Clinical Nurse Specialist Job in NHS - Stockton-On-Tees, ENG, GB

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Stockton-On-Tees, ENG, GB, United Kingdom

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Job Description

To act as Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for a supervised clinical caseload coordinating holistic care and providing on-going support for patients, their relatives and carers. Working alongside the team of Clinical Nurse Specialists, complete on going assessment, review, planning and evaluation of care requiring clinical expertise within the area of Specialist Palliative Care escalating any concerns to senior members of the team as required. You will identify in-patients whose preferred place of care or death maybe home hospice or otherresidential setting. The successful applicant will assess patients who require symptom control orrequire end of life care and try and meet the patients PPC/D in a timely manner.You will work alongside the acute Specialist CNS team in hospital and community.

You will act as the patient advocate, palliative care resource within the multidisciplinary meetings,participating in the discussion on clinical management of patients on the SPC caseload,escalating concerns for discussion when appropriate. Review patient medications in accordance with current Palliative Care guidance referring on forCNS/Consultant review when required to ensure patients receive maximum therapeutic support. Proactively monitor patients on the caseload recognising the early signs of the deterioratingpatient or acute illness based on an understanding of the disease process.

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