Job summary
The Hospital Palliative Care Team is a multidisciplinary team who work alongside the ward teams who are already caring for the patient. The team works across both the Worcester Royal Hospital and the Alexandra Hospital Site. The Hospital Palliative Care Team aim to review all appropriate referrals within 24 - 48 hours of referral. Telephone advice may be given to healthcare professionals about patient management whilst the patient is awaiting review.
The Hospital Palliative care team provide
- Physical, spiritual and psychological support
- Specialist clinical advice
- Education and Training
- Research and Audit
- Liaison with local specialist palliative care services, including hospices, day care services and community teams.
- Clinical advice, 7 days a week, 24hrs a day.
Main duties of the job
To work as a member of a hospital based specialist palliative care team, primary and secondary multidisciplinary teams and the independent sector to ensure a cohesive, holistic and research based approach to the management of palliative care patients. Provide a specialist and holistic palliative care assessment of patients and their carers needs following referral which realistically minimises physical symptoms and the social financial emotional and spiritual implications of the disease process. Provides highly specialist care and advice for patients and carers and assists the multidisciplinary team in delivering and evaluating the interventions plan of care reviewing and amending this care as appropriateTo participate in a 7 day palliative care visiting service that includes weekends and bank holidays. Constantly acts as a resource for information on specialist palliative care within the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust disseminating evidence based knowledge and skills to clinical staff at levels.Participates in county wide palliative education initiatives and development eg the Palliative Education Strategy. Provides placements mentorship for professionals studying palliative care oncology at undergraduate and postgraduate level.Work with the service manager in developing service policy and delivery participating in projects, education and consultation as appropriate. Maintain high professional standards of care and professional expertise.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as a member of a hospital based specialist palliative care team, as part of the wider primary and secondary multidisciplinary teams and the independent sector to ensure a cohesive, holistic and research based approach to the management of palliative care patients. Constantly practices autonomously by assessing and effectively prioritising referrals to the service in order to deliver patient focused appropriate care in the context of a whole service approach. Provide a specialist and holistic palliative care assessment of patients and their carers needs following referral which realistically minimises physical symptoms and the social financial emotional and spiritual implications of the disease process. Provides highly specialist care and advice for patients and carers and assists the multidisciplinary team in delivering and evaluating the interventions plan of care reviewing and amending this care as appropriate Frequently acts as a primary resource for site-specific specialist nurses nursing medical teams and the multi disciplinary team. Regularly assesses patient for inpatient admissions to specialist palliative care level 2 bedded units Has admission rights to palliative care inpatient unit in liaison with Consultant in Palliative Medicine. Frequently initiates and participates in highly sensitive and complex communication issues with patients carers nursing medical teams including pre-bereavement support advice and imparting life changing news eg a terminal illness. Regularly reviews and develops appropriate patient documentation in line with Trust policy and Department of Health recommendations. To offer a nurse prescribing service to palliative care patients in line with Department of Health and Acute Trust guidelines which will reduce patient and carers distress by being able to prescribe immediately and appropriately in response to patient needs. Uses a palliative care database that includes patient registration clinical details and interventions that are shared with the community palliative care team the consultant in Palliative Medicine the Primrose Hospice and the inpatient palliative care unit. To participate in a 7 day palliative care visiting service that includes weekends and bank holidays. Constantly acts as a resource for information on specialist palliative care within the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust disseminating evidence based knowledge and skills to clinical staff at levels. Educates patients and their carers in the understanding of their illness treatments and provides other sources of information help and support. Plan and coordinate formal and informal educational programmes to involve all aspects of generic and specialist palliative care within the acute and community trust and for other agencies eg The Primrose Hospice St Richards Hospice. Participates in county wide palliative education initiatives and development eg the Palliative Education Strategy. Provides placements mentorship for professionals studying palliative care oncology at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Develops and produces written information for patients carers and professionals on palliative care services. Ensures clinical effectiveness by critically appraising current research and applying it to practice. Develops and participates in appropriate nursing and medical research. Regular audit of issues relevant to current service provision, reviewing and amending practice as a result. To be involved in clinical effectiveness issues particularly the introduction of patient pathways eg working with the End of Life team. Co ordinates the development implementation and review of relevant nursing policies procedures and documentation ensuring a consistent evidence based approach to patient care. Maintains a programme of personal and professional development by attending in service training and utilising relevant educational opportunities eg courses conferences seminars. Functions effectively as a specialist practitioner in line with the recommendations of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Department of Health and operates as a member of the Palliative Care Team and wider multidisciplinary teams
