Clinical Nurse Specialist, Palliative Care, Band 6

The Specialist Palliative Care Team provide complex symptom control interventions as well as managing complex needs to patients across the Trust, as well as providing education and support to fulfil the Trust's end of life improvement plan. We are looking for a registered nurses with experience in palliative care to join our team to cover a period of maternity leave.
You would be expected to work as a clinical nurse specialist and with support of the team, assess and manage patients with complex palliative care needs.
We would consider a combination of working patterns for the right candidate, To work effectively as an autonomous practitioner within the countywide multidisciplinary palliative care team promoting and maintaining quality of life for patients with cancer or other life threatening illnesses requiring specialist palliative care and into bereavement for relatives and carers
To provide specialist clinical leadership in the assessment of complex symptom and psychological problems, provide support, advice and leadership to health care professionals in line with national and local guidelines ensuring a cohesive, holistic and evidence based approach to the management of palliative patients.
To empower and equip health care professionals with skills and knowledge to deal with a variety of less complex problems through education and being an available resource

We are looking for an euthastic and motivated people who have insight into the role. Knowledge and skills around symptom management as well as managing complex psychosocial issues and an ability to manage sensitive and honest conversations. Working with a supportive team, we work 9-5, Monday - Friday with rotation onto the oncall service rota.

Band 6
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support., Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.
The specialist palliative care has been evaluated positively as a cohesive team within our most recent staff survey results. Alongside duties, you will be given access to six weekly clinical discussion groups as well as monthly education sessions for revalidation.