£39,022 to £46,858 (Band 6) per annum, pro rata (Dependant on Experience) or
£48,223 to £55,039 (Band 7) per annum, pro rata (Dependant on Experience)
37.5hrs hours (part-time considered)
Permanent
Location: Southport, Merseyside
The Palliative Care Nurse Associate (PCNA Band 6) is a first level nurse with specialist skills in the care of the individual with specialist palliative care needs. Their principal responsibility is supporting the Band 7 caseload holders in both hospital and community, with the delivery of specialist palliative care advice to staff, patients and carers, both on an individual basis and as part of a team, to facilitate the end of life and palliative care agenda as part of a seven day a week service. This may be done through provision of specialist assessment, advice on pain and symptom control, education, the effective use of communication skills including discussing place of care and advance care planning.
The Palliative Care Nurse Associate will have a structured programme of development, both clinical and educational and will be supported by an identified Palliative Care Nurse Specialist and Terence Burgess Education Centre. The main relationships of the Associate Specialist Palliative Care Nurse will be with patients and carers, hospice, hospital and community services, GPs, community matrons, district nurses, practice nurses, managers, matrons, voluntary agencies, social care agencies and integrated care networks.
The Palliative Care Nurse Specialist (PCNS) Band 7 is a first level nurse with high level specialist skills in the care of the individual with complex specialist palliative care needs. The principal responsibility is delivery of specialist palliative care advice to staff, patients and carers, both on an individual basis and as part of a team, to facilitate the palliative and end of life care agenda as part of a seven day a week service. This may be done through provision of specialist holistic assessment, advice on pain and symptom control, education, the effective use of communication skills, including discussing preferred place of care and advance care planning.
In the Community the PCNS work closely with a group of General Practices and District Nursing Teams, as a specialist support for patients, families and staff caring for patients with specialist palliative care needs. The PCNS role will encompass specialist clinical triage, from the clinical hub based in Queenscourt. Clinical assessments will be undertaken via telephone or video link. In hospital, the PCNS will work with hospital colleagues to provide a specialist palliative care advisory service within the acute environment. The main relationships of the PCNS will be with patients and carers, hospice, hospital and community services, GPs, community matrons, district nurses, practice nurses, managers, matrons, voluntary agencies, social care agencies and integrated care networks. The PCNS will establish links with all the services and voluntary agencies.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Midnight, Sunday 24 th August 2025
If sufficient response is received this advert could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, so please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
To apply, please fill in the application form above and email it to recruitment@queenscourt.org.uk or for further information or for an informal conversation, please contact Louise Charnock or Kath Mayer on 01704 544645
Application packs and full job description with person specification are available from the vacancies section on our website https://www.queenscourt.org.uk/ , or email recruitment@queenscourt.org.uk
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