Job overview

The Band 6 Specialist Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist works as an autonomous practitioner sharing a caseload of complex patients within a team structure.

There is access to clinical expertise and oversight to enable the optimal care of our patients. The delivery of a high quality, effective and compassionate care is essential to our organisation.

The palliative care service operates over 7 days.

The Palliative Care business unit operates across all Trust sites. This includes our hospices in Andover and Winchester as well as various activities in the community.

Main duties of the job

The Specialist palliative Care band 6 CNS post holder will practise autonomously, carrying a caseload of patients, supporting the wider team in the delivery of a seven day, twenty-four hour service for which you are responsible for or have been delegated the responsibility, this includes:

·       High standards of Professional Practice to ensure quality and safety of patient care, experience and the patient journey

·       To develop specialised clinical practice, knowledge, skills and experience in palliative care

·       Contribute to the delivery of education in palliative and end of life care

·       Attend site specific MDT’s and Morbidity and mortality meetings

·       Leading by example

·       Supporting and contributing to the team in ensuring that clinical services are delivered to a high quality of care and that all compliance requirements such as CQC and contractual requirements are achieved

·       Establish local and national networks, linking with other practitioners in specialist area in order to share/learn from examples of good practice. Work with relevant clinical groups at cancer network level in order to deliver local and national objectives for the specialist area

·       To ensure that effective two-way communication takes place at all levels within the service, developing and maintaining systems and approaches to staff communication and involvement that take account of the working patterns and requirements of staff 

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Your Next Career Move Made Easier – Accommodation May Be Offered

We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability.  If this something you would like to explore please contact Southern Housing on 02080 360017