Palliative Care Nurse

The post holder will diagnose and treat complex health care needs or refer to an appropriate specialist utilizing expert knowledge, history taking and examination skills.

Provide emotional support to patients and carers using sensitive communication skills often undertaken in difficult family situations or circumstances.

Initiating conversations regarding advanced care planning and decision making.

Make appropriate referrals to other services who can help provide the required care and support. Liasing with community health care providers and the wider MDT to ensure seamless palliative care support.

We are seeking a motivated, dynamic, and passionate Band 6 Community Palliative Care Nurse to work within our South Bedfordshire Team, based in Dunstable. There is an expectation that staff will cover across the the localities in Bedfordshire if required.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the specialist palliative care setting. The team provide symptom management, psychological support and advanced care planning, enabling patients to remain at home in their preferred place of care with the right support. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in holistic assessment and clinical decision making, working within a highly specialist area of practice.

We offer excellent development opportunities and training directed towards your needs/goals.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.