The post holder will provide evidence based palliative care, advice and support to patients with a diagnosis of cancer or other life limiting illness, and their carers. They will be accountable for their own professional actions without direct supervision. The post holder will deliver high quality palliative care (over a 7 day service) in partnership with nursing, medical and AHP colleagues across departmental and organisational boundaries. They will support palliative care education on a range of clinical and ethical issues across professional disciplines. The post holder will support clinical audits under supervision in their own area of practice and contribute to the process of Clinical Governance for the Trust.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Palliative Care Nurse you will be expected to manage a caseload of patients and their families/carers with palliative care needs, assessing, developing and implementing programmes of care.

You will provide palliative care advice and support to patients, carers and all health care professionals using specialist knowledge to address issues around palliative care including treatment, pain and symptom management, psycho-social needs and ethical dilemmas liaising with other Palliative Care Nurses as appropriate.

You will be expected to establish and maintain highly effective communication with patients, carers, and professional across health and social care in order to develop therapeutic relationships within which sensitive, distressing and complex issues at times will require addressing.

This role will involve you working asan advocate for the patient/family and / or carer when necessary.

About us

Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults. Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.

In line with the Trust's Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Within this role you will:

Manage a caseload of patients and their families/carers with palliative care needs, assessing, developing and implementing programmes of care.

Provide palliative care advice and support to patients, carers and all health care professionals using specialist knowledge to address issues around palliative care including treatment, pain and symptom management, psycho-social needs and ethical dilemmas liaising with other Palliative Care Nurses as appropriate.

Assist patients towards self-care as appropriate and educate carers to enable them to support the patient at home and /or in hospital.

Establish and maintain highly effective communication with patients, carers, and professional across health and social care in order to develop therapeutic relationships within which sensitive, distressing and complex issues at times will require addressing.

Act as an advocate for the patient/family and / or carer when necessary.

Work flexibly and unsocial hours to meet the demands of the service.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

If you are an International Nurse without a current NMC PIN, please do not apply for this role. To find out more about the current international nursing opportunities available to you here at the NCA, please contact InternationalNursing.OSCE@nca.nhs.uk

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL

Essential

• RGN WITH CURRENT REGISTRATON
• POST REGISTRATION WITH PALLIATIVE CARE OR RELEVANT COURSES
• REGISTERED MENTOR
• DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT PALLIATIVE CARE ISSUES
• EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP SKILLS
• EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS
• IT LITERACY
• DEGREE/DEGREE PATHWAY/DIPLOMA IN HEALTH RELATED SUBJECT
• EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTNADIN OF RESEARCH AND HOW TO APPLY RESEARCH FINDINGS IN PRACTICE
• DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF MANAGING CHANGE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

Desirable

• 2 DAY ENHANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS TRAINING OR EQUIVALENT
• WILLING TO UNDERTAKE INDEPENDANT NON MEDICAL PRESCRIBING

essential

Essential

• evidence of working with MDT
• RGN with current registration
• Palliative care experience
• understanding of current palliative care issues
• time management
• IT literacy
• degree / diploma in Nursing

Desirable

• v300 or willingness to undertake independent prescribing
• 2 day enhanced communication skills training
• management and leadership experience

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oldham Care Organisation

Horton House

Oldham

OL4 1DL

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