Job summary
Main base of University Hospital of North Durham or Darlington Memorial Hospital can be disccused with the successful candiate. Number of Hours per week can also be discusses at interview as less hours may be considered.
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is one of
the largest integrated care providers in England, serving a population of
around 600,000 people. We are a high performing organisation with a track
record of success.
The palliative care service is looking to appoint a part
time (8 sessions) Training Fellow to provide join our existing team. We are
keen to work with friendly enthusiastic people who would relish the challenge
of delivering excellent palliative care services within a strong, cohesive and
supportive team.
The post will be based in University Hospital of North
Durham and have elements of acute, community and care home work.
The post holder will be joining an
expanding dynamic service with a great team of experienced Macmillan Specialist
Nurses, and a Palliative care support team. The successful post holder will
work alongside our key partners across County Durham and Darlington to deliver
high quality specialist palliative care.
The Specialist Palliative Care team consists of
a Macmillan Palliative Care Lead Nurse, Palliative Care Consultants; Macmillan
Clinical Nurse Specialists; Macmillan Discharge Facilitators; Hospice.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical assessment and management in palliative
medicine for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT).
To work collaboratively with palliative care consultants
(acute and community based) across the County to ensure the provision of high
quality palliative care consistent with national and Northern England Clinical
Strategic Network standards and guidelines.
To work as part of the Specialist Palliative Care Team
providing support and advice to hospital palliative care teams and clinical
staff in acute hospitals in County Durham
To promote a seamless transition across all care boundaries
for patients with palliative care needs through collaborative working with
primary, secondary and tertiary care services.
To facilitate the roll out of national end of life
initiatives and developments as agreed with the palliative care services.
The exact nature of duties will depend on the
job plan agreed with individual applicants.
About us
If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager
You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties across all settings
Function as an essential member of the specialist palliative
care teams throughout the county.
To provide high quality, flexible and responsive medical
support, assessment and care and/or specialist advice for patients in County
Durham who have complex pain, symptom, spiritual and psychosocial needs which
require specialist palliative care interventions. Responsibilities will
include:
* Working with the
hospital palliative care team to support the care of patients in the acute
hospitals
* Liaison with other members of the multidisciplinary team,
patients families, primary healthcare teams, hospital services and other
specialist palliative care teams
* Completing clinical administrative duties
* To participate in teaching and educational activities
(students, health care professional colleagues including junior medical
colleagues, patients and families)
* To maintain continuing professional development through
personal development goals and regular review to support and encourage
development
General
Undertake administrative duties associated with the care of
patients (including activity data as required) in line with Trust Policy.
Clinical Governance
Contribute to the clinical governance activities of the
specialist palliative care team, including regular audit, development of
appropriate trust-wide standards and annual appraisal.
Participate in local and national audit as agreed with the
service.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives e.g. CQUIN
initiatives.
Education
Maintain continuing professional development in accordance
with the requirements of the Royal College of Physicians/the Royal College of
General Practitioners.
Contribute to the delivery of undergraduate medical
education and GP trainees in all aspects of palliative, end of life care,
communication skills and ethics.
Participate in undergraduate, postgraduate and
multi-professional education programmes across primary care and within the
Trust.
Participate in Specialist Palliative Care
Service education sessions
Job description
Job responsibilities
Duties across all settings
Function as an essential member of the specialist palliative
care teams throughout the county.
To provide high quality, flexible and responsive medical
support, assessment and care and/or specialist advice for patients in County
Durham who have complex pain, symptom, spiritual and psychosocial needs which
require specialist palliative care interventions. Responsibilities will
include:
* Working with the
hospital palliative care team to support the care of patients in the acute
hospitals
* Liaison with other members of the multidisciplinary team,
patients families, primary healthcare teams, hospital services and other
specialist palliative care teams
* Completing clinical administrative duties
* To participate in teaching and educational activities
(students, health care professional colleagues including junior medical
colleagues, patients and families)
* To maintain continuing professional development through
personal development goals and regular review to support and encourage
development
General
Undertake administrative duties associated with the care of
patients (including activity data as required) in line with Trust Policy.
Clinical Governance
Contribute to the clinical governance activities of the
specialist palliative care team, including regular audit, development of
appropriate trust-wide standards and annual appraisal.
Participate in local and national audit as agreed with the
service.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives e.g. CQUIN
initiatives.
Education
Maintain continuing professional development in accordance
with the requirements of the Royal College of Physicians/the Royal College of
General Practitioners.
Contribute to the delivery of undergraduate medical
education and GP trainees in all aspects of palliative, end of life care,
communication skills and ethics.
Participate in undergraduate, postgraduate and
multi-professional education programmes across primary care and within the
Trust.
Participate in Specialist Palliative Care
Service education sessions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Higher medical qualification
- Diploma in Palliative Medicine
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Relevant full time equivalent post graduate training
Desirable
- Experience in treating primary and secondary malignant disease, and symptoms in non-malignant conditions
- Knowledge and experience of symptom control
- Audit skills
- Teaching skills
- Research interest
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good listner
- Flexible
- Able to motivate others
- Promptness in communication with other professionals outside the institute, in connection with patient care
- Counselling skills that are sensitive to patients and carers
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Understanding of management processes and issues
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration and a licence to practice
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently between sites
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Higher medical qualification
- Diploma in Palliative Medicine
Experience
Essential
- Ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team
- Relevant full time equivalent post graduate training
Desirable
- Experience in treating primary and secondary malignant disease, and symptoms in non-malignant conditions
- Knowledge and experience of symptom control
- Audit skills
- Teaching skills
- Research interest
Special Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Good listner
- Flexible
- Able to motivate others
- Promptness in communication with other professionals outside the institute, in connection with patient care
- Counselling skills that are sensitive to patients and carers
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable
- Understanding of management processes and issues
Statutory Registration
Essential
- Full GMC registration and a licence to practice
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently between sites
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).
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
