Palliative Care Nurse Specialist

Our client, a well-known healthcare facility in UAE is looking for a Palliative Care Nurse Specialist for their inpatient and community based in Abu Dhabi. The Palliative Care Nurse Specialist will have a pivotal role in supporting Multidisciplinary Team with the delivery of respectful and caring nursing service to hospice patients.

Your responsibilities would include but not limited to:

• Complete a holistic assessment of needs and provides clinical care to Palliative care patients with complex health care needs, ensuring additional supports or referrals for other specialist services as required.

• Develop and implement a tailored, appropriate care plan in consultation with the patient and family, ensuring clear directions for nursing staff and multidisciplinary team members involved in their care e.g. discharge planning, expected outcomes.

• Establishes and foster links with the relevant personnel/department/agencies to ensure effective support services for client care.

• Deliver palliative care services that are tailored to each patient and consistent with Hospice UAE standards.

• Create an environment where the patient and their family are actively supported and empowered to participate in their care.

• Respond to symptom control issues promptly, evaluate interventions with fellow nurse and multidisciplinary team members as appropriate, and make adjustments as required.

• Monitors and records organisational key performance indicators and clinical indicators reinforcing corrective action to improve clinical services.

• Leads quality improvement activities which are interdisciplinary and based on identified causes of risk.

• Monitors and evaluates team operations and services to identify problems and takes a lead role in improving systems/processes and safe, effective and efficient resident/patient care.

Requirements

• At least 5 years postgraduate experience with hospice or community palliative care services.

• Bachelor of Nursing and postgraduate qualification related to Palliative Care.

• Willing to work 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM (5 days a week)

• Willing to be based in Abu Dhabi.

Candidates based outside UAE are welcome to apply.