Clinical Nurse Specialist - Supportive & Palliative Care

We are seeking a dynamic clinical nurse specialist to join the Supportive & Palliative Care Team at Royal Surrey County Hospital & the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre. The team provides a comprehensive hospital-based specialist palliative care service, with weekly supportive & palliative care clinics. The team operates a 7 day a week service, and you will be expected to contribute to the 1 in 6 weekend rota. Weekly hours of work are 36.75. The team of CNS's work closely with Consultants, Specialist Registrars, Resident Doctors and our Occupational Therapist to provide holistic care to patients with both malignant and non-malignant life limiting conditions. The team also has active education and research programmes., o Help lead clinical care for a defined inpatient and outpatient caseload (with consultant oversight) by providing expert assessment and management of physical and psychological symptomso Provide expert clinical care to patients with life limiting illnesses from diagnosis to end of life careo Contribute to the 7 day working rotao Set up, advise on and manage syringe pumps and subcutaneous injectionso Actively support patients and their families, through communicating difficult and complex information using appropriate and individualised methods to ensure effective understanding, empowering them to make an informed decision about their care optionso Undertake sensitive discussions relating to Advance Care Planning, including supporting the patient and caregiver throughout the process and communicating these decisions to relevant healthcare professionalso Signpost patients and caregivers to relevant support serviceso Facilitate communication between local Trusts, primary and tertiary care

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.