Job summary
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse to join our dedicated Specialist Palliative Care Team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse who wishes to develop their passion and skills within palliative care.

This is a fixed-term post to create an opportunity to train and upskill someone into our team. There will be opportunities in the future to create a substantive position for the correct candidate. We encourage all prospect candidates to make enquires with the team leads prior to applying.

Main duties of the job
As a Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse, you will play a key role in supporting patients with complex symptom management needs, enabling people to achieve their preferred place of care and supporting families through difficult and often life-changing circumstances.

About us
In joining our organisation, we can offer:

• A supportive and welcoming specialist palliative care team.
• Opportunities for professional development and specialist training.
• Access to clinical supervision and ongoing education.
• Flexible working opportunities.
• NHS pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to patients and families every day.

Job responsibilities
We are looking for someone who:

• Is a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Has significant post-registration experience, ideally within palliative care, oncology, community nursing or a related specialty.
• Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is confident working autonomously whilst contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Has a compassionate, patient-centred approach to care.
• Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to a vehicle for community visits.
• Is willing to seek proactive feedback and seeking professional development.

Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential

• Registered General Nurse, with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Post registration experience in a variety of settings, including community, oncology or other fields of palliative care
• Experience and knowledge of symptom management and fundamental strategies to manage this

Desirable

• Experience of communicating complex and sensitive issues with patients, carers and professionals
• Management of a caseload
• Leadership experience at Band 6 level

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Demonstrate the ability to identify personal development needs, fulfil them and apply the learning to practice with demonstrable outcome
• Able to establish and maintain credibility with a diverse range of professionals and lay people
• Proactively seeks constructive feedback for personal growth

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.