Job overview

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced nurse with a passion for Palliative and End of Life care to join our Acute Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Team.  Weekend working would be required on a rota basis.

The team are based across both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital and provide highly specialist palliative care advice and support to patients, their loved ones,  and health care professionals on our in-patient wards. The team works closely with the Consultants in Palliative Medicine and Community based  Specialist Palliative Care Team as well as collaborating with all teams involved in the patients' care. 

As a palliative care nurse specialist you will require excellent communication skills, effective leadership skills and advanced decision making skills.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist advice and a supportive role for those affected by cancer and other life threatening illnesses during the palliative stages of the disease process.  This process involves direct support to the patient, relatives and carers as well as providing this specialist advice to other professionals.  This will include, but is not exhaustive of,  complex symptom management and advanced care planning discussions. The role also involves education, research and training to enhance standards of palliative care.

The post holder will be required to develop and maintain a good work relationship with all staff and liaise closely with clinicians, nursing staff, administrative support and patient administration staff at all levels throughout the Trust and other affiliated services.  

As the Clinical Nurse Specialist within the defined sphere of practice the post holder is responsible with support and guidance for providing specialist knowledge and individualised care to patients with a life limiting illness who have specialist palliative care needs. 

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.