Uses clinical supervision to maintain and improve practice. To be alert to ones own psychological health needs with reference to working in palliative care and the needs of others and to be able to receive and offer support when needed.Work with the service manager in developing service policy and delivery participating in projects, education and consultation as appropriate. Maintain high professional standards of care and professional expertise. Using a palliative care database, keep accurate records submit statistical returns and compile reports as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work as a member of a hospital based specialist palliative care team, as part of the wider primary and secondary multidisciplinary teams and the independent sector to ensure a cohesive, holistic and research based approach to the management of palliative care patients. Constantly practices autonomously by assessing and effectively prioritising referrals to the service in order to deliver patient focused appropriate care in the context of a whole service approach. Provide a specialist and holistic palliative care assessment of patients and their carers needs following referral which realistically minimises physical symptoms and the social financial emotional and spiritual implications of the disease process. Provides highly specialist care and advice for patients and carers and assists the multidisciplinary team in delivering and evaluating the interventions plan of care reviewing and amending this care as appropriate Frequently acts as a primary resource for site-specific specialist nurses nursing medical teams and the multi disciplinary team. Regularly assesses patient for inpatient admissions to specialist palliative care level 2 bedded units Has admission rights to palliative care inpatient unit in liaison with Consultant in Palliative Medicine. Frequently initiates and participates in highly sensitive and complex communication issues with patients carers nursing medical teams including pre-bereavement support advice and imparting life changing news eg a terminal illness. Regularly reviews and develops appropriate patient documentation in line with Trust policy and Department of Health recommendations. To offer a nurse prescribing service to palliative care patients in line with Department of Health and Acute Trust guidelines which will reduce patient and carers distress by being able to prescribe immediately and appropriately in response to patient needs. Uses a palliative care database that includes patient registration clinical details and interventions that are shared with the community palliative care team the consultant in Palliative Medicine the Primrose Hospice and the inpatient palliative care unit. To participate in a 7 day palliative care visiting service that includes weekends and bank holidays. Constantly acts as a resource for information on specialist palliative care within the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust disseminating evidence based knowledge and skills to clinical staff at levels. Educates patients and their carers in the understanding of their illness treatments and provides other sources of information help and support. Plan and coordinate formal and informal educational programmes to involve all aspects of generic and specialist palliative care within the acute and community trust and for other agencies eg The Primrose Hospice St Richards Hospice. Participates in county wide palliative education initiatives and development eg the Palliative Education Strategy. Provides placements mentorship for professionals studying palliative care oncology at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Develops and produces written information for patients carers and professionals on palliative care services. Ensures clinical effectiveness by critically appraising current research and applying it to practice. Develops and participates in appropriate nursing and medical research. Regular audit of issues relevant to current service provision, reviewing and amending practice as a result. To be involved in clinical effectiveness issues particularly the introduction of patient pathways eg working with the End of Life team. Co ordinates the development implementation and review of relevant nursing policies procedures and documentation ensuring a consistent evidence based approach to patient care. Maintains a programme of personal and professional development by attending in service training and utilising relevant educational opportunities eg courses conferences seminars. Functions effectively as a specialist practitioner in line with the recommendations of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Department of Health and operates as a member of the Palliative Care Team and wider multidisciplinary teams
Uses clinical supervision to maintain and improve practice. To be alert to ones own psychological health needs with reference to working in palliative care and the needs of others and to be able to receive and offer support when needed.Work with the service manager in developing service policy and delivery participating in projects, education and consultation as appropriate. Maintain high professional standards of care and professional expertise. Using a palliative care database, keep accurate records submit statistical returns and compile reports as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1
- Recognised NMC teaching and assessing qualification
- 1st Level Degree qualification
- Post-registration qualification in relevant speciality.
- Advanced Communication Skills Training
Desirable
- Participating or working towards masters level study in a relevant area.
- Non medical Prescribing qualification.
- Adult Health Assessment
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience at Band 6.
- Experience of working within the field of Specialist palliative care in a variety of settings.
- Able to work autonomously and part of a team.
- Teaching experience
- Caseload management
- Experience of local/strategic Influencing.
- Participation in service Development and implementation of change.
Desirable
- Experience of local strategic Influencing.
- Participation in service Development and implementation of change.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Expert clinical skills in speciality.
- Able to manage own workload
- Able to perform assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationship with colleagues across health and social care setting.
- Good IT skills and email.
- Evidence of writing protocols/ Standards.
- Evidence of effective team working across professional and organisational boundaries.
- Able to present information to professional groups.
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to cancer care and end of life care
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Good understanding of Research and audit
Desirable
- Participation in primary research.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1
- Recognised NMC teaching and assessing qualification
- 1st Level Degree qualification
- Post-registration qualification in relevant speciality.
- Advanced Communication Skills Training
Desirable
- Participating or working towards masters level study in a relevant area.
- Non medical Prescribing qualification.
- Adult Health Assessment
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience at Band 6.
- Experience of working within the field of Specialist palliative care in a variety of settings.
- Able to work autonomously and part of a team.
- Teaching experience
- Caseload management
- Experience of local/strategic Influencing.
- Participation in service Development and implementation of change.
Desirable
- Experience of local strategic Influencing.
- Participation in service Development and implementation of change.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Expert clinical skills in speciality.
- Able to manage own workload
- Able to perform assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationship with colleagues across health and social care setting.
- Good IT skills and email.
- Evidence of writing protocols/ Standards.
- Evidence of effective team working across professional and organisational boundaries.
- Able to present information to professional groups.
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues, and policy relating to cancer care and end of life care
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Good understanding of Research and audit
Desirable
- Participation in primary research.
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).
