Community Palliative Care Nurse Specialist, Band 6
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
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Job overview
Community Palliative Care Nurse Specialist, Band 6 (24 hours a week)
We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse to join our dedicated specialist palliative care service in Gloucestershire. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse who is passionate about providing high-quality, person-centred centred care within a variety of community settings.
As a Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse, you will play a key role in supporting patients with complex symptom management needs, enabling people to achieve their preferred place of care and supporting families through difficult and often life-changing circumstances.
We encourage prospective candidates to make informal contact with the department before applying, in order for candidates to feel secure in understanding how our service operates.
Additional working pattern details: 9am - 5pm over 3 weekdays
The proposed interview date is 3rd November
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You will work collaboratively with GPs, district nurses, hospital teams, hospices, care homes and wider health and social care partners to provide specialist advice, assessment and support for patients, and those important to them, who have complex symptoms and needs.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assessing and managing patients with complex palliative and end of life care needs.
- Providing specialist symptom management advice and support.
- Developing personalised care plans in partnership with patients and families.
- Supporting advance care planning and decision-making conversations.
- Offering education and support to healthcare professionals across the system.
- Contributing to multidisciplinary team meetings and care coordination.
Supporting the delivery of high-quality, equitable specialist palliative care across Gloucestershire.
Working for our organisation
In working for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you can expect:
To work for a supportive and welcoming specialist team. Our service line has been identified as one of the highest performing teams in relation to compassionate leadership.
Opportunities for professional development and specialist training.
Access to clinical supervision and ongoing education.
Flexible working opportunities.
NHS pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.
The opportunity to make a genuine difference to patients and families every day
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for someone who:
- Is a Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
- Has significant post-registration experience, ideally within palliative care, oncology, community nursing or a related specialty.
- Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Is confident working autonomously whilst contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Is someone who has critical thinking skills, uses initiative and is keen to stretch themselves each day.
- Has a compassionate, patient-centred approach to care.
- Holds a full UK driving licence and has access to a vehicle for community visits.
Additional Contact Details
Andrea Newing, Becky Cullis & Gillian Bennett
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
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