Job summary
The End of Life & Bereavement Care Team are looking for a band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the team based at the QE and working across site. The End of Life and Bereavement Care Team's focus is to improve the patient and their loved ones experience by delivering training and education, role modeling and service development to all staff in UHB who influence any aspect of the patient and/or their relatives journey during this emotive time.The applicant must be able to demonstrate they have a passion for caring for these patients, be dynamic and have a keen interest in improving care, quality and overall end of life and bereavement experiences within UHB.
For Further information please contact
Donna Nijjar Lead Nurse for End of Life and Bereavement donna.nijjar@uhb.nhs.uk
Justine Hartle Band 7 CNS End of Life and Berevament
Main duties of the job
Main Duties & Tasks
Reporting to the Lead Nurse for End of Life and Bereavement the post holder will support the Trust for End of Life and Bereavement care. They will support quality improvement working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders. Alongside nursing and midwifery leaders within the Trust the post holder will take day to day responsibility for key services, work streams and programmes of work, fostering and developing strong collaborative working relations internally and externally. The post holder will represent the Trust and deputise for the Lead Nurse for End of Life and Bereavement. Management and oversight for the day-to-day operational management of the End of Life and Bereavement care Service, attend internal and external meetings with regulatory and statutory bodies other NHS and care providers, HM Coroner's office, and other service providers and quality forums. The post holder will promote excellence in professional practice, set and lead quality and experience improvement by supporting, engaging and facilitating teams of staff to deliver high standards of compassionate care. This will include balancing the challenges of providing high quality, safe services, with excellent outcomes in a way that delivers efficiencies and meets the needs and expectations of patients and the public.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
- * Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6/7 Masters in a Health-Related Subject or equivalent demonstrable experience supplemented by specialist training, experience, or short courses or equivalent
- related to End-of-Life care / Bereavement / Breaking Bad News / Advanced Care Planning /Advanced communication /Symptom Management
- * Mentors and assessors' qualification, teaching/ education course or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC.
- * Significant post registration experience as a band 6, with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
- * Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
- * Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
- * Experience of working in a multidisciplinary and cross agency work environment.
- * Demonstrate understanding /experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor /assessor as detailed in the NMC.
- * Extensive knowledge of the mechanisms/ evidence base and practice recommendations associated End of Life Care /Bereavement
- * Significant nursing management experience within a multidisciplinary environment across healthcare sectors including local service /community and health and social care partners who are associated the speciality.
- * Experience in use of data for continuous quality improvement and outcome monitoring and assurance.
- * Experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex NHS environment
- * Experience in setting objectives/ KPI's.
- * Experience in leading and implementing safety / quality and experience initiatives and sustainable service Improvement.
- * Experience in writing reports /presenting information Internally /externally in a timely manner to a range of Senior Manager's
- * Has understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding.
- * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
- * Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6/7 Masters in a Health-Related Subject or equivalent demonstrable experience supplemented by specialist training, experience, or short courses or equivalent
- related to End-of-Life care / Bereavement / Breaking Bad News / Advanced Care Planning /Advanced communication /Symptom Management
- * Mentors and assessors' qualification, teaching/ education course or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- * Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC.
- * Significant post registration experience as a band 6, with evidence of passion/ enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice
- * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
- * Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
- * Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
- * Experience of working in a multidisciplinary and cross agency work environment.
- * Demonstrate understanding /experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor /assessor as detailed in the NMC.
- * Extensive knowledge of the mechanisms/ evidence base and practice recommendations associated End of Life Care /Bereavement
- * Significant nursing management experience within a multidisciplinary environment across healthcare sectors including local service /community and health and social care partners who are associated the speciality.
- * Experience in use of data for continuous quality improvement and outcome monitoring and assurance.
- * Experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex NHS environment
- * Experience in setting objectives/ KPI's.
- * Experience in leading and implementing safety / quality and experience initiatives and sustainable service Improvement.
- * Experience in writing reports /presenting information Internally /externally in a timely manner to a range of Senior Manager's
- * Has understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding.
- * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
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).
