Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
| Posting date: | 26 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £53,751.00 to £60,651.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £53751.00 - £60651.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 September 2025 |
| Location: | Hillingdon, UB8 1QG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-25-1058 |
Summary
To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the Provider operational guidelines the Trusts, and NMC Code of Conduct at all times. To ensure that the patient and their informal carers have an understanding of treatment protocols and give informed consent to examination and treatment interventions recommended. To undertake specialist-nursing triage and assessment of clients with palliative care needs through subjective questioning, objective examination, and study of appropriate written material (e.g. clinical records) available. This will include acting as the first point of contact for palliative care emergencies across Hillingdon in both Primary and Secondary care settings and act as an expert nurse in palliative care for patients and their families with palliative care needs. To independently receive, assess and make referrals from a variety of sources where no other nursing professional is currently involved. To establish priority, to determine needs, initiate and monitor treatment plans and to direct and support clinicians in this process. To work independently within a general Multi-Disciplinary Team to advise where needed, on a palliative approach to patients who may not be currently known to the Palliative Care Team To work autonomously in isolated community care settings that vary in relation to local socio economic and multi-cultural To swiftly respond and lead resolution in challenging or crisis situations within palliative care- i.e. difficult family situations, emergencies, and professional To use comprehensive knowledge of other multidisciplinary roles and external agencies to ensure best referral management and achieve best patient To contribute to the development and implementation of uni-disciplinary and multi- disciplinary clinical policies, guidelines, protocols and care pathway To participate in multi-disciplinary assessments and cross agency assessments as required. To ensure dignity for the patients and their families at all To ensure clinical records are recorded and maintained on the team To provide specialist contribution to health promotion and health education initiatives within the Attend, and actively participate in relevant departmental and nursing team meetings. To contribute to maintaining effective communication lines within the service and with other relevant services. To attend, actively participate in, and lead multi-disciplinary meetings and case reviews as required. To participate in educational programmes and internal/external training initiatives designed to improve palliative skills in a range of professionals To act when required as a mentor for nursing students undergoing CPD courses. To act as an educational resource for other nursing staff in their management of patients and families with palliative care needs. To evaluate all education and training initiatives undertaken and assist administration keep up to date statistics on personal performance. To utilise opportunities to develop skills and knowledge further, keep up-to-date with current practice in this field and attend accredited courses. To train and share with others the specialist knowledge gained through appropriate study or accredited/recognised specialist professional courses. To comply with all mandatory training. To establish and maintain effective lines of communication within the team, with service users, and with other health agencies. To communicate sensitive information in a form that is understandable to patients and their informal carers and promotes patients partnership with care. To communicate sensitive information in a manner that is recommended by national and local guidance. To effectively use a variety of verbal and non-verbal communication skills/tools to ensure that patients and their informal carers understand individual therapeutic education and advice provided. To provide copies of all correspondence to patients according to the Trusts policies. To advise and negotiate complex information exchange, information, interrelationship issues arising with staff / patients and their carers/ local agencies. Inform the Line Manager promptly of any complaints or concerns expressed about the service. To make effective presentations using a range of multi-media resources to internal and external staff groups for public relations and training/ education purposes To contribute to the research activities of the Palliative Care Team as required To support research activity and studies underway e.g. by recruiting participants as required. To keep abreast of relevant clinical issues and research in the field of palliative care To ensure that clinical practice is in line with national and local nursing guidelines and demonstrate clinical effectiveness with patient care Contribute and support to the Clinical Governance strategy of the Palliative Care Centre and the Trust as required Synthesise data and evidence from published research where applicable to the role, service and current practice.