This is a permanent community post in South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust's Specialist Palliative Care Team in North Warwickshire, working alongside a consultant and the wider county palliative care service. The post holder carries a caseload of at least 70% of the role, works autonomously at advanced practice level, and leads nurse-led clinics, education and service development. It is a 30-hour week over seven days, from 9.00 to 17.00, with weekend cross-county rota work. NMC registration and a post-basic palliative care qualification are essential.
What the job involves
- Manage a clinical caseload of patients referred for specialist palliative care, at least 70% of the role
- Work as an autonomous advanced practitioner, assessing, planning and evaluating personalised care pathways
- Advise on complex disease and symptom management in inpatient and outpatient settings
- Develop and deliver nurse-led or parallel clinics
- Receive and act on referrals, and refer to other team members, specialists and outside agencies
- Act as patient advocate, supporting shared decision-making and communicating complex, sensitive news to patients and carers
- Provide clinical leadership, supervise caseloads and line manage junior specialist nurses
- Contribute to the team's weekend on-call service
- Contribute to service planning, improvement, clinical governance, and the annual service review and report
- Lead or contribute to Trust-wide specialist education, teaching and mentoring
- Carry out clinical audit and research, and contribute to policy and clinical guidelines
- Represent the Trust at local, regional and national meetings and maintain external networks
What’s required
Qualifications
- First-level degree in a related subject
- Masters-level learning, or willingness to work towards it
- Post-basic qualification in palliative care
- Mentor and assessor qualification
- Recognised teaching qualification (ENB 998, C&G 730 or equivalent), or experience
- Advanced clinical courses, e.g. advanced assessment skills and independent prescribing
Registration & licences
- NMC registered general nurse
Experience
- Post-registration experience at band 6 or above within palliative care
- Student supervision and teaching
- Proven leadership and delivery of change management
- Working autonomously within palliative care
- Delivering patient advocacy
- Research, audit and evidence-based care
Skills & knowledge
- Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in palliative care
- Listening and counselling skills to manage complex situations and deliver sensitive, difficult outcomes
- Ability to clinically lead and influence others
Nice to have
- Advanced communication skills training
- Leadership or management course
- Managing projects
- Managing a budget
- Flexible and positive approach to work
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