Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative & End of Life Care

Main Duties and Responsibilities Engaging patients and carers with ACP, Lets Talk & UCP To provide education and information for patient support groups on ACP, Lets Talk & UCP To advocate and promote the value of ACP with health care professionals within the acute and community settings To build knowledge and confidence of ACP discussions ensuring a consistent approach across the acute and community settings Synthesise relevant published evidence on approaches to ACP and present findings To review and update current Lets Talk, UCP & ACP materials To map the current use of Advance Care Planning (ACP), Treatment Escalation Plans (TEP) and London Universal Care Plan (UCP) across the Organisation To identify priority areas within GSTT for early implementation of Lets Talk, UCP and ACP Operate effectively and flexibly to ensure the rollout of the approach is able to meet changing requirements Maintain effective links with internal and external stakeholders Participate in working
groups/committees in the wider South East London (SEL) community Support grant applications as required to sustain the programme of work Clinical Responsibilities Be an excellent clinical role model and demonstrate advanced knowledge around Palliative and End of Life Care. 80% of the role will be to undertake holistic palliative care assessments in inpatient and community settings as a palliative care clinical nurse specialist. To participate in the palliative care CNS on call rota across inpatient and community settings including weekends and Bank holidays. To keep abreast of relevant clinical issues and the national agenda that may impact the programme of work. To ensure that clinical practice is in line with national and local guidelines and demonstrate clinical effectiveness. To ensure that care delivered is inclusive and culturally sensitive. To ensure that clinical practice reflects best evidence for meeting the needs of patients and families through continuous professional
development. To be able to communicate highly sensitive and complex information with patients, carers and professionals To take part in regular professional supervision and appraisal. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry, recording and report writing in accordance with professional code of practice and Trust policies. To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues in relation to palliative care and ensure that all relevant policies are adhered to To support and /or deputise for the senior management team in palliative care in external meetings related to end of life care, when required to do so