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Our Living Well Nursing Team specialise in palliative care, the compassionate team provide expert advice and support to patients who are living with a life limiting illness. As part of a rehabilitative palliative care approach, we offer advice around the control of symptoms that patients may be experiencing and how these symptoms can best be managed. Our aim is to enable patients to live the best quality of life that they can.
Job Responsibility:
Undertake holistic assessments of physical, psychological, and social needs of patients to plan, implement and review palliative care plans and therapeutic interventions
Contribute towards strategic development of the service and to support and develop skills within the Living Well Services team
Deputise for the Living Well Services Lead as required
Provide clinical support, information, advice and psychological support to Living Well Service patients, their families and clinicians to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions/ risk of crises and maximise their quality of life
Work with other healthcare professionals in the community and hospital settings, sharing knowledge and advice to ensure excellent care is provided
Advise regarding future care planning and symptom management to patients with complex symptoms requiring specialist palliative care
Requirements:
NMC Registered Nurse
degree/diploma in nursing or other health related subject
post registration experience working within palliative care
experience within training/education
experience with MDT working
What we offer:
Commitment to inclusivity, respect, fairness, engagement and equality of opportunity
Candidates with a disability that meet the minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview