Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist Palliative Care

As a Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care, you will be a recognised clinical expert, providing specialist advice, assessment and support to patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals. You'll work independently and collaboratively to lead high-quality, person-centred care, while helping to develop palliative care services and best practice across the organisation. Your leadership, clinical judgement and communication skills will make a meaningful difference to people at an important stage of their lives. The post holder should have excellent communication skills, What you'll do:

• Assess patients' needs and deliver safe, person-centred nursing care in line with care plans
• Triage, assess and provide unplanned care to support patients in the community and help prevent hospital admissions
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations to coordinate effective care and referrals
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to high standards of patient safety and care quality
• Support learning and development by sharing knowledge with colleagues, students and carers
  
  A Registered Nurse qualification and current professional registration
• Knowledge of community nursing, patient assessment and evidence-based practice
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with patients, carers and colleagues
• Experience working in healthcare and as part of a multidisciplinary team, or transferable skills from a similar setting
• A flexible approach, willingness to learn and commitment to delivering compassionate care
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and value the different perspectives that help us provide fair, inclusive and person-centred care for our communities.

At CHCP, we're passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine. Work with us and you'll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard;at CHCP you have a real voice. Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcareto thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that's why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we'll support you to thrive.