medical conditions including malignant and non-malignant conditions

Desirable

• Experience of working in a variety of clinical settings

Education Essential

• NMC Registration
• Relevant Degree or Equivalent knowledge
• Having completed a palliative care module or course

Desirable

• Advanced communication skills
• Non-medical prescribing
• A psychological or counselling course

Role specific Essential

• Experience of caseload management
• Experience of service improvement
• Experience of lone working

Knowledge Essential

• Experience of audit and reviewing complex audits
• Experience of teaching or delivering training

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address: UHDB Cross-site, Derby, DE22 3NE

Employer's website: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)