Associate Nurse Specialist (Palliative Care) in Grimsby

Palliative and End of Life Care Services provide various levels of support to people with limited conditions and those who are in the final phase of life. The service provides one-to-one support as well as advisory capacity to other professionals. The service will work through a central point of referral, working in conjunction with the Community Nursing Teams.

The Palliative Care Team is a health and social care team that provides an expert clinical and social care service for patients with challenging and complex life-limiting diagnoses and their families. All senior team members act as clinical or social care experts, leaders, and educators for their service areas. The team provides a service in all care settings across the North East Lincolnshire locality.

Main duties of the job:

• To work autonomously in undertaking specialist palliative care assessments and provide specialist clinical advice, intervention, and support to people with complex palliative and end of life care problems according to the Levels of Intervention.
• To deliver the service across all care settings which will include community, hospital, and care homes as appropriate.
• To work in collaboration with cancer and palliative care teams in North East Lincolnshire.

About us:

Care Plus Group is an employee-owned Social Enterprise, established in 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employ over 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture we have developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvement of our staff. We consistently deliver high-quality innovative services across North East Lincolnshire, reflected in ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback. Our services have received national recognition/commendations and awards including winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold the highest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducing our carbon footprint.

We offer excellent terms and conditions including optional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Provider closed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programme, and an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities. We recognise continuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposes of annual leave entitlement. We are a supportive employer and operate in a way which supports family-friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

Person Specification:

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years post-registration experience with at least one year of working within palliative and end of life care.
• Experience of dealing with emotional and highly distressing situations.
• Experience of teaching on a one-to-one level.
• Broad range of clinical experience including working across care settings.
• Experience of clinical audit and/or research in palliative care.

Qualifications:

• First Level Registered Nurse.
• Teaching qualification or mentorship qualification.
• Counselling qualification.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Demonstrate a depth of understanding of the fundamental principles of specialist palliative care.
• Diplomacy and negotiating skills applicable to a variety of settings.
• Effective and accurate IT skills.
• Ability to work autonomously.

Other:

• Able to transport self and equipment around the North East Lincolnshire area.

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.