Job overview

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual to take up the post of Triage Clinical Nurse Specialist within our community palliative care team.

This post requires you to act as the first point of clinical contact for the patient, following patient referral. You will identify and respond to the immediate specialist palliative care needs, through direct liaison with the patient, carer or other involved health and social care professional. 

This is an exciting time to join our team as we look at expanding our care within our community through clinics and expansion of our hospice at home team. 

Main duties of the job

• Work as part of the specialist palliative care community nursing service, triaging referrals, providing telephone advice and support to patients, families, carers, and other health care professionals.
• To provide telephone advice and support to patients known to the Palliative Care Community Team
• Attend multidisciplinary team management meetings
• To work collaboratively with other providers of palliative care to work towards providing equity of care across Buckinghamshire
• To work as an effective team member within the specialist palliative care service, working collaborating with other specialist palliative care professionals, Primary Care Teams and other sectors including, hospital providers, private sector, voluntary services, social services and any other care service providers.
• To provide education, advice and support to professionals, patients and all carers working with patients.

Working for our organisation

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes. 

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

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