Job summary
This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a highly skilled palliative care nurse to lead provision of excellent palliative care across Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust provides services across Community, Primary Care & Addictions Services, Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Children's Services.
We are seeking a Band 8a nurse to work 18.75hrs to provide professional leadership in palliative and end of life care across all our diverse services, recognising the shared and specialist needs in each setting to ensure equity of care provision. The post holder will be responsible for the continued implementation of our Palliative and End of Life Strategic Intent.
Our aim: All the people we care for who are nearing their end of life: live well until they die, have as good a death as possible in familiar surroundings, with the people they wish, and their family and friends are supported. We will do this in partnership and collaboration.
The opportunity to extend the hours to fulltime for 12 months is available to the successful candidate to deliver the Trust Palliative and End of Life Training Programme.
Main duties of the job
- Have a local, regional, and national profile in Palliative Care and End of Life
- Promote and embed a proactive approach to End-of-life care in Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust and a proactive approach to recognition of End of Life.
- Responsible for the co-ordination of education of Palliative and End of Life care in Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Work as an autonomous practitioner and link as a resource of advanced knowledge, expertise in the field of Palliative and End of Life care within Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.
- Act as a clinical resource utilising specialist knowledge, supporting staff education and development across the Trust to enhance quality care at End of Life.
- Identify and monitor closely clinical outcomes achieved across the Trust and take steps to improve clinical outcomes.
- Promote clinical excellence by undertaking clinical audit and evaluation to advance the knowledge and expertise at team and Trust level
- Work in partnership with operational managers, clinical leads and other colleagues.
- Continue to demonstrate advanced clinical skills in practice, providing support and advice re. clinical developments, delivery and co-ordination of the highest quality care in collaboration with patients, carers, staff, managers, other agencies, appropriate to the service area
- Maintains compliance with, and development of, clinical policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Co-produce and facilitate ongoing delivery of Trustwide End-of-Life Strategy for HTFT.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regards to this vacancy please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information with regards to this vacancy please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Nurse - current NMC registration
- Evidence of ongoing and recent post-registration training and education.
- Undertaken training in team/service/staff management
- Independent Nurse Prescriber (or willingness to undertake training
- Advanced specialist knowledge in Palliative and End of Life Care
- Knowledge of current NHS organisational structures and policy initiatives
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes, risk assessment and personal accountability
Desirable
- Post-registered qualification in community nursing and/or advanced nursing practice
- Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning
- Knowledge of implementing and monitoring service outcome measures
- Knowledge of resource management
- Member of organisational group/network, locally, regionally or nationally
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration clinical experience at a senior level
- Experience of undertaking complex assessments and providing care to people at End of Life.
- Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision
- Experience of initiating and implementing changes to services
- Experience of working collaboratively with a variety of agencies and professionals and across organizational boundaries
Desirable
- Experience in managing, auditing and evaluating clinical nursing services
- Evidence of innovation in practice
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Advanced patient assessment skills
- Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
- Ability to communicate highly complex information both verbally and in writing
- Resourceful and able to affect change through leadership and influence
- Ability to adapt to changing needs of service
- Able to teach in formal and informal settings
- Able to manage difficult situations and address poor practice
- Experience of successful clinical policy implementation and change
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered Nurse - current NMC registration
- Evidence of ongoing and recent post-registration training and education.
- Undertaken training in team/service/staff management
- Independent Nurse Prescriber (or willingness to undertake training
- Advanced specialist knowledge in Palliative and End of Life Care
- Knowledge of current NHS organisational structures and policy initiatives
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes, risk assessment and personal accountability
Desirable
- Post-registered qualification in community nursing and/or advanced nursing practice
- Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning
- Knowledge of implementing and monitoring service outcome measures
- Knowledge of resource management
- Member of organisational group/network, locally, regionally or nationally
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration clinical experience at a senior level
- Experience of undertaking complex assessments and providing care to people at End of Life.
- Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision
- Experience of initiating and implementing changes to services
- Experience of working collaboratively with a variety of agencies and professionals and across organizational boundaries
Desirable
- Experience in managing, auditing and evaluating clinical nursing services
- Evidence of innovation in practice
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Advanced patient assessment skills
- Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
- Ability to communicate highly complex information both verbally and in writing
- Resourceful and able to affect change through leadership and influence
- Ability to adapt to changing needs of service
- Able to teach in formal and informal settings
- Able to manage difficult situations and address poor practice
- Experience of successful clinical policy implementation and change
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).
