Job summary
We have an exciting twelve-month clinical
developmental opportunity to join our wonderful, dynamic patient focused team
providing high quality palliative services to our local community.
This Band 6 role will provide the
opportunity to learn the delivery of high standard palliative care provided to
patients in their homes, and progress to developing advanced clinical,
palliative and leadership skills to support your team and your patients.
A twelve-month developmental program will be set to ensure competencies, quality and capability. After twelve months the role could progress to Band 7 following successful completion of set competencies and commitment to ongoing learning.
Education will be provided to support transition towards advanced practice.
Caseload management will become an essential part of the role providing total holistic care to the patient and their family.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will
work as a trainee clinical nurse specialist as part of a highly active
community team contributing to the provision of 24/7 specialist palliative/end
of life care. Responsibilities will not only be for providing care, but for
providing advice and support to patients, their families and support network, and
liaising with other community healthcare professionals to enable management of
complex or rapidly changing physical symptoms, emotional or practical needs.
The role will include advanced
levels of clinical decision-making through assessment and interpretation of
clinical information to support patients.
There is a requirement to work seven
days a week on a rota basis.
About us
At Mountbatten making our employees feel valued is as important to us as making sure that our patients are safe. We are looking for people that live our values to help us make a difference to the thousands of patients and their families who come to us for help and support every year.
Our vision at Mountbatten is of a world where all dying people and those close to them, have access to expert care of the highest quality, provided by compassionate and professional teams.
Our Values
We care about what we do. We appreciate that people are different and we are kind and compassionate to our patients and families, to our local community and to each other
We are experts in our field. We are professional at all times, aspiring to be the best that we can be in everything that we do
We are innovative and bold. We respond quickly and creatively to the changing needs of our society within the scope of our human and financial resources
We respect our community. We exist for our local population, now and into the future, and we believe that we can achieve more together by working in partnership with others
Job description
Job responsibilities
***Please refer to the attached Job Description, which includes
the Person Specification, for the full duties of this rewarding role with us
here at Mountbatten***
Job description
Job responsibilities
***Please refer to the attached Job Description, which includes
the Person Specification, for the full duties of this rewarding role with us
here at Mountbatten***
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Skills in negotiating, problem solving and report writing. Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills with people at all levels, internally and externally
- A high level of ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively in both written and oral to both patients, families, carers and other professionals
- Demonstrate commitment to the patients right to be involved in decision making relating to their health care and ensuring decisions are understood by care teams
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to lead and influence change
- Ability to be an effective advocate for the patient with multi-disciplinary teams across all healthcare settings
- Understanding palliative care and EOLC National agendas
- Able to manage competing and complex patient/family priorities
- Good understanding of clinical governance issues, especially risk management and audit, including evaluation
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to effectively manage own time and workload
- Flexible attitude to working
Other
Essential
- Physically fit and able to carry out any manual handling tasks associated with the role
- Current Driving Licence
- Use of a vehicle, with insurance for business purposes
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and the ability to form good working relationships at all levels including volunteers
- Experience of dealing with vulnerable adults in a care setting
- Experience of working in a hospice or providing EOL within a community care setting
- Experience of working in a person centred/personal outcomes approach
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registration with NMC/HCPC and in possession of a relevant degree in Health/Nursing Studies, or Registered with Health and Care Professional Council and recognised Higher Education Paramedic qualification
- Registered Independent Prescriber (V300) or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Master Level qualification/willing to work towards Master Level
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Skills in negotiating, problem solving and report writing. Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills with people at all levels, internally and externally
- A high level of ability to communicate complex and sensitive information effectively in both written and oral to both patients, families, carers and other professionals
- Demonstrate commitment to the patients right to be involved in decision making relating to their health care and ensuring decisions are understood by care teams
Abilities
Essential
- Ability to lead and influence change
- Ability to be an effective advocate for the patient with multi-disciplinary teams across all healthcare settings
- Understanding palliative care and EOLC National agendas
- Able to manage competing and complex patient/family priorities
- Good understanding of clinical governance issues, especially risk management and audit, including evaluation
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Able to effectively manage own time and workload
- Flexible attitude to working
Other
Essential
- Physically fit and able to carry out any manual handling tasks associated with the role
- Current Driving Licence
- Use of a vehicle, with insurance for business purposes
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and the ability to form good working relationships at all levels including volunteers
- Experience of dealing with vulnerable adults in a care setting
- Experience of working in a hospice or providing EOL within a community care setting
- Experience of working in a person centred/personal outcomes approach
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registration with NMC/HCPC and in possession of a relevant degree in Health/Nursing Studies, or Registered with Health and Care Professional Council and recognised Higher Education Paramedic qualification
- Registered Independent Prescriber (V300) or willingness to undertake
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Master Level qualification/willing to work towards Master Level
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).
