Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job title:

Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist

Company

NHS

Job description

We have roles that rotate through all of our services including our Single Point of Contact team, and our Bromley and Sydenham based teams. In these roles, our skilled team provides telephone and video triage, visiting people in their homes across Bromley, Croydon, Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark; and also see people in our outpatient department. You will be a registered nurse or paramedic with experience in end of life care, or who would like to develop your career in palliative care, we could have the opportunity for you.Main duties of the jobWe have roles that rotate through all of our services including our Single Point of Contact team, and our Bromley and Sydenham based teams. In these roles, our skilled team provides telephone and video triage, visiting people in their homes across Bromley, Croydon, Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark; and also see people in our outpatient department. You will be a registered nurse or paramedic with experience in end of life care, or who would like to develop your career in palliative care, we could have the opportunity for you.About usSt Christophers, in our experience, is an extraordinary place to work.Our aim at St Christophers is to deliver care and support that is of the highest quality to our patients, their families and carers and anyone else who looks to us for help. We know that people working across our organisation will only be able to provide this if they in turn, feel supported in their endeavours.Date posted02 October 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£42,939 to £50,697 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number256844Job locationsSt Christopher’s – Sydenham51-59 Lawrie Park RoadSydenhamLondonSE26 6DZJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesASSOCIATE CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (Palliative Care)Location: Sydenham and BromleyDepartment: Community Palliative Care Team (includes all our services)Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday Sunday on a rota basis) – would consider part timeSalary: £42,939 – £50,697 per annum per annum (inclusive of HCA, equivalent to AfC band 6)Please note, salary will be determined on service and experience within the role and please can you state which site you would like to work at within your personal statement.Do you aspire to work for a forward thinking, progressive organisation that is highly regarded around the globe? Would you like to be part of a committed and supportive multi-disciplinary team that delivers empowering and compassionate care and support? Would you like the opportunity to develop your skills within an organisation that values their staff and offers a comprehensive wellbeing programme? Then St Christophers, and this role may be for you.St Christophers has services spanning the London boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, and are connected to partner health and social care organisations in all the boroughs we support. St Christophers CARE, provides learning and development to the communities we support, and we have academic links with a number of universities, nationally and internationally.We are looking for compassionate nurses to join our community palliative care team. Our team works across a 7-day week, providing a service from 7.30am to 9pm.We have roles that rotate through all of our services including our Single Point of Contact team, and our Bromley and Sydenham based teams. In these roles, our skilled team provides telephone and video triage, visiting people in their homes across Bromley, Croydon, Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark; and also see people in our outpatient department. You will be a registered nurse or paramedic with experience in end of life care, or who would like to develop your career in palliative care, we could have the opportunity for you.Your new roleYour role will be so important in supporting people who are entering the last phase of their lives to talk about what is important to them and helping them to navigate how their wishes and goals can be achieved. You will also support families and friends as well as providing expert care that will support a dignified death. You will offer the people we support your skills in symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care, in addition to providing advice, support and education to the primary health care team and hospital staff where appropriate, as part of an interdisciplinary team.To succeed in this roleYou will need to be a compassionate and resilient person. You will need to demonstrate relevant experience at band 5 (equivalent), and an awareness of this work as an Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist, and a keenness to develop in this area of health care. We require you to possess excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work efficiently in a disciplinary team and manage stressful situations.Benefits of joining St Christophers

• You will gain a stimulating and rewarding career with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
• Access to excellent training and development opportunities including masters level education and non-medical prescribing
• A number of health and wellbeing schemes
• A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan
• Access to plenty of free local street parking.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Helen King Consultant Nurse on 0208 768 4500 or h.king@stchristophers.org.ukPlease have a look at our website for further information on all aspects of St Christophers at www.stchristophers.org.uk and to apply for this position, please click the Apply Online button below.Closing Date: 22nd September 2024Provisional interview date: TBCIn the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesASSOCIATE CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (Palliative Care)Location: Sydenham and BromleyDepartment: Community Palliative Care Team (includes all our services)Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday Sunday on a rota basis) – would consider part timeSalary: £42,939 – £50,697 per annum per annum (inclusive of HCA, equivalent to AfC band 6)Please note, salary will be determined on service and experience within the role and please can you state which site you would like to work at within your personal statement.Do you aspire to work for a forward thinking, progressive organisation that is highly regarded around the globe? Would you like to be part of a committed and supportive multi-disciplinary team that delivers empowering and compassionate care and support? Would you like the opportunity to develop your skills within an organisation that values their staff and offers a comprehensive wellbeing programme? Then St Christophers, and this role may be for you.St Christophers has services spanning the London boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, and are connected to partner health and social care organisations in all the boroughs we support. St Christophers CARE, provides learning and development to the communities we support, and we have academic links with a number of universities, nationally and internationally.We are looking for compassionate nurses to join our community palliative care team. Our team works across a 7-day week, providing a service from 7.30am to 9pm.We have roles that rotate through all of our services including our Single Point of Contact team, and our Bromley and Sydenham based teams. In these roles, our skilled team provides telephone and video triage, visiting people in their homes across Bromley, Croydon, Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark; and also see people in our outpatient department. You will be a registered nurse or paramedic with experience in end of life care, or who would like to develop your career in palliative care, we could have the opportunity for you.Your new roleYour role will be so important in supporting people who are entering the last phase of their lives to talk about what is important to them and helping them to navigate how their wishes and goals can be achieved. You will also support families and friends as well as providing expert care that will support a dignified death. You will offer the people we support your skills in symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care, in addition to providing advice, support and education to the primary health care team and hospital staff where appropriate, as part of an interdisciplinary team.To succeed in this roleYou will need to be a compassionate and resilient person. You will need to demonstrate relevant experience at band 5 (equivalent), and an awareness of this work as an Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist, and a keenness to develop in this area of health care. We require you to possess excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work efficiently in a disciplinary team and manage stressful situations.Benefits of joining St Christophers

• You will gain a stimulating and rewarding career with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
• Access to excellent training and development opportunities including masters level education and non-medical prescribing
• A number of health and wellbeing schemes
• A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan
• Access to plenty of free local street parking.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Helen King Consultant Nurse on 0208 768 4500 or h.king@stchristophers.org.ukPlease have a look at our website for further information on all aspects of St Christophers at www.stchristophers.org.uk and to apply for this position, please click the Apply Online button below.Closing Date: 22nd September 2024Provisional interview date: TBCIn the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date.Person SpecificationQualificationsDesirable

• Provisional interview date: TBC

ExperienceDesirable

• Palliative care

Person SpecificationQualificationsDesirable

• Provisional interview date: TBC

ExperienceDesirable

• Palliative care

Expected salary

£42939 – 50697 per year

Location

Sydenham, South East London

Job date

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 05:49:50 GMT

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