Advance Care Planning Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

1.Primary Duties and Areas of Responsibility

Liaise with GP's regarding the practice palliative care register, promoting the use of the EARLY clinical search tool to proactively identify those who may be in the last 12 months of their life but not on the palliative care register.

Support with the clinical validation process and where clinically appropriate review those who may benefit from having an advance care planning discussion

Ensure correct documentation and coding is recorded via EMIS to allow information sharing via EPACCS and other modes of information sharing

Act as a core member of the wider PCN MDT liaising with other providers of palliative and end of life care to refer and/or signpost to other services to meet the needs of the person and those important to that individual.

Coordinate palliative care register meetings, ensuring individuals have access to equitable care whilst ensuring those with complex needs, including symptom management, have a GP review

Utilising advance communication skills undertake a holistic assessment of the individuals physical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs to elicit their preferences and wishes.

With regards to the above, formulate the individuals advance care plan ensuring they, and those close to them, are central to the future care shared decision-making process.

Recognising inequalities in palliative and end of life care, to lead on the collection of quantitative and qualitative data, the development of a quality improvement plan and reporting to monitor progress

Auditing and reporting on the key deliverables and progress of the quality improvement pilot to the Pennine Lancashire Palliative and End of Life Care Steering Group, sharing best practice across Lancashire & South Cumbria primary care organisations

Feed into the management and development of the ACPP role

Feed into the National Palliative Care Agenda and program of work

2. Education, Training and Development

Demonstrates self-development through continuous professional development activity; working alongside clinical pharmacist to identifying areas to develop

Participates in the delivery of formal education programmes

Demonstrates an understanding of current educational policies relevant to working areas of practice and keeps up to date with relevant clinical practice.

To participate/undertake staff surveys and routine audits as and when required

Review and agrees new ways of working to ensure best use of systems

Participate within team competencies to ensure quality of service.

3. Health and Safety/Risk Management

The post-holder must comply at all times with the organisations Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures and reporting incidents using the organisations Incident Reporting System.

The post-holder will comply with the Data Protection Act (1984) and the Access to Health Records Act (1990).

4. Infection Control

All staff must comply with Prevention and Control of Infection Policies and complete any related mandatory training.

5. Equality and Diversity

The post-holder must co-operate with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment. Co-workers, patients and visitors must be treated equally irrespective of gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

6. Respect for Patient Confidentiality

All members of staff are bound by the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the organisation may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with policies and procedures, IG regulations and Data Protection Act relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data

7. Special Working Conditions

The post-holder is required to travel independently between sites (where applicable), and to attend meetings etc. hosted by other agencies.

The post-holder may have contact with body fluids i.e. wound exudates, urine etc. while in clinical practice.

Person Specification

Other Essential Criteria

Essential

• Ability to prioritise workload, balancing clinical and non-clinical activities
• Reflective practitioner
• Ability to travel within the West Blackburn Primary Care Neighbourhood
• Excellent general communication skills, both written and verbal, with a personable nature
• Ability to work autonomously but also feed into a team dynamic

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Advanced Communication Skills (ACST) training completed or equivalent
• 1st degree in related field
• Recent evidence of related study

Desirable

• MSc Palliative and End of Life Care

Experience

Essential

• Extensive clinical experience in a palliative and end of life care role within the last 2 years
• Relevant face to face interaction within the last 2 years
• Experience of leading on relevant audit process including interpretation and reporting of the data
• Experience in feeding into meetings across neighbourhoods
• Experience of liaising with external agencies/organisations and services to refer on/signpost

Desirable

• Experience of presenting verbal and written reports

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Local Primary Care GP Federation

Address

Suite 5, Blackburn Enterprise Centre

Furthergate

Blackburn

Lancashire

BB1 3HQ

Employer's website

https://lpcfederate.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)