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Hi, I have an interview for a band 6 palliative CNS in the community. As part of the interview I have to do a presentation on how I think the role impacts upon palliative care with regard to the NHS long term plan. I was thinking of talking about importance of personalised care, holistic needs assessments, advanced care planning, giving patients and carers information and signpost to other agencies / liaising with other hcps or agencies. The importance of education including DNs to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. Does this sound about right? I would be grateful for any tips, thank you!

End of life care is an aspect of palliative care and the principles remain the same. Do you have any training in communication skills / breaking bad news? There is more emphasis on improving quality of life in palliative care.

https://www.rcem.ac.uk/docs/College Guidelines/5u. End of Life Care for Adults in the ED (March 2015).pdf There is a drive to improve palliative care in ED and the need for people’s perceptions to change. You would be managing symptoms and having discussions with families so patients aren’t undergoing unnecessary investigations or interventions.

I think it could improve palliative care generally but I would worry about people not engaging fully because they have to attend rather than choosing to attend. I wonder if it would drop the compliance rates for mandatory training if staff aren’t released to attend.

I agree with the above. It would help if you could work in district nursing / hospice. Try and take as many courses as possible including advanced communication skills. Are you looking at hospital or community CNS roles?

Hi does anyone work within an acute hospital trust that has mandatory training in palliative care? What are your thoughts in mandating this? Many thanks!

Thank you for your help! The hospital trust don’t currently have a gynaecology Macmillan nurse at the moment to speak to as they’ve retired. All I know is the hospital are behind so there’s quite a bit of work to do.

Hi, I have an interview for a gynaecology Macmillan nurse and need to do a presentation. “As a band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in Gynaecology Oncology what are the service improvements you would prioritise in the first 12 months in line with national Cancer strategy.” Can anyone give me any tips please? Thanks

I was asking for advice.. if your not going to help why say anything? It's for a new job so I was wondering if there's any specialist nurses here who work in that field. I have looked at key documents and initiatives. I just wanted to know if there's something I have missed.

Hi everyone, I need to do a presentation on what I would see as my responsibility in contributing to end of life care education and training as a palliative care nurse. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you