Palliative Care Nurse | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum, Pro Rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 February 2025 |
| Location: | Shefford Health Centre, SG17 5FS |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6906942/363-CHB6906942 |
Summary
We are seeking an experience nurse to support the Specialist Palliative Care Nursing Team to provide direct palliative care to a caseload of patients. You will be responding to unplanned events and working alongside the Specialist nurses and wider community colleagues to provide palliative care support to patients within Mid Beds.
Experience in the field of adult palliative and community services is desirable
We are looking for someone who is dynamic and motivated and has the confidence to support and develop individuals to deliver consistently high quality services. Excellent communication and time management skills, and sound clinical knowledge, is essential. A flexible approach is required to accommodate the changing needs of the service along with the drive to influence service development.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in Palliative care. You will work closely with the team to support and facilitate end of life care at home. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery and staff wellbeing. You will be responsible for a specified group of patients, with the support of the Specialist Palliative care Nurses and respond to calls within Urgent Community Response to ensure people are supported to remain at home and to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
This a 0.5WTE part time post to work 3 days a week 9-3pm
You will be aligned to the Specialist Palliative Care team who work from bases in Mid Beds, Biggleswade, Shefford and Ampthill.
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.
You must have a driving licence and access to a vehicle to carry out your duties.
Being a collaborative worker with the ability to network and build relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders is essential.
This advert closes on Sunday 9 Feb 2025