Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care

As a Community Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will provide expert palliative and end-of-life care, support, and advice to patients and families. Working autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will assess complex needs, coordinate care, offer emotional and bereavement support, and collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure high-quality, person-centred care. You will also contribute to education, service development, and the delivery of evidence-based practice within the hospice and wider community.,

• To provide specialist clinical advice and support in the care of patients requiring Palliative care in the Bassetlaw area.
• To build and maintain a continuing care relationship with the patient and family throughout a negotiated period or episode of care. This includes some element of bereavement support as required.
• To liaise with other health and social care professionals involved in their care and work within an MDT.
• To make a specialist contribution to the teaching of nurses, health and social care professionals and other members of the palliative care team
• To contribute to the delivery of evidence-based practice through research, service standards and audit, as a member of the Specialist Palliative Care team.
• To provide advice and support to patients throughout the Bassetlaw area.
  
  First Level General Nurse Registration
• Post-basic qualification in palliative care
• Knowledge of symptom management
  
  At Bassetlaw Hospice, we provide compassionate, person-centred palliative and end-of-life care for patients and their families. Our staff, volunteers and supporters work together to create a warm, safe and supportive environment where dignity, safety and confidentiality are respected at all times. We expect all colleagues to uphold these values and ensure that every patient receives the highest possible standard of physical, psychological and spiritual care.