Job summary
At Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust we are very proud of our specialist palliative care and End of life care Co-ordination Hub. The CQC awarded us excellent for our service in 2017. The team consists of specialist Palliative consultants, specialist palliative care nurses for the Acute and community, end of life care facilitators, Urgent response team, day Hospice and Macmillan Occupational therapists. The service is a 24/7 service and provides care to patients who are in hospital and the community in Sandwell and West Birmingham. You will need to have good clinical knowledge around end of life care, complex symptom control and advanced communication.
Please be aware that this is role is for a specialist palliative care nurse across Acute and Community services and will mean base is either at MMUH or Oldbury Council House.
Main duties of the job
We are recruiting a Band 7 Specialist palliative care nurse. You must be an experienced registered nurse and have significant previous experience in the specialty or a related specialty. You must be willing to do on call over 7 days. You will be given the opportunity to rotate between between acute, community and day Hospice with support and training.
We also encourage our Specialist Palliative Care team to take part in education both within the team and across the trust and will be expected to take on project work to improve service delivery.
If you feel that you have the enthusiasm, passion and knowledge for this post then please apply.
This is a really exciting time for professionals who want to join a team that will influence the development of services for patients at end of life. This well-established specialist palliative care team will impart their experience and knowledge to support this new post holder.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it.Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience within palliative care/oncology setting
- Experience of working with chronic diseases
- Able to demonstrate evidence of counselling skills
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care
- Knowledge and understanding of nursing clinical audit
- Able to set and monitor standards
- Clear understanding of the Clinical Nurse Specialist role
- An understanding of the issues surrounding nurses role expansion
- Community experience
- Evidence of supporting others in the clinical environment
- Experience in implementing change
- Substantial experience in a nursing leadership role
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nurse
- Degree in cancer/palliative care or Health Care degree which has been related to palliative care or working towards
- ENB 998 (Teaching and Assessing in Clinical /D33/D32Practice), or equivalent course
- Relevant cancer course (931/237)
- Leadership Course
Desirable
- V300 prescriber or working towards
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience within palliative care/oncology setting
- Experience of working with chronic diseases
- Able to demonstrate evidence of counselling skills
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality patient care
- Knowledge and understanding of nursing clinical audit
- Able to set and monitor standards
- Clear understanding of the Clinical Nurse Specialist role
- An understanding of the issues surrounding nurses role expansion
- Community experience
- Evidence of supporting others in the clinical environment
- Experience in implementing change
- Substantial experience in a nursing leadership role
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nurse
- Degree in cancer/palliative care or Health Care degree which has been related to palliative care or working towards
- ENB 998 (Teaching and Assessing in Clinical /D33/D32Practice), or equivalent course
- Relevant cancer course (931/237)
- Leadership Course
Desirable
- V300 prescriber or working towards
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).
