Job summary
This is a really exciting time to join the 3 Cheshire Hospices
with its partner Chester Pride. We have our mind set on encouraging and including
our LGBTQ+ community to access our services and build strong partnerships that
can increase our reach and impact. Our ambition for this client group is that
our Hospices be places where everyone is welcome, is free to be themselves, and
has an equal sense of belonging and this starts with our successful bid for
funding to begin a 1 year project.
For an informal chat about the role please contact Liz
Taylor, Director of Clinical Services at Hospice of the Good Shepherd Liz.Taylor@hospicegs.com or Sara Dale, Director of Quality, Innovation at East
Cheshire SDale@echospice.org.uk.Closing date: 24th June 2021Interview date: 7th
July 2021.This role is employed by St
Lukes Hospice. We are not an NHS employer.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide better access to appropriate care and support
for the LGBTQ+ community who have a life limiting illness
2. To provide education & awareness within our combined
workforce and build capacity in small groups of staff who will act as champions
into the future
3. To work to create appropriate care if that is not readily
available
4. Liaison with Chester Pride to create dialogue with the
regions LGBTQ+ community for research, consultations, and focus groups, to
ensure the community voice can shape the service provision.
5. Work towards achieving the LGBT kite mark for each
hospice, through the Navajo Merseyside scheme https://merseysideintrust.org/navajo-information/
The ideal candidate will have experience of;
Coordinating/managing projects from initiation to evaluation,
taking into account the needs of all stakeholders.
Facilitating workshops or training
Professional experience of acting in an advisory capacity
About us
Since 1988, St Lukes has been providing palliative care to local people, supporting them in ways which go beyond the scope and funding of the NHS. Last year we supported over 1,000 local people with a huge range of support from end of life care on our ward to supporting carers, and from helping children cope with grief to helping patients return to work after an illness.
We are a charity and were established following a fundraising campaign in the mid 1980s which was championed by local people, and 30 years later we continue to be supported in this way. In fact, nearly 85% of our care is funded by donations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Act as advocate for the client group; raising the profile
of the LGBTQ+ community and their needs within each hospice, supporting and
disseminating the development of relevant internal knowledge.
2. Liaison with community groups, advocates, stakeholders
and key professionals and colleagues across the relevant health, social care,
housing and third sector settings to build awareness of our services and pass
referrals for case management where appropriate
3. Support each hospice to develop and apply local and
national policy pertaining to Palliative and End of Life Care (P&EOLC) within
the LGBTQ+ population
4. Develop a Cheshire LGBTQ+ hospice champions group for
staff and volunteers equipping them to continue the work at the end of the
project
5. To maintain a broad understanding of the work of the
Clinical Commissioning Groups, primary care, community care, secondary care,
trusts, care homes and Third sector.
6. Building capacity in the current and future workforce by
using appropriate teaching and facilitation strategies to communicate P&EOLC
initiatives at appropriate educational levels to relevant individuals and
groups, in formal and informal settings.
7. Work in partnership with key stakeholders and
professionals to support and assist the development of strategic initiatives
which directly impact the delivery of P&EOLC for this client group.
8. Support the gathering of evidence/ data and produce and
present timely reports to key stakeholders detailing progress of the
implementation and evaluation of the project.
9. Forge and establish links with local groups and organisations
to share and develop knowledge of each others services
10. Identifying other hospices who have similar services in place,
and forming links.
11. Establish online self-help forum/blog or network and
teaching/education sessions that can be continued by the champions at the end
of the project
12.Work with marketing teams to ensure hospice images and language
are inclusive and to produce small selection of resource guides and leaflets
that can be used by each hospice
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Act as advocate for the client group; raising the profile
of the LGBTQ+ community and their needs within each hospice, supporting and
disseminating the development of relevant internal knowledge.
