An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join our Specialist Palliative Care team.

The Specialist Palliative Care team compromises of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Specialist Doctors. The specialist nurses work throughout the adult wards supporting patients with specialist palliative care needs (regardless of diagnosis) by addressing symptom control and offering psychological support to patients and their families.

As a specialist team the Clinical Nurse Specialists you will be involved with clinical work, audit, education, delivery of new end of life and palliative initiatives and contribute to local policies and guidelines.

This role is 30 hours per week: 21 hours is permanent and 9 hours is on a fixed term contract/secondment until 31st May 2026.

The post holder will be required to work 9 - 5pm and including weekend working.

If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.

Main duties of the job

As post holder your duties will include:

• The opportunity to support all ward staff to deliver palliative and end of life care
• To mentor staff to deliver excellent palliative and end of life care
• To manage a clinical caseload
• Offer psychological support at level 2 for all patients and their families
• To participate in audit and where appropriate research and develop reports and actions plans
• The opportunity to be able to deliver education to post and pre- registration healthcare professionals re: specialist palliative care
• Being able to contribute towards the development of policies, protocols and guidelines related to palliative and end of life care as required
• To be pro-active in service development
• The opportunity for professional development as an autonomous practitioner in a specialist nurse/educator role

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH's 'PRIDE' values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N& N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To manage a specified case load of patients, providing information and support, to enable patients to make informed choices about their care and understand the rational of investigations and treatments.
• To work closely with medical and nursing staff, multi-disciplinary team and Heads of Department within the Directorate.
• To ensure that patients are seen within recommended time scales and targets
• To visit inpatients as appropriate to ensure continuity of care and to give advice/ support as required. Ensuring full and thorough documentation of all clinical actions and communication to the wider MDT
• To accept referrals from medical/nursing/MDT staff both within and outside the Trust for patients who meet the referral criteria for SPC
• To periodically review caseload and to discharge patients appropriately within team guidelines
• To communicate sensitive condition related information effectively with patients and carers in a timely and understandable manner, using different communication methods to clarify understanding as required.
• To liaise with other Specialists Nurses, Consultants, GPs, Allied Healthcare Professionals, other members of the MDT, voluntary agencies, National charities, other agencies within and outside the Trust.
• To provide accurate written information following patient consultation to GPs and other members of the MDT as required
• To ensure the timely completion of summary care records for patients being discharged to their usual place of residence and to ensure the completion of IT systems with relevant clinical information
• To work as an autonomous practitioner responsible for managing and prioritising own workload against the needs of patients and service requirements
• To assist the Line Manager in the provision of clinical and managerial leadership and support of all nursing and clerical staff in the Trust and SPC team
• To deputise for senior colleagues in their absence as required

Please see the attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register
• To have completed Mentor Preparation Programme or demonstrate mentorship experience if applicable to clinical area
• Post Registration qualification and or experience relevant to the speciality

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience including some in a position relevant to the speciality in the last 24 months

Skills

Essential

• Able to perform clinical skills relevant to the speciality
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

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