Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - Band 6

At Birmingham Hospice our teams are committed to improving quality of life for people living with life-limiting conditions, as well as supporting their families and loved ones during one of the most challenging periods they will ever face., To provide a specialist palliative care nursing service to patients, families, carers and health professionals by:

Demonstrating clinical knowledge of the principles and practice of palliative care

Working as an autonomous practitioner in palliative care

Managing a caseload of patients within the community setting as the specialist palliative care nurse providing advice and support as part of the multidisciplinary team

Ensuring the delivery of high-quality, clinically effective care

Participate in quality improvement initiatives such as audit, research and evidenced based practice and service development projects

To participate in weekend working when required

We are seeking a professional and caring Clinical Nurse Specialist, to join our busy community team, based in Selly Park. The CNS will work across the city and may be required to travel to our other site in Erdington from time to time. As a CNS you will provide specialist palliative care nursing services to our patients, families cares and other health professionals.

You will provide expert clinical practice, giving support, empathy, time, and reassurance to our patients and their loved ones, as well as demonstrating effective practice in holistic assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of care for patients.

You will actively contribute to multidisciplinary working and will be able to recognise the importance of knowledge and learning to maintain standards in palliative care. You will be comfortable working as an autonomous palliative care practitioner and will be required to manage a caseload of patients within the community setting.

Birmingham Hospice provides expert palliative and end of life care for people and their families living with life-limiting illnesses.

We believe that all people in Birmingham should have access to the best specialist care and support - when, where and how they need it. Our vision is a future where everyone with a life-limiting illness will live and die with dignity and in comfort. Our mission is to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.

During a recent CQC inspection our sites have been rated outstanding, with independent health care regulators highlighting that colleagues and services are caring, responsive and well-led.

Our outstanding teams are passionate about providing the very best care, and patients and their loved ones are at the heart of everything we do.

Our values of kindness, respect, innovation, togetherness, positivity and openness are at the centre of who we are, what we do and how we behave. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, welcoming, caring and supportive team. Were offering a competitive salary, with generous holiday allowance, a contribution pension scheme, and a commitment to investing in our people through employee benefits and ongoing professional development.