Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist

As a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will:

Utilise your clinical palliative care knowledge and experience to provide high-quality care.

Demonstrate confident decision-making skills and a passion for ongoing improvement.

Support and develop more junior staff members

Work within the CNS Response / Nurse Led Beds Team, led by an Advanced Practitioner, to:

1.Manage patients admitted to the nurse led beds for end of life care

2.Triage the majority of urgent referrals

3.Support patients requiring urgent assistance

Work 7.5 hour days, covering 7 days a week

The Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist is an expert in ensuring high quality palliative care is delivered to patients and their families. They work independently and as part of the wider healthcare team, having specific responsibility for those referred to CNS Response and Nurse Led Bed Services, leading on the care of patients admitted into the nurse led beds on the inpatient unit.

Clinical leadership role supporting the wider team to work efficiently and effectively in the delivery of high quality and progressive palliative care in line with the Hospice strategy and policies.

To offer the patient and families the skills of a clinical nurse specialist in symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care.

Independent Prescriber

Offer advice, support and education to Hospice Teams, Primary and Community Healthcare staff as part of a multiprofessional team.

To work using a multiprofessional approach to care.

Develops collaborative working relationships with other hospice teams and the wider community services.

Work flexibly, including at weekends, to further develop the NLB service into a 7 day per week service

Weve spent over 40 years helping people die in peace, and with dignity. Combining compassion with clinical expertise, we provide patients with the best possible care at the end of their lives.

Were here for the people around our patients too those closest to them. Before, during and after a bereavement, we provide support thats remembered forever.

We think its that unforgettable support that inspires people to give back to St Peters. To fundraise for us. Donate. Volunteer. Were not exaggerating when we say that we couldnt do what we do without our wonderful supporters. We really cant thank them enough.

We want to help many more people to die well. And were doing this by teaching others. As a centre of educational excellence, we share our skills with other health professionals, helping the NHS and care homes to provide better end-of-life care.

Were here for all, for free, forever.

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