Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist - Palliative Care

An exciting opportunity to join our Supportive & Palliative care team at Wythenshawe hospital. You will be working with a team of highly specialised Clinical Nurse Specialists, supporting patients with Palliative and EOLC needs.

The post holder will be expected to provide detailed specialist knowledge and care to the patient and their carers. They will act as a source of specialist advice in the nursing management of patients in their specialist area who require a high level of judgement, discretion and decision making whilst as an in-patient/outpatient or in a setting external to the Trust. The post-holder will provide education and training to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals. You will also be working with the Macmillan organisation. You will be supported by an expert team in an environment where training and developing opportunities are actively encouraged in order to meet the clinical needs of the role/patient cohort and the Trust’s philosophies. The team operate a seven day service across the acute setting. We offer a comprehensive induction programme and you will have appraisals on a regular basis with a view to developing knowledge and skills. With the development of your clinical leadership skills, you will need to demonstrable the ability to influence the practice of others through teaching and service improvement.

Main duties of the job

• Create an environment in which individuals take ownership for their professional development.
• Establish & maintain a learning environment within the service of responsibility.
• Provide & develop specialist teaching which will include practical & theoretical sessions to nursing, medical staff, other health care professionals & primary care in their own specialty & in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate & undertake research & audit to enhance & demonstrate evidence based practice.
• Provide specialist care, knowledge & expertise, whilst being continually aware of the importance of empowering colleagues to ensure dissemination of knowledge & best practice.
• Advise & support patients to manage their symptoms, giving highly specialist advice as appropriate.
• Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in their specialty.
• Assess, plan, prioritise, implement & evaluate nursing interventions to meet patient's needs.
• Undertake comprehensive health care needs of patients, changing treatment plan as necessary.
• Promote effective leadership at all times.
• Manage effective multidisciplinary teamwork.
• Deal personally with patients, relatives or visitors who make a compliant in line with Trust policy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.  

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First degree
• Professional registration with NMC

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of specialist training
• Study to masters level or equivalent
• NMP
• Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience working in B6 role
• Experience of working at a senior level with adults with cancer or palliative care needs.
• Evidence of extensive experience in relevant area of clinical practice Evidence of teaching / presentation experience
• Experience of audit and research
• Working automonously

Desirable criteria

• Experience of integrated working

Aptitude and leadership

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding environment.
• Maintained development of clinical leadership skills
• Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Implementation of audit/research recommendations
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Evidence of significant involvement in change management

Desirable criteria

• Further evidence of continued leadership development e.g. RCN programme
• Recognised leadership qualification/study

Audit & Research

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians
• Evidence of audits undertaken and outcomes
• Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of implementation of research-based practice
• Completed course/module in research methods