Band 7 Clinical Team Leader - Palliative Care Services

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking to appoint a compassionate Nurse Leader with excellent communication skills and emotional intelligence. You will share our passion to strive to improve and enhance care for this group of patients through leadership, caseload management, teaching, service improvement, research and audit.

This is an ideal opportunity to join the Solihull Community Specialist Palliative Care Team based at Marie Curie Hospice West Midlands in Solihull.

You will lead a team of committed and experienced Clinical Nurse Specialists working with Consultants, Therapists and wider MDT to ensure that the service and team are providing expert high quality patient focused care to advise and support patients, families and Health Care Professionals. You will be working closely with GP's, Community Teams and Acute Trust staff. As an integral part of community nursing you will support community teams to feel confident and competent to deliver good end of life patient centred care.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited from Registered Nurses with:

*Demonstrable experience of working in a Palliative care capacity or in a Clinical Nurse Specialist post or leadership capacity

*Highly developed clinical skills

*Good leadership and managerial skills

*Relevant health related degree

*Post registration qualification in Palliative care

*Advanced communication skills

The Specialist Palliative Care CNS Team is a 7 day service which requires flexibility to cover weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. Car driver is essential.

In return we can offer you a supportive, friendly working environment with opportunities for personal and professional development. You will be supported by the Lead Nurse, Specialist Palliative Care MDT, Clinical Psychologist and Specialist Palliative Care Pharmacist.

For further information and to arrange an informal visit please contact Kellie Owen, Community Services Matron on 07870157050

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

12 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-46176LP1

Job locations

Solihull Community Nursing

Friars Gate,  1011 Stratford Road

Solihull

West Midlands

B90 4BN

Job description

Job responsibilities

* Please note: For more information in regards to this vacancy, please see the attached job description *

Job description

Job responsibilities

* Please note: For more information in regards to this vacancy, please see the attached job description *

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register ( field dependent upon role )
*Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
*Recognised mentorship course

Experience

Essential

*Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
*Significant post registration experience at Band 6 or above Clinical Nurse Specialist within practice related field to role applied for
*Evidence of ability to professionally lead / manage a team of staff.
*Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with a clinical service
*Evidence of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator.
*Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence.
*Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
*Experience of developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
*Experience in service development
*Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
*Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan , implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff
*Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
*Has understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding
*Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register ( field dependent upon role )
*Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
*Recognised mentorship course

Experience

Essential

*Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
*Significant post registration experience at Band 6 or above Clinical Nurse Specialist within practice related field to role applied for
*Evidence of ability to professionally lead / manage a team of staff.
*Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with a clinical service
*Evidence of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator.
*Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of ongoing professional development/ competence.
*Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
*Experience of developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
*Experience in service development
*Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
*Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan , implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff
*Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
*Has understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding
*Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance

Certificate of Sponsorship

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