Job summary
The Specialist Palliative Care team compromises of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Specialist Doctors. The specialist nurses work throughout the adult wards supporting patients with specialist palliative care needs (regardless of diagnosis) by addressing symptom control and offering psychological support to patients and their families. The team has an AP in post who supports fast track discharges who is working 3 days a week this post will be seeking to ensure we can offer five days a week support to fast track discharges
The team works 7 days a week and in the future the discharge AP may need to cover weekends. The service is covered 9 - 5 as a face to face service. This post is mainly to cover Thursday and Friday with flexibility throughout Monday - Friday as required. The working hours are 9 - 5.
Main duties of the job
Main responsibilities include:
- Support the discharges of patients who are being discharged rapidly for end of life care - ensuring all details of the discharge are and have been addressed to ensure seamless care as the patient transitions from one clinical area to home or another clinical area eg PBL/hospice in another part of the country/nursing home
- Act as a resource and support for the Specialist Discharge Nurses, Specialist Palliative Care Nurses & Doctors and Discharge Coordinators, working collaboratively with the voluntary agencies to support a safe and timely discharge.
- To act as the patient's advocate during palliative discharge planning
- Be able to support the finer details of the discharge and liaise with e family and patient and colleagues in the community/other hospitals as required to ensure a seamless transition of care.
- Support education as required.
- Complete data and spreadsheets as required.
- Communicate with all ward staff.
- Managing a caseload of patients who need specialist support for their discharge.
- Support patients with nursing care if required
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support with implementation of the discharge to Assess model, promoting the home first ethos
- Ensure information essential to the continued delivery of care and support is communicated and transferred to the Home First Hub.
- Be aware and actively support implementation of the Hospital Discharge Service Policy and operating model
- Have a good understanding of the Discharge to Assess model, to provide specialist palliative discharge advice to patients, staff & relatives, ensuring recommended written information is offered.
- Act as a resource and support for the Specialist Discharge Nurses, Specialist Palliative Care Nurses & Doctors and Discharge Coordinators, working collaboratively with the voluntary agencies to support a safe and timely discharge
- To provide educational input on pro-active palliative discharge planning, understanding and promoting new initiatives within the evolving world of palliative discharge
- To support with development and implementation of clinical audits of the services to evaluate effectiveness, and address quality issues
- To act as the patients advocate during palliative discharge planning.
- Work closely with Adult Social Care, District Direct, and Voluntary services, to ensure resources are used effectively
- To commence palliative discharge planning from the point of hospital admission, ensuring information is collected at the point of admission. To support and advise the Discharge Coordinators if this is challenging.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support with implementation of the discharge to Assess model, promoting the home first ethos
- Ensure information essential to the continued delivery of care and support is communicated and transferred to the Home First Hub.
- Be aware and actively support implementation of the Hospital Discharge Service Policy and operating model
- Have a good understanding of the Discharge to Assess model, to provide specialist palliative discharge advice to patients, staff & relatives, ensuring recommended written information is offered.
- Act as a resource and support for the Specialist Discharge Nurses, Specialist Palliative Care Nurses & Doctors and Discharge Coordinators, working collaboratively with the voluntary agencies to support a safe and timely discharge
- To provide educational input on pro-active palliative discharge planning, understanding and promoting new initiatives within the evolving world of palliative discharge
- To support with development and implementation of clinical audits of the services to evaluate effectiveness, and address quality issues
- To act as the patients advocate during palliative discharge planning.
- Work closely with Adult Social Care, District Direct, and Voluntary services, to ensure resources are used effectively
- To commence palliative discharge planning from the point of hospital admission, ensuring information is collected at the point of admission. To support and advise the Discharge Coordinators if this is challenging.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation degree in Health Studies or BTec Certificate/Diploma or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of further studies equating to a degree within health and social care, ongoing evidence of professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Significant Palliative Discharge experience
- Ability to work autonomously to achieve required targets and objectives
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills and the ability to interact appropriately with patients, relatives, team members and other staff groups.
- Clear organisation skills and the ability to prioritise conflicting workload
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation degree in Health Studies or BTec Certificate/Diploma or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of further studies equating to a degree within health and social care, ongoing evidence of professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Significant Palliative Discharge experience
- Ability to work autonomously to achieve required targets and objectives
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills and the ability to interact appropriately with patients, relatives, team members and other staff groups.
- Clear organisation skills and the ability to prioritise conflicting workload
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
