BANK CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST
| Posting date: | 25 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,665.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47665.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Location: | Romford, RM4 1QH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B0483-235 |
Summary
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CLINICAL EXPERTISE, LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORKING Work within community services to respond to referrals and Individuals on the telephone to offer skills of a clinical nurse specialist. Provide specialist holistic telephone assessment and support ongoing for healthcare professionals, Individuals and relatives in line with service standards. Accurate recording of interactions and information gained for an Individual. To work within an allocated Clinical Nurse Specialist role daily to ensure smooth service provision and allow for flexibility of service demand. To be part of the team, carrying out a holistic telephone assessment and complete all relevant documentation, liaise appropriately with primary health care team to resolve problems identified provide them with a contact details of the service. Provide expertise in complex symptom control and advise any health care professionals associated with palliative care, helping them to evaluate the effects of prescribed interventions and recognise and appropriately manage palliative care emergencies. Offer skilled psycho/social support for Individuals with specialist palliative care needs and their families, providing them with appropriate information about their condition, its management and the services available to support them both pre and post bereavement. Take responsibility for assessment and clinical judgement of those persons at home known to the service for referral request for admission to the hospice ward. Provide ongoing telephone support to Individuals / families / carers whilst the Individuals is waiting to be seen by other hospice services. Gather, document and co-ordinate information from other professionals and the specialist care teams relating to Individuals referred to community services. Fully understand the importance of multi-professional team-working and the ability to champion it within the organisation. Have an understanding and awareness of behaviours and interpersonal skills that are vital to effective team working and practice them at all times and ongoing commitment to service and organisation values. Possess a proactive and supportive leadership style that encourages team participation in decision-making processes. Maintain accurate, up to date documentation in accordance with Saint Francis Hospice policies and within guidelines laid down by the NMC. Input, record and maintain all form of records (written and electronic), data and statistics onto I-Care and any other data collection systems in place in accordance with hospice policies. EDUCATION AND QUALITY Attend mandatory training as specified by the hospice. Take responsibility for own professional development, in accordance with appraisal and performance review. Attend study courses in agreement with line manager and maintain current registration of the required qualifications for the post with the NMC. Ensure nursing practice in the field of palliative care remains evidence based and ensure active dissemination of relevant findings. Participate in research programmes as appropriate using the findings to enhance clinical standards, clinical effectiveness and outcomes. Ensure that post registration training meets the requirements necessary to be considered a clinical nurse specialist within the field of palliative care nursing. Generate and use appropriate learning opportunities and apply own learning to the future development of practice-attendance at organisational Specialist Updates encouraged. Articulate and reflect palliative care skills, enabling others to learn and be responsible for acting as a resource and sharing of knowledge to help others develop increased skills across the organisation. MANAGEMENT Establish and maintain effective lines of communication with hospital, multi services in the community and other organisations to ensure continuity of care. Participate in forums for discussion on research and audit programmes, and in clinical governance initiatives e.g. clinical review. Participate & engage in group clinical supervision and self-evaluation and use this to improve care and practice. Responsible for management and organisation and prioritisation of work within core hours on duty as part of organisational service provision. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES To act within the legal and statutory rules relating to nursing practice as laid down by the Nursing & Midwifery Council. To be responsible and ensure adherence to professional Revalidation expectations and process. To adhere to the policies, procedures, standards and conditions of service of Saint Francis Hospice relating to sickness and absence, conduct, Health and Safety, Data Protection, and any others that are relevant. To take responsibility for own professional and personal development which will be monitored in supervision sessions and in the annual appraisal. To keep up-to-date with the developments within nursing and in particular in the field of palliative care.