Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The Specialist Palliative Care Team is an established fully integrated community multi-disciplinary team, embedded in Specialist and Community Services in Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The Specialist Palliative Care Service provides evidence-based support to adults with a life shortening diagnosis, for both non-malignant and malignant diseases. It is available at any point during a person's life shortening illness, not just at the end of their life, where their symptoms, physical or psychological, have not responded to routine therapeutic interventions. Following a palliative diagnosis, we aim to empower the patient, working with them and their caregivers, to "Live well until they are dying", using a flexible holistic approach. Contacts and support utilise various mediums such as face-to-face visiting, remote online consultation, and telephone support. It has clearly defined aims of service, referral pathways, and discharge processes.

As part of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare, the service covers Portsmouth, Fareham, and Gosport and South Eastern Hampshire, with hubs split across the two localities. In addition, the service acts as an expert resource in Specialist Palliative Care for other generic services needing advice and guidance for care management and future care planning, through education and support.

The Nursing part of the Service operates an integrated Weekend and Bank Holiday cover.

Main duties of the job

1. To work autonomously and as part of the multidisciplinary team, with patients, their families, and carers, coordinating, organizing, and managing a defined caseload.
2. Working in partnership with patients, carers, and service users, you will advise the teams with responsibility for providing the highest standards of patient care through ongoing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.
3. Works autonomously to manage a complex caseload of patients, as part of the Specialist Palliative Care multi-disciplinary team.
4. As part of the management of complex symptom control, provide advice on the tailoring of pre-prescribed medications in response to changing clinical needs.
5. Contribute to and participate in multidisciplinary working to ensure palliative care needs of patients are identified and met.
6. Work as an Independent Prescriber to prescribe medication according to patient need adhering to the guidelines from the National Prescribing Centre, and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Policy.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust's community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief, or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse.
• 1st Degree in relevant area or evidence of study at 1st Degree level or working towards this qualification relevant to area of practice.
• Independent Prescribing V300 or a willingness to work towards this qualification.
• Symptom Control Study days or attendance at Appropriate Conferences.

Experience

• Experience at higher grade.
• Clinical and leadership skills appropriate to the management of a caseload.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year based on full-time hours.