Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen, due to a
restructure, for an experienced and committed Head of Patient and Family,
Support & Wellbeing Services at St Andrews Hospice Grimsby.
As a key inspirational
member of the hospice leadership team and reporting to the Director of Clinical
Services, the successful candidate will be
responsible for leading the development and delivery of Patient and Family,
Support & Wellbeing Services which comprises of our Wellbeing outpatient
services, specialist Lymphoedema service, Therapeutic Activities, Complementary
Therapies, Social Work, Spiritual Care and Bereavement Services. The successful
candidate will bring innovative ideas to support the development of more outpatient service including nurse-led
clinics, whilst ensuring the highest quality of care is delivered.
You will be either a qualified Health or Social
Care Practitioner I.e. Registered Nurse, Physiotherapist,
Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, and be registered with the appropriate
professional body.
Main duties of the job
To have overall operational and line management
responsibility for the Patient and Family, Support and Wellbeing Services which
consists of the following departments: Wellbeing team, Complementary Therapies,
Therapeutic Activities, Lymphoedema, Social Work, Spiritual Care and
Bereavement.
To be a key member of the operational
management team, contributing to the forward planning and development of the
hospice, in particular the patient and family services.
To
ensure the highest quality of care is delivered to patients, their families and
significant others through a Holistic approach, providing measurable outcomes
and the evidence to support these.
To significantly contribute to the shaping and development of all the
Patient and Family services including the development of therapeutic
interventions and outpatient clinics e.g. Blood Transfusions, Heart Failure.
To
support Hospice User Engagement utilising a wide range of methods to obtain
feedback and encourage involvement in the development of hospice services.
To contribute to a co-ordinated and efficient service,
having an understanding of all departments, reflecting the aims and philosophy
of Hospice care, communicating with staff, volunteers and managers and Chief
Executive as required.
About us
Contrary to the
belief that Hospices are sad, depressing, and upsetting places to work, this is
certainly not the case here at St Andrews Hospice. We offer a warm, friendly,
and nurturing environment where our patients, families and staff are at the
heart of everything we do, in striving to make each day enjoyable for everyone.
As the
Director of Clinical Services, I very much look forward to working with our new
Head of Patient and Family, Support and Wellbeing Services. I am excited to support the great ideas and
innovation that you may bring to the role. Working in Palliative Care and end
of life care is all about care, compassion, dedication, and devotion and here
we can care for our patients and families to the fullest in making those
everlasting memories which is a real privilege.
If you want to be part of our amazing team, then I would love to hear from
you. Karen Higgins Director of Clinical Services, St Andrews Hospice.
In return we offer you:
Competitive Salary
Paid Humber Bridge
tolls
Long Service Reward
Scheme
Lease Car Scheme
(NHS Fleet)
Generous annual
leave
Employee Assistance
Programme
On call allowance
Excellent CPD
Occupational
Maternity/Paternity
Paid NMC
Registration
Death in service
benefit 3 x salary
Attendance Reward
Scheme
High staff ratios
Flexible working
options
Contributory
pension scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
To apply for this vacancy and to read the full job description please visit https://www.standrewshospice.com/how_you_can_help/vacancies/
Job description
Job responsibilities
To apply for this vacancy and to read the full job description please visit https://www.standrewshospice.com/how_you_can_help/vacancies/
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience relevant to role
- Proven management experience
- Experience of previous budgetary control
- Experience palliative care setting is desirable
- Evidence of utilising advanced communication skills
Desirable
- Good understanding of Palliative and End of Life care and hospice provision
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in Health or Social Care e.g. Registered Nurse Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Worker
- Educated to Degree level
- Evidence of continual post registration training and development
- Communication skills training
Desirable
- Educated to Masters level
- Leadership and Management training
- Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
- Bereavement qualification/training
Skills
Essential
- Management of people, the ability to influence change
- Effective interpersonal and team working skills
- To be confident in using information technology and have extensive skills within Microsoft Office programmes
- Ability to produce accurate and detailed reports, referencing up-to-date evidence/research.
- Effective time management skills and the ability to organise own work without direct supervision
- Self-motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- To be able to demonstrate sound problem solving, facilitation and teambuilding skills, contributing significantly to policy and strategy development
- Demonstrate excellent leadership skills in a motivational and developmental manner.
- Understanding of governance and quality measures
- Knowledge of local, regional and national developments in Palliative Care and how they impact on Hospice services
- Knowledge of regulatory safeguarding policies and procedures
- Knowledge of MCA and Deprivation of Liberties policy
Desirable
- Extensive skills in Microsoft Office Programmes
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience relevant to role
- Proven management experience
- Experience of previous budgetary control
- Experience palliative care setting is desirable
- Evidence of utilising advanced communication skills
Desirable
- Good understanding of Palliative and End of Life care and hospice provision
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in Health or Social Care e.g. Registered Nurse Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Worker
- Educated to Degree level
- Evidence of continual post registration training and development
- Communication skills training
Desirable
- Educated to Masters level
- Leadership and Management training
- Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
- Bereavement qualification/training
Skills
Essential
- Management of people, the ability to influence change
- Effective interpersonal and team working skills
- To be confident in using information technology and have extensive skills within Microsoft Office programmes
- Ability to produce accurate and detailed reports, referencing up-to-date evidence/research.
- Effective time management skills and the ability to organise own work without direct supervision
- Self-motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- To be able to demonstrate sound problem solving, facilitation and teambuilding skills, contributing significantly to policy and strategy development
- Demonstrate excellent leadership skills in a motivational and developmental manner.
- Understanding of governance and quality measures
- Knowledge of local, regional and national developments in Palliative Care and how they impact on Hospice services
- Knowledge of regulatory safeguarding policies and procedures
- Knowledge of MCA and Deprivation of Liberties policy
Desirable
- Extensive skills in Microsoft Office Programmes
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).
Additional information
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).
