Job summary As an Associate Specialist Palliative Care Nurse, you will provide evidence-based specialist palliative care and advice to patient, families and staff to ensure the delivery of high quality, person centred palliative care over 7 days.
The team links closely with other teams and departments across the trust and more widely across organisational boundaries.
You will also support the delivery of palliative and end of life care education.
In return you will join a supportive team and be supported to develop within the role.
Main duties of the job Manage a caseload of patients with specialist palliative care needs.
Use specialist knowledge to provide advice and support around complex palliative care including symptom management and psycho-social support.
Establish and maintain highly effective communication with patient's, families and professionals including dealing with sensitive and complex issues.
Support the provision of education delivery across professional disciplines.
Participate in relevant audit and research.
About us The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.
Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.
We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.
The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.
By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description Job responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: Person Specification Qualifications Essential Communication skills qualification ( Sage and Thyme comm skills.
Degree/diploma in health related subject.
Desirable Post registration palliative care qualification.
Experience of working within palliative care.
Knowledge and experience Essential Demonstrate an understanding of and involvement of current palliative issues.
Registration Essential RGN qualification.