Specialist Palliative Care Nurse

at  The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will use recognised referral guidelines and agreed levels of intervention to ensure that all referred patients with complex palliative care needs receive high quality symptom control assessments, psychological support and advice to meet their individual needs. The Specialist Palliative Care nurses work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and work closely with other health care professionals. The post holder will participate in a rota providing a seven day service.
The post holder will demonstrate high levels of clinical decision making, monitoring and improving standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, research, teaching and by providing support to professional colleagues.
The post holder will recognise and develop opportunities to work in new ways across organisational boundaries, professional and structural boundaries to improve Specialist Level palliative care for patients.
Acts as a role model demonstrating high standards of care and providing clinical leadership to others.
Promotes a culture that supports self-management.
Provides specialist education and training to other professionals involved in patient care.
Leads the development, management and promotion of the service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost-effective care.
Embeds patient and public involvement within the sphere of practice.
Leads on the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines.
Takes personal responsibility for ensuring effective communication between all service providers.
Actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views.
Acts as a role model for excellent advanced communication skills and expertise.
Demonstrates skills in conflict resolution and competent negotiation skills when dealing with difficult or challenging situations.
Leads the development of patient focussed education, including training to self-manage ongoing consequences of treatment.
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of “excellent health care, improved health for all”. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds
Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD department. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values, plus much more. For those in a Management/Leadership role, there are additional programmes to support you to develop the skills you need. These include our Managers Essentials Programme and a Leadership Programme that all managers will attend as part of your Dudley Managers Induction. Our Learning Prospectus is a great way to discover the details behind what’s available for you here at The Dudley Group
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible
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