Job summaryPalliative night Nurse - Band 5Permanent role33.45 hours per week (3 x night shifts per week over 7 days )Due to internal promotion this is an excellent opportunity to join our expanding and developing team.Would you like to come and join a highly functioning award winning team? Are you driven, compassionate and dedicated? Coventry Specialist Palliative Care Team provides Palliative Care for people with an advanced progressive illness in order to improve quality of life for patients and their families. The team strive to work in a multi-disciplinary, integrated way to offer the best possible care. We regularly undertake audit/surveys and are involved in national research.This role is predominantly managing palliative care emergencies but does also involve unplanned urgent community nursing care as well, such as blocked catheters etcPLEASE ALSO BE AWARE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING TRANSITION FROM CWPT TO UHCW MANAGEMENT, BUT THIS STILL WILL REMAIN A COMMUNITY ROLEMain duties of the jobFor more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.In order to support the end of life pathway and ongoing Out of Hospital work streams we have identified a need for band 5 nurses with palliative skills to support rapid/urgent palliative care into the service 24/7 and co-ordinate a rapid response to patients in their own homes and care homes.About usThe service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.Registered General NurseBe confident and competent to offer nursing care to patients and carers including pain management / symptom control / Syringe driver knowledgeGood organisation and communication skills are vital to this postAt least has some experience in a palliative care settingWe encourage applications from registered nurses with a wide range of nursing skills and experience both from the community and acute sectors and who can demonstrate a passion for palliative care.* This post is subject to a Criminal Records Bureau Check.Person SpecificationQualificationEssentialRGN: 1st Level RegistrationKnowledge and SkillsEssentialDemonstrates an understanding of skills and knowledge relevant to the CNS roleAbility to work autonomously and collaboratively within Primary and Secondary health care teams and as part of a multi-disciplinary specialist teamEXPERIENCEEssentialSubstantial post registration clinical experienceDemonstrable experience working at a senior level in an appropriate clinical areaCan demonstrate experience of managing palliative care patientsOTHEREssentialcar driver - business useDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameCoventry and Warwickshire Partnership TrustAddressWayside HouseWilsons LaneCoventryCV6 6NYEmployer's websitehttps://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)