Job summary
Are you an
experienced registered professional who wants to play a key role in supporting
the future workforce to provide high quality palliative care?
Do you have an
interest in service development or enhancing ways in which to support the
community?
Are you
passionate about workplace wellbeing for staff?
Yes to the
above? Then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Main duties of the job
The position is part of a fixed term project for 2 years for 22.5 per week. The End of Life
Care Legacy Mentor is an experienced healthcare professional. They will be
helping newly appointed staff or staff and students in training, by imparting their
knowledge, skills and experience through coaching and clinical supervision.
They will need
to demonstrate empathy and patience, be passionate about our clinical services
and be able to provide pastoral support to others. We can all reflect on the importance of
mentors and role models in our own careers, and this is an opportunity to have
that kind of influence on the incoming generation as they set out on a career
in health and care. As well as providing ongoing support to continuing
professional development.
This role will
be key in supporting our colleagues to stay and to stay well. Legacy Mentors
will need to be confident in building relationships and collaborating with
others. They will be providing coaching
and mentoring and will be given any necessary training to develop this skill.
They will be the lead for health and wellbeing across the organisation.
In addition to
mentoring newly qualified professionals, they will also support practice
placements for learners, and liaise with other practice placement support staff
to ensure consistency of support across the setting.
About us
Hospice
at Homes core service is its skilled team of Registered Nurses and Healthcare
Assistants who provide exceptional care and support in peoples last year of
life and at end of life, also providing additional services such as
Lymphoedema, Bereavement and Family Support, Befriending, Occupational Therapy
and Complementary Therapy.
We
provide individualised care and support to improve quality of life and our end
of life care helps facilitate a peaceful and dignified death in the home and
support to those who are bereaved.
Our
clinical service area covers a mixture of urban and rural communities, a region
of approximately 1,500 square miles throughout North and East Cumbria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Supporting
Learners- internal staff and student placements
Seeking learning opportunities through external outreach for staff and students.
Providing Pastoral
Support.
Organisational
Support- Acting asan ambassador for palliative and end of life services and participate in
outreach activities on behalf of the organisation.
Supporting Staff Health and Wellbeing
Job description
Job responsibilities
Supporting
Learners- internal staff and student placements
Seeking learning opportunities through external outreach for staff and students.
Providing Pastoral
Support.
Organisational
Support- Acting asan ambassador for palliative and end of life services and participate in
outreach activities on behalf of the organisation.
Supporting Staff Health and Wellbeing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Professional
- Significant post registration experience.
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification.
- Palliative Care Qualification.
- Advanced Communication Skills Training.
- Coaching
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Work to agreed timelines.
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team.
- Enhanced communication skills for appropriate and effective communication with patients, carers and colleagues.
- Enhanced care delivery skills.
- Ability to prioritise care needs and changes.
- Ability to coach and develop staff.
- Ability to support and build rapport with staff.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- In-depth knowledge of related medical conditions, treatment and pharmacology including management of long term conditions.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Proven post registration experience of working effectively in a team.
- Working with palliative care patients and families.
- Appraisal process.
- Ability to use initiative and prioritise effectively.
- Mentor experience
- Experience of working with Placement Education Facilitators
Desirable
- Evidence of effecting change.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Professional
- Significant post registration experience.
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification.
- Palliative Care Qualification.
- Advanced Communication Skills Training.
- Coaching
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Work to agreed timelines.
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team.
- Enhanced communication skills for appropriate and effective communication with patients, carers and colleagues.
- Enhanced care delivery skills.
- Ability to prioritise care needs and changes.
- Ability to coach and develop staff.
- Ability to support and build rapport with staff.
- Well-developed IT skills.
- In-depth knowledge of related medical conditions, treatment and pharmacology including management of long term conditions.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Proven post registration experience of working effectively in a team.
- Working with palliative care patients and families.
- Appraisal process.
- Ability to use initiative and prioritise effectively.
- Mentor experience
- Experience of working with Placement Education Facilitators
Desirable
- Evidence of effecting change.
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).
