Job Description

Job Title: Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist

Trust:

Bridgewater Community Healthcare

Location: Halton

Department: Children & Families Speech and Language Therapy

Pay Rates: 25.71

37.5 hours a week will also consider Part Time

To provide evidence based advice and support to patients with a life threatening illness and their carers, working collaboratively with multi-professionals across primary and secondary care.

To provide specialist advice, education and training to all members of the multi-disciplinary team across all care settings.

To work in conjunction with the Clinical Manager and the Palliative Care Team in the development of cancer and end of life services across Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Carry out clinical practice that is complimentary to the Primary Healthcare team that will contribute to an improvement in the quality of life for patients. Use high level analytical and decision making skills to deliver appropriate clinical care, using advanced clinical skills in assessment and/or diagnosis. Provide clinical and specialist advice across professional and organisational boundaries. Liaise closely with the multi-disciplinary team in planning care for the person with palliative care needs. Work closely with managerial colleagues to promote service quality within palliative care. Support managers and cancer leads to achieve appropriate targets for palliative care and cancer strategies, to develop locally sensitive services and support access initiatives in cancer care based on the Cancer Plan/Supportive and Palliative Care Guidance (NICE). Support and advise on the development of palliative care services throughout organisations advising on quality and standards of service delivery. Manage an active workload utilising skills to prioritise and assess care. Prepare and produce appropriate reports for primary care organisations and other appropriate organisations. Participate in the production of reports for Macmillan Cancer Support and maintain links with them both locally and nationally. Provide information for the minimum data set. Support the case management of identified patients. Supporting and advising colleagues on ethical decision making issues in relation to end of life issues. Provide emotional and psychological support to the patient, family and carers through the period of illness, in specific complex cases. Perform communication skills to support patient's palliative/terminal care needs including complex issues such as breaking bad news and care of the dying. Provide high levels of communication support with the patient, carers and colleagues to enable service provision, delivery and quality. Provide advice and signposting to bereavement support to known carers. Regularly update own knowledge and expertise in all aspects of palliative care and take responsibility for own professional development. Assess current skills and knowledge and provide advice, support, education and information to nurses and other colleagues in Primary Care, enabling them to offer up-to-date care by continually extending their knowledge and skills. Identify essential educational requirements and work to deliver educational programmes against these including specific health targets e.g. NICE, NSF related to own area of practice. Use influencing, negotiation and clinical skills to assist in the formulation of evidence based quality standards and participate in regular clinical audit to monitor outcomes.
By joining this Trust you will be coming to work in a supportive and friendly environment, with a team that are forward thinking and proactive. This rewarding role puts the patient and community into the heart of everything we do.

What you'll need:

A minimum of 6 months paid experience in community setting preferably within a similar role
Post registration qualification in Palliative Care or Oncology

NMC registration.

The ability to travel independently across Bridgewater Trust sites

The benefits we can offer you in return:

Putting People in Places to Care

- be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.

Weekly pay

to give you access to your wages more quickly.

Blue Light Card

- NHS Discount Provider

First choice of shifts/placements

at the Trust of your choice over agencies.

Our team is always happy to help -

access our support line any time.

Working options to suit your lifestyle

- being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.

Training and development opportunities

via the Trust and NHSP's own academy.

Explore different wards

, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.

Being part of the NHSP Community

means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 25.71 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 20 per week

Benefits:

Additional leave Unlimited paid holidays
Experience:

Palliative or oncology: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

NMC (required)
Work Location: In person