About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Specialist Palliative Care and enhance Palliative care skills experience and expertise within the Specialist Palliative Care field
Delivering high quality palliative care to patients within the Community setting and with the potential to rotate into the Acute Hospital setting.
You would ideally have some knowledge of symptom control for patients with end of life malignant or non-malignant care needs.
The job will involve the education and training of other health professionals regarding end of life and specialist palliative care across North West Anglia NHS Trust and the local community.
In supporting a seven day specialist palliative care service the Trust region and the local community, the successful candidates will need to work weekends and Bank Holidays pro rata.
The role offers an opportunity to develop palliative care knowledge and experience across the hospital and community provision in the region.
This secondment or fixed term opportunity does have some potential to become permanent in the future though this is in no way guaranteed.
Main duties of the job
To deliver high quality holistic palliative care interventions to patients with complex palliative care needs, their families and support care teams.
To demonstrate nurse leadership in action, role modelling Trust values whilst delivering patient focused care.
To deliver teaching formally and informally to patients, carers and colleagues.
To engage with service improvement tools, including audit to support service innovation and audit.
Developing Skill and expertise and delivering plans of care delegated by the Specialist MDT.
About us
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
Specialist module in palliative field, or working toward, or willing to achieve within agreed fixed time period. NMC or HCPC Registered Professional
Desirable
Advanced Communication Skills Independent Nurse Prescribing Masters level qualification or unit in specialist field
Experience Essential
Can demonstrate nurse leadership through extended roles Multi-disciplinary Team working
Desirable
Up to date evidence of 4 Pillars of Practice Managing people
Knowledge Desirable
Specialist palliative care symptom control and ability to identify palliative emergencies Holistic Palliative Assessment Up to date knowledge of palliative care guidance and best practice local and national initiatives Ethical dilemmas and how to approach them Legislation including knowledge of Mental Capacity and Care Act
Key Skills Essential
Good written and verbal communication Skills Ability to work collaboratively and build positive working relationships Demonstrate ability to formulate patient plan of care
Desirable
Quality Improvement and innovation
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).
Employer details Employer name North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address Peterborough City hospital
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)