Community Nurse-Specialist Palliative Care | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40,701 - £48,054 PA Inc HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 July 2024 |
| Location: | Southall, UB1 3HW |
| Company: | London North West Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6399155/337-NP-7925DG |
Summary
Meadow House Hospice is excited to announce the expansion of our palliative care service and we are looking for two dedicated Band 6 Community Nurses in Specialist Palliative Care to join our team. These are new roles for the hospice, so it offers the opportunity for staff to be at the frontline of developing and leading on the way we deliver care to our patients, their families and how we offer support to our partners in caring.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about delivering exceptional palliative care. They must be skilled in collaborative working with a variety of healthcare professionals and will be supported by senior staff in assessing and managing a caseload of patients. They must be committed to improving patient and carer experience and supporting our service expansion and development.
Delivering an evidence-based Palliative Care Service to the adults of Ealing and Hounslow.
Working collaboratively with the Primary Care Team, acute sector, Social Services, and other agencies, to establish close working relationship that is essential in ensuring that care is coordinated and responsive to individual need.
Supporting the specialist palliative care team in managing patients and their carers ongoing needs.
Monitoring and assessing the holistic well-being of palliative care patients and their families under supervision.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Jul 2024