Specialist Nurse - Community palliative care team

As a specialist nurse within the team, the post holder will be expected to demonstrate patient focused expert clinical assessment and judgement. The post holder will also be expected to show autonomous and multi-disciplinary team working, including supporting other members of the team with development. A full driving license and car ownership is essential, as is the ability to work anywhere within Oxfordshire and South Northamptonshire.

We are looking for candidates who display excellent communication skills in supporting patients and their families and strong leadership qualities.

Palliative or End of Life Care experience is essential., The Community Palliative Care Team supports end of life, symptom management and communication skills training and teaching to all levels of staff. A strong aspiration for learning and teaching is therefore essential.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.