• Job Description

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  Job summary

  An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Palliative Care CNS to work within the community setting. We are looking for an experienced, autonomous, and innovative nurse to join the integrated specialist palliative care nursing team.

  This is a Band 7 community-based palliative care CNS post, working alongside, Community Nursing Services, Consultants, Therapists, and wider MDT to ensure that the service and team are providing expert high quality patient focused care to advice and support patients, families and Health Care Professionals.

  You will be working closely with GP's, Community Teams and Acute Trust staff. As an integral part of community nursing, you will support community teams to feel confident and competent to deliver good palliative and end of life patient centred care and providing expertise for patients with palliative care needs across the borough.

  Main duties of the job

  Enthusiasm, motivation, compassion, and leadership are qualities and skills considered essential for this specialist nurse role to work in a very challenging environment; you will be expected to have a commitment to and progressive work within the field of palliative care. Additionally, you must be able to demonstrate excellence in clinical practice, acting as a resource for information and education, while working alongside the other specialist services.

  In return we can offer you a supportive, friendly working environment with opportunities for personal and professional development. You will be supported by the Clinical Lead.

  For further information and to arrange an informal visit please contact: Lorraine Gilbert lorrainegilbert@nhs.netTelephone 07586 436 543

  About us

  Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

  We can offer you:

  • A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
  • Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
  • Flexible working options
  • Annual travel card loan
  • Training, support and development in your career

  To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

  Details

  Date posted

  16 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 7

  Salary

  £51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  824-ONW-7197844

  Job locations

  Honeypot Lane Centre for Health

  London

  HA7 1AT

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

  Person Specification

  Education/Qualification

  Essential

  • First level nursing registration
  • First level degree in related subject or evidence of work towards this
  • Teaching and assessing qualification or experience
  • Advanced Communication Skills Course
  • Level 2 psychology training

  Desirable

  • Non-Medical Prescriber V300
  • Qualified MSc

  Experience

  Essential

  • Relevant post registration experience at band 6 or above in this or appropriate speciality
  • Previous experience in a post involving clinical and managerial responsibilities.
  • Previous experience of teaching and developing teaching materials
  • Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice
  • Ability to develop new ways of working
  • Ability to deal with complex patient care including symptom control and psychological support
  • Able to manage own caseload

  Desirable

  • Conversant with the key principles of clinical governance

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to develop new ways of working
  • Ability to deal with complex patient care including symptom control and psychological support
  • Able to manage own caseload
  • Ability to communicate unpleasant /difficult information to patients in a variety of settings with sensitivity
  • Able to analyse data and provide written reports.
  • Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
  • Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area
  • Able to present information to professional groups.
  • Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
  • Able to participate/undertake clinical audit & research
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

  Desirable

  • Able to influence management and overcome resistance through application of advanced communication skills

  Other

  Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Change agent - participating in implementing changes within practice
  • Recognition and management of own limitations
  • Able to take a self-reflective approach to own practice
  • Awareness of self as a role mode
  • Assertive, confident, approachable, and friendly
  • Clearance from DBS at enhanced Level

  Desirable

  • Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) See below Assessment will t

  Person Specification

  Education/Qualification

  Essential

  • First level nursing registration
  • First level degree in related subject or evidence of work towards this
  • Teaching and assessing qualification or experience
  • Advanced Communication Skills Course
  • Level 2 psychology training

  Desirable

  • Non-Medical Prescriber V300
  • Qualified MSc

  Experience

  Essential

  • Relevant post registration experience at band 6 or above in this or appropriate speciality
  • Previous experience in a post involving clinical and managerial responsibilities.
  • Previous experience of teaching and developing teaching materials
  • Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice
  • Ability to develop new ways of working
  • Ability to deal with complex patient care including symptom control and psychological support
  • Able to manage own caseload

  Desirable

  • Conversant with the key principles of clinical governance

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Ability to develop new ways of working
  • Ability to deal with complex patient care including symptom control and psychological support
  • Able to manage own caseload
  • Ability to communicate unpleasant /difficult information to patients in a variety of settings with sensitivity
  • Able to analyse data and provide written reports.
  • Intermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
  • Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to specialist area
  • Able to present information to professional groups.
  • Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
  • Able to participate/undertake clinical audit & research
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

  Desirable

  • Able to influence management and overcome resistance through application of advanced communication skills

  Other

  Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Change agent - participating in implementing changes within practice
  • Recognition and management of own limitations
  • Able to take a self-reflective approach to own practice
  • Awareness of self as a role mode
  • Assertive, confident, approachable, and friendly
  • Clearance from DBS at enhanced Level

  Desirable

  • Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) See below Assessment will t

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Central London Community Health Trust

  Address

  Honeypot Lane Centre for Health

  London

  HA7 1AT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Central London Community Health Trust

  Address

  Honeypot Lane Centre for Health

  London

  HA7 1AT

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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