2. Liaison with community groups, advocates, stakeholders
and key professionals and colleagues across the relevant health, social care,
housing and third sector settings to build awareness of our services and pass
referrals for case management where appropriate
3. Support each hospice to develop and apply local and
national policy pertaining to Palliative and End of Life Care (P&EOLC) within
the LGBTQ+ population
4. Develop a Cheshire LGBTQ+ hospice champions group for
staff and volunteers equipping them to continue the work at the end of the
project
5. To maintain a broad understanding of the work of the
Clinical Commissioning Groups, primary care, community care, secondary care,
trusts, care homes and Third sector.
6. Building capacity in the current and future workforce by
using appropriate teaching and facilitation strategies to communicate P&EOLC
initiatives at appropriate educational levels to relevant individuals and
groups, in formal and informal settings.
7. Work in partnership with key stakeholders and
professionals to support and assist the development of strategic initiatives
which directly impact the delivery of P&EOLC for this client group.
8. Support the gathering of evidence/ data and produce and
present timely reports to key stakeholders detailing progress of the
implementation and evaluation of the project.
9. Forge and establish links with local groups and organisations
to share and develop knowledge of each others services
10. Identifying other hospices who have similar services in place,
and forming links.
11. Establish online self-help forum/blog or network and
teaching/education sessions that can be continued by the champions at the end
of the project
12.Work with marketing teams to ensure hospice images and language
are inclusive and to produce small selection of resource guides and leaflets
that can be used by each hospice
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Coordinating/managing projects from initiation to evaluation, taking into account the needs of all stakeholders
- Facilitating workshops or training
- Professional experience of acting in an advisory capacity
- Delivering a change in practice
- Working in a diversity and inclusion role
Desirable
- Working in the 3rd sector or public sector role
- Professional experience of acting in an advisory capacity on diversity and inclusion best practice, ideally within a complex organisational setting
- Working towards Quality marks
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Strong knowledge of LGBTQ+ equality best practice and principles
- Knowledge of equalities legislation, including the Equality Act 2010 and organisations responsibilities for making reasonable adjustments
- Knowledge of the specific health care related issues for this client group generally and in particular with regard to transgender
-
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex information and situations and advise accordingly
- Excellent time management, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage conflicting priorities while maintaining consistent attention to detail
- Working knowledge of key equality, diversity, inclusion principles, including systemic oppression, privilege, power and intersectionality
- Evidence of the confidence to initiate conversations with stakeholders and resilience to follow through where there are barriers to engagement
- Data protection best practice and GDPR
- Managing partnerships and collaborations, with a focus on building sustainable, meaningful and mutually beneficial collaborations
- Ability to advise on complex diversity and inclusion cases, including advising on relevant legislation and mitigation of risk, escalating where needed
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with volunteers and staff across all levels, including with senior stakeholders
Desirable
- Best practice for monitoring and reporting progress and data around diversity and inclusion
- Change management &
- Project management
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Coordinating/managing projects from initiation to evaluation, taking into account the needs of all stakeholders
- Facilitating workshops or training
- Professional experience of acting in an advisory capacity
- Delivering a change in practice
- Working in a diversity and inclusion role
Desirable
- Working in the 3rd sector or public sector role
- Professional experience of acting in an advisory capacity on diversity and inclusion best practice, ideally within a complex organisational setting
- Working towards Quality marks
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Strong knowledge of LGBTQ+ equality best practice and principles
- Knowledge of equalities legislation, including the Equality Act 2010 and organisations responsibilities for making reasonable adjustments
- Knowledge of the specific health care related issues for this client group generally and in particular with regard to transgender
-
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex information and situations and advise accordingly
- Excellent time management, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage conflicting priorities while maintaining consistent attention to detail
- Working knowledge of key equality, diversity, inclusion principles, including systemic oppression, privilege, power and intersectionality
- Evidence of the confidence to initiate conversations with stakeholders and resilience to follow through where there are barriers to engagement
- Data protection best practice and GDPR
- Managing partnerships and collaborations, with a focus on building sustainable, meaningful and mutually beneficial collaborations
- Ability to advise on complex diversity and inclusion cases, including advising on relevant legislation and mitigation of risk, escalating where needed
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with volunteers and staff across all levels, including with senior stakeholders
Desirable
- Best practice for monitoring and reporting progress and data around diversity and inclusion
- Change management &
- Project management
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.
