PCST Team Leader

Job summary

Are you and experienced nurse will at least 2 years post registration experience? Do you have a passion for Palliative Care?

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join the established Palliative Care Support Team, we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated nurse with a passion for palliative care to lead and manage the service.

The Bradford and Airedale Palliative Care Support Teams look after patients in the last weeks of life. Our aim is to keep patients in their own homes if they wish to die at home with dignity and respect. The service works closely with the District Nurses, Specialist Palliative Care Nurses and Fast Track Team.

You will demonstrate excellent communication skills in supporting patients and their families and must be committed to providing high quality compassionate care.

You will be required to lead and support a team to provide high quality evidence-based care to patients living in their own home or care setting. You will manage a case load of patients and provide leadership to the team.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for the co-ordination of patients who are at the end stage of life in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.

Being personally accountable for professional and ethical actions and ensuring compliance with the NMC Code of Conduct

Maintaining confidentiality, whilst communicating patient information, in such a way that preserves dignity and privacy of the patient and family/carers

Working in a non-judgmental anti-discriminatory way, with regard to cultural and religious beliefs of individuals and groups

Ensuring that prior to any courses of action involving individuals/groups has their informed consent

Acting in ways that are consistent with the Trust's policies and values.

Acting as advocate for individuals and groups

Focusing resources to ensure equity of access for all individuals and group

The post holder will be required to work across a shift pattern between the hours of 8am to 9pm pattern in response to the needs of the service, over 7 days a week

For further information, please contact Emma Celli emma.celli@bdct.nhs.uk or Natalie Dyson natalie.dyson@bdct.nhs.uk

Closing Date: 22nd January 2023

Interview Date: W/C 2nd February 2023

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Additional cost of living payments for bands 1 - 7

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shipley health centre

Bradford

BD18 3EG

Employer's website

https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shipley health centre

Bradford

BD18 3EG

Employer's website

https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)

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