Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Trust as the Macmillan Palliative and End of Life Care Team Leader. This is a cross site post that encompasses a combination of clinical, managerial and leadership responsibilities. This is a permanent post co-ordinating and delivering the 7 Day Hospital Palliative Care service.
The successful applicant will work as part of a well-established Palliative Care and EoLC multi-disciplinary team who provide specialist advice and support to patients, their relatives and members of the health care teams within the hospital and community. Applications are invited from a Nursing or Allied Health Care professional background who have worked at a senior level in palliative care. You should also have a Degree, a recognised palliative care qualification, advanced physical assessment skills and excellent communication skills.
The postholder will be proactive in leading service redesign in palliative and end of life care within the hospital in order to make services responsive to changing needs. You will work closely with the Head of Cancer & EoLC and the Palliative Care MDT.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
Provide leadership and support for the Palliative and End of life Care team across site.
Act in a consultancy role as an advanced clinical practitioner in palliative care, offering specialist advice, guidance and supervision to clinical staff, patients and carers
The post holder will act as an expert in palliative and end of care and advise on care for patients with advanced malignant and non malignant disease from time of diagnosis and throughout the trajectory of their illness
Lead developments in practice consistent with the patient care priorities set out nationally and locally. Develop new roles and redesign services in line with best practice and evidence based care.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will lead and manage the palliative and end of life care team on a daily basis, ensuring that the team provides an excellent service to the Trust through evidence based practice, education, policy and guideline development.
Lead clinical care by providing expert assessment, planning, evaluation and support skills in aspects of palliative and end of life care.
The postholder should have advanced physical assessment skills.
Maintain a high profile in clinical practice, promoting clinical excellence, initiating learning opportunities and promoting an effective learning environment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will lead and manage the palliative and end of life care team on a daily basis, ensuring that the team provides an excellent service to the Trust through evidence based practice, education, policy and guideline development.
Lead clinical care by providing expert assessment, planning, evaluation and support skills in aspects of palliative and end of life care.
The postholder should have advanced physical assessment skills.
Maintain a high profile in clinical practice, promoting clinical excellence, initiating learning opportunities and promoting an effective learning environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nursing
- Masters degree or commitment to work towards completion
- Qualification in Palliative Care/Oncology/Frailty
- Non Medical Prescribing qualification
- Advanced Physical Assessment Skills qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
Desirable
- Counselling qualification
- Teaching & Assessment qualification
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience in managing and leading a team
- Ability to work at pace, establish effective working relationships and develop strong team working
- Ability to manage multiple and conflicting priorities and meet specific deadlines
- Proven leadership and management skills
- Experience of leading patient involvement/patient feedback initiatives
Desirable
- Involvement in clinical audit and/or research
- Report writing
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Knowledge and experience of management models, implementing change and/or new clinical practices
- Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Able to lead, empower others and influence innovative practice and service development
- IT literate with good understanding of common packages
- Ability to write reports, conduct audits
- Recent teaching and assessment skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Desirable
- Counselling skills
- Teaching and assessing skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Nursing
- Masters degree or commitment to work towards completion
- Qualification in Palliative Care/Oncology/Frailty
- Non Medical Prescribing qualification
- Advanced Physical Assessment Skills qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
Desirable
- Counselling qualification
- Teaching & Assessment qualification
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience in managing and leading a team
- Ability to work at pace, establish effective working relationships and develop strong team working
- Ability to manage multiple and conflicting priorities and meet specific deadlines
- Proven leadership and management skills
- Experience of leading patient involvement/patient feedback initiatives
Desirable
- Involvement in clinical audit and/or research
- Report writing
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Knowledge and experience of management models, implementing change and/or new clinical practices
- Knowledge of clinical governance and risk management
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Able to lead, empower others and influence innovative practice and service development
- IT literate with good understanding of common packages
- Ability to write reports, conduct audits
- Recent teaching and assessment skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Desirable
- Counselling skills
- Teaching and assessing skills.
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).
