Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist **Internal Applicants Only**
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About the Role
We require a motivated and dedicated nurse to work within the integrated Palliative Care Team in Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity within the team to develop your knowledge and skills in specialist palliative care and be part of providing and influencing the delivery of excellent palliative and end of life care for all.
Job Details
This post is a part-time position of 30 hours and is based in our community palliative care team. There may be potential for the contract to be extended if funding becomes available.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct advanced specialist nursing assessment, support, and expert advice to patients dealing with complex, distressing, and life-limiting illness and those important to them in the agreed setting.
- Participate and contribute to agreed education provision and key service improvements within the specialist palliative care service and across end of life care across the locality as agreed.
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Requirements
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills.
- Have a passion for delivering the highest quality holistic end of life care to patients and families.
Benefits
- Supportive and caring team environment to work within with great learning opportunities.
- Focus on your individualised development in line with our agreed WY & H Core Competency Framework for Palliative Care CNS.
Location
The Harrogate and Rural Dales locality has a population of approximately 160,000 people, includes Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, which includes Harrogate District Hospital and Ripon Community Hospital.
About the Team
The Harrogate and District Specialist Palliative Care Team provides multi-disciplinary advisory support for both hospital and community patients with advanced, progressive disease and complex palliative care needs. When fully staffed, the team will be providing a face-to-face service 7 days a week during the day. The team works in partnership with Saint Michael’s Hospice across the locality.
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Additional Responsibilities
As well as providing specialist palliative care directly to patients and carers, we are responsible, in partnership with others, for designing and delivering key quality improvements in end of life care for all across the locality including the innovative newly launched Harrogate End of Life Planning and Support Services (HELPSS).
Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Gavin Dunk
- Job title: Lead Nurse for Palliative and End of Life Care
- Email address: Gavin.Dunk3@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01423 553464
Informal visits are encouraged and recommended either prior to application or after shortlisting.
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