Clinical Nurse Specialist

Are you an experienced palliative care nurse with a passion for innovation and improvement? Marie Curie is looking for someone highly driven and enthusiastic about Palliative care improvement, to join our NEW Primary Care Network (PCN) project.,

• Our PCN Project is taking a data driven approach and focuses on four identified PCNs with low identification and high deprivation at end of life
• Chesterfield & Dronfield PCN
• North Derbyshire PCN
• North Hardwick Bolsover PCN
• South Hardwick PCN
An exciting aspect of this project is that, with a strong focus on admission avoidance and early identification, we will be embedding Marie Curie nurses into the above GP practices networks, empowering those nurses with taking a why not home? approach and striving to ensure preferred place of death is an upheld choice., We want someone who is confident and clinically proficient, with a strong focus on person-centred care. Your knowledge and experience should help expand access to palliative and end-of-life services for individuals in underserved communities, positively affecting the well-being of both patients and their carers. This position highlights the importance of clinical expertise and strong teamwork, which are vital for Marie Curies success. As part of the team, you will be required to comply with all applicable legal, ethical, competency, and clinical standards ensuring responsibility for your actions within your professional remit.,
• Deliver compassionate care and set a strong example for colleagues.
• Lead advanced care planning with patients and families.
• Work closely with the wider PCN team to improve patient outcomes.
• Develop and implement best practice initiatives.
• Coordinate patient activity and ensure high standards of care.
• Ensure effective communication with patients, families, and the wider community.
• Participate in clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement activities., Registered Nurse on NMC register (Adult)
• Must be a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, ensuring adherence to professional standards and regulations
  
  We are seeking a skilled Clinical Nurse Specialist in palliative care to become part of our team. Your expertise will play a pivotal role in developing and enhancing this service, with a primary objective of improving how we identify patients needing palliative and end-of-life care by utilising advanced clinical assessments and collaborating across disciplines., Experience working in Specialist Palliative Care Proven experience in providing care to patients with complex needs, ensuring comfort and quality of life during terminal illness.
• Experience in advanced care planning and respect discussions
• Registered Nurse on NMC register (Adult) Must be a registered nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, ensuring adherence to professional standards and regulations.
• Ability to connect with patients and their families on an emotional level, providing support and understanding during difficult times.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute effectively to research, data collection, and case study development to support project delivery., Experience working in Specialist Palliative Care
• Proven experience in providing care to patients with complex needs, ensuring comfort and quality of life during terminal illness
• Experience in advanced care planning and respect discussions
  
  We are the UKs leading, largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement.Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they are likely to die from.
Right now, one in four people in the UK with a terminal illness, do not get the care or support they deserve at the end of their lives. We want a different society than the one we live in now. Our mission for the next five years is to close the gap in the number of people missing out on what they need at the end-of-life., At Marie Curie, our values are central to everything we do. They guide how we care for people, how we work together, and how we make decisions every day. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe for everyone staff and volunteers alike supportive, inclusive and rewarding. We take stringent steps to ensure that anyone who joins our organisation are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. We actively consider our impact on the planet, embedding sustainability into everyday decisions to create a lasting, positive difference for the individuals we care for and the world we share. We believe everyone should have the opportunity to thrive and fulfil their potential. Marie Curie is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, recognising both the social justice imperative and the strength a diverse workforce brings. We actively encourage applications from people of all cultures, perspectives and lived experiences. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. If you require any support, please contact us atrecruitment@mariecurie.org.uk.

Marie Curie Benefits Package
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension(the charity will match your contributionup to 7.5%)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Help with eyecare cost (T &Cs apply)
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit Hub Discount Scheme
Whats in it for you
• Annual leave allowance - 27days plus 8 public holidays (pro-rated)
• Annual leave aligned to NHS (subject to eligibility, which must be most recent continuous service immediately prior to joining MC with no breaks of service)
• Marie Curie Contributary Pension Scheme
• Continuous Professional development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Life Assurance
• Generous enhancements