Job summary
Are
you an experienced Children and Young Persons Palliative Care nurse, a
recognised clinical expert, with a passion for service improvement and
collaborative working, and ready for a new challenge working across the
health and care system?
We
are looking for an outstanding individual to develop and support the delivery
of the West Yorkshire ICB Specialist Paediatric Palliative End of Life Care
Service for children and young people affected by life-limiting and/ or
life-threatening conditions and their families. Hosted by Leeds Teaching
Hospital Trust your collaborative approach will enable you to work
effectively with all relevant stakeholders across West to achieve equitable
access to palliative and end-of-life care for children and young people, as
recommended by NICE guidance. The focus of this role will be to support the
interconnectivity of NHS Trusts in West Yorkshire in addition to supporting the
delivery of the broader palliative and end of life care strategy for children
and young people.
You will be able to evidence your experience
of managing and developing clinical services in addition to programme
management methodology to lead strategically and your ability to work across
a complex and evolving system. As an experienced senior nurse, you will also
have clinical responsibility to provide clinical advice to families and staff
and will also provide support and supervision to local teams.
Main duties of the job
As
the Clinical Programme Manager for the West Yorkshire ICB Specialist
Paediatric Palliative Care Service, you will be professionally and
managerially accountable to the Head of Nursing at the Leeds Childrens Hospital.
You will also be required to provide regular assurance to the West Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board (ICB) on delivery against defined programme objectives.
We
would welcome the opportunity to discuss the role with you if you are
interested in the post. Please contact us to find out more and we can arrange
an informal visit at any time:
Laura
Whelan, Head of Nursing, Leeds Childrens Hospital:
Laura-clare.whelan@nhs.net
Sayma
Mirza, Associate Director for Children, Young People and Families, West
Yorkshire ICB:
Sayma.mirza2@nhs.net
Dr
Archana Soman, Consultant in Paediatric Palliative Medicine, Leeds Childrens
Hospital and West Yorkshire Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care Service:
archanasoman@nhs.net
About us
Leeds
Childrens Hospital is one of the largest childrens hospitals in the UK and
is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Based in one of the
fastest growing and most vibrant cities in the UK, we provide secondary and
tertiary care to children, young people and their families from Leeds,
Yorkshire and the North of England.
At
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust we have defined a culture based on values
and behaviours known as the Leeds Way - Patient Centred, Fair, Collaborative,
Accountable and Empowered. We have recently been assessed as a Good
Hospital Getting Better by the CQC. The Leeds Childrens Hospital is
Caring about Children. We strive to be a place where staff are proud to
work and children, young people and their families feel welcome.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder responsible for the strategic development and operational
delivery of paediatric palliative care and bereavement support activities
within Leeds Childrens Hospital.
The
post holder will support the delivery of outstanding end of life care for
children,
young
people and their families affected by life limiting and life threatening
illnesses whilst under the care of Leeds Childrens Hospital.
The
post holder will liaise with senior nursing management teams, and external
partners, including local hospices, providing visibility and promoting and advocating
for palliative care and bereavement support as required.
The
post holder will develop existing relationships with external partners and
families establishing robust pathways for this group of, children, young
people and their families.
The
post holder is required to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery
Council. Other Paediatric Palliative Care qualifications would be desirable.
The
post holder will practice clinically at an advanced level assessing, advising
and making appropriate referrals to other professionals where required. They
will also work regionally across the Yorkshire and Humber region.
The
post holder will lead the development and delivery of the Palliative Care and
Bereavement Service ensuring adherence to End of Life care for infants,
children and young people NICE Guidance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder responsible for the strategic development and operational
delivery of paediatric palliative care and bereavement support activities
within Leeds Childrens Hospital.
The
post holder will support the delivery of outstanding end of life care for
children,
young
people and their families affected by life limiting and life threatening
illnesses whilst under the care of Leeds Childrens Hospital.
The
post holder will liaise with senior nursing management teams, and external
partners, including local hospices, providing visibility and promoting and advocating
for palliative care and bereavement support as required.
The
post holder will develop existing relationships with external partners and
families establishing robust pathways for this group of, children, young
people and their families.
The
post holder is required to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery
Council. Other Paediatric Palliative Care qualifications would be desirable.
The
post holder will practice clinically at an advanced level assessing, advising
and making appropriate referrals to other professionals where required. They
will also work regionally across the Yorkshire and Humber region.
The
post holder will lead the development and delivery of the Palliative Care and
Bereavement Service ensuring adherence to End of Life care for infants,
children and young people NICE Guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Masters level degree or demonstrable evidence of working at this level
- Short course in Paediatric Palliative Care
- Programme Manager Skills
Desirable
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in Paediatric Palliative Care to act as expert pracititioner
- Experience in stakeholder management and ability to influence across organisational boundaries
- Experience of managing staff
- Experience of Project Management
- Experience of patient/service user advocacy role
- Current issues in Healthcare
- In-depth knowledge and awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to Paediatric Palliative Care and ability to translate this into local practice reflected in organisational policy
- Knowledge of National Paediatric Palliative Care standards and service specifications
- Evidence of recent working within a Paediatric Palliative Care service/area on a regular basis
- Evidence of management and leadership development, including managing change
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Organisational Skills
- Ability to communicate complex information to large groups
- Time management skills
- Prioritising skills
- Conflict management
- Initiative to resolve issues within their own control
- Ability to make effective connections with all levels within the organisation and the West Yorkshire ICB
- Ability to manage data from a variety of sources and formulate into user friendly information
- Ability to respond positively to change, modernisation and new ways of working
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexibility and open-mindedness
- Ability to negotiate
- Assertiveness & Enthusiasm
- Ability to think strategically
- Compassion
Additional requirements
Essential
- Leadership skills
- Influencing & Negotiation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Knowledge and experience of delivering high-quality end-of-life care including complex symptom control and medication delivery
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Masters level degree or demonstrable evidence of working at this level
- Short course in Paediatric Palliative Care
- Programme Manager Skills
Desirable
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in Paediatric Palliative Care to act as expert pracititioner
- Experience in stakeholder management and ability to influence across organisational boundaries
- Experience of managing staff
- Experience of Project Management
- Experience of patient/service user advocacy role
- Current issues in Healthcare
- In-depth knowledge and awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to Paediatric Palliative Care and ability to translate this into local practice reflected in organisational policy
- Knowledge of National Paediatric Palliative Care standards and service specifications
- Evidence of recent working within a Paediatric Palliative Care service/area on a regular basis
- Evidence of management and leadership development, including managing change
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Organisational Skills
- Ability to communicate complex information to large groups
- Time management skills
- Prioritising skills
- Conflict management
- Initiative to resolve issues within their own control
- Ability to make effective connections with all levels within the organisation and the West Yorkshire ICB
- Ability to manage data from a variety of sources and formulate into user friendly information
- Ability to respond positively to change, modernisation and new ways of working
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexibility and open-mindedness
- Ability to negotiate
- Assertiveness & Enthusiasm
- Ability to think strategically
- Compassion
Additional requirements
Essential
- Leadership skills
- Influencing & Negotiation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Knowledge and experience of delivering high-quality end-of-life care including complex symptom control and medication delivery
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for post
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).
