Clinical Nurse Specialist (Prescriber)

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (Prescriber) is a key senior role within the Nursing team, acting as the clinical specialist lead and overseeing the community nursing service for a defined area on a rotation basis.

Working with an integrated team of nurses, you will contribute to the overall care of patient and families referred to St Giles Hospice within the community setting. This role will report directly into the Clinical Lead for Community Services.

As a team member, you will contribute to a positive supportive working environment with an emphasis on teamwork and cooperation. You will participate in a rota system providing a 7 day a week, face to face and telephone service for patients and their families and, in the out of hours rota, providing telephone advice and support. This may include visiting out of hours in exceptional circumstances.

It is anticipated that the work plan will be 80% clinical (clinical management) 10% Service Development and 10% Education and Teaching.

Main duties of the job

The role includes activities such as audit, quality and risk management initiatives and Nurses working at an advanced level will:

Practice autonomously and be self-directed.

Appropriately analyse complex situations.

Undertake assessment of individuals using a range of different assessment methods, which may include physical examination, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests or advanced health needs assessment.

Draw on a diverse range of knowledge in their decision-making to determine evidence based therapeutic interventions; this may include prescribing medication and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.

Actively seek and participate in peer reviews of their own practice.

Appropriately define the boundaries of their practice and understand the parameters of their professional role.

Promote and participate in the implementation of the local and national strategies and St Giles Hospice core standards.

St Giles Hospice is a registered charity founded in 1983 by the Reverend Paul Brothwell, originally to improve the care of local people dyingwith cancer. We now support people in our community whose illnesses may not be curable such as cancer, motor neurone disease, heart failure, MS and respiratory disease. We also offer support for families and helpers.

Our dedicated team provides individually-tailored care either at the hospice or in patients own homes across our communities.

The range of specialist services is provided free of charge to those who need it. Although St Giles receives some funding from the Government, we rely heavily on donations and fundraising.

£44,805 to £51,500 a year pro rata for part time hrs (+ enhancements where applicable)