clinical nurse Peterborough, England
Job description
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the specialist palliative care team at NWAFT : influencing the holistic care of patients and carers with palliative end of life and specialist palliative care needs across NWAFT Hospital sites and the local community. The post includes supporting the delivery of a specialist palliative service across NWAFT Hospitals and the local community.
You will need to have an excellent knowledge of symptom control for patients with end of life malignant or non-malignant care needs. The job will involve the education and training of other health professionals regarding end of life and specialist palliative care across NWAFT and the local community. The successful applicants will need to be proactively involved in audit and clinical governance regarding end of life and specialist palliative care.
You will need to be enthusiastic, adaptable to change and have a real passion for delivering and implementing excellent standards of Specialist palliative care across both areas of practice.
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits to you
27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
NHS Pension Scheme:
Flexible working opportunities;
Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
Career development and training;
Wellbeing support and activities;
In-house physiotherapy Service;
On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
To influence the holistic care of patients and carers with palliative, end of life and specialist palliative care needs, both directly or indirectly using advanced clinical knowledge/expertise and research evidence based practices, firmly rooted in nursing and specialist palliative care across PCH, HH and the local community.
