Job summary
Secondment opprotunity until January 2026 -37.5 hours per week
The post holder will provide specialist support to patients with cancer and other life limiting illnesses. The post holder will be an integral part of the team working within the Trust. They will act as the first point of contact for patients and all members of the multi professional team who have need to access the Specialist Palliative Care service. They will undertake a range of duties to ensure the effective delivery of care, including delivering specialist advice and on-going support to their client group.
As part of the role a professional development plan will be developed to support the post-holders progression using a recognised competency framework which will enable the post holder to function within all the dimensions of the role. This will enable development in areas such as leadership, education and the ability to contribute to the strategic direction of palliative care within the Trust. The post holder will be mentored and supported by the Band 7 specialist nurses and will carry a supervised patient caseload.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work to maintain established links between the acute sector and the primary care teams in order to ensure a smooth transition of patient care from the acute sector into the community and vice versa. This will include liaising with services within the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and with other key partners.
Although the post is primarily within the Acute setting the post holder will be expected to rotate throughout the service, both acute and community, as need requires. The post holder would also be expected to contribute to the development of a 7-day service and as such will be required to work weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
- Explore leadership within the NHS
- Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
- Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
- Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge in the area of Palliative/End of life care
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Specialist problem solving and assessment skills
- Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Good teaching, assessment and presentation skills
- Ability to work autonomously or as a member of a team, as well as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse (Adult) Registration
- Hold a record of continuous professional development
- First level degree / Diploma
- Recognised teaching certificate
- Evidence of Palliative/End of Life education or similar
Desirable
- Evidence of master's level learning or prepared to work towards
- Advanced Communication Skills training
- Counselling qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification or willing to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-registration experience, at band 5 or above, in cancer, palliative/end of life care or chronic disease management
- Current teaching experience
- Evidence of implementation of evidence-based practice
- Experience of audit
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge in the area of Palliative/End of life care
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Specialist problem solving and assessment skills
- Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Good teaching, assessment and presentation skills
- Ability to work autonomously or as a member of a team, as well as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse (Adult) Registration
- Hold a record of continuous professional development
- First level degree / Diploma
- Recognised teaching certificate
- Evidence of Palliative/End of Life education or similar
Desirable
- Evidence of master's level learning or prepared to work towards
- Advanced Communication Skills training
- Counselling qualification
- Non-medical prescribing qualification or willing to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Relevant post-registration experience, at band 5 or above, in cancer, palliative/end of life care or chronic disease management
- Current teaching experience
- Evidence of implementation of evidence-based practice
- Experience of audit
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
