Lead Nurse End of Life and Specialist Palliative Care Services

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic nurse with a passion for Palliative and End of Life Care, as Lead Nurse in the Team.Full Time Band 8a

The role is leading a highly motivated team and continuing the development of the End of Life and Palliative care services ,Leading the development of Palliative and End of Life care across the Trust, enabling doctors, AHPs and nurses as well as non-professionally registered health care staff to develop role-appropriate critical skills and decision making in relation to end of life an palliative care

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills to communicate effectively with patients and loved ones when receiving diagnosis and a commitment to providing high quality person centre careMaintaining links with professional networks and stakeholders as appropriate and to escalate concerns from operational group meetings to the strategic groups to ensure outcomes are achieved

Working clinically you will be a role model to all disciplines promoting high standards of person centred care to patients requiring Palliative and End of Life care

You will be supported by Palliative Care Consultants and receive regular clinical supervision and supportThe Trust supports staff to maintain health and wellbeing which improves staff satisfaction and a work life balance.

Main duties of the job

o Working with senior nurses in cancer services provide seamless pathways and transitions for patientso Working with colleagues across the acute and community service to implement the Palliative and End of Life Strategyo Work collaboratively with senior clinicians to provide high quality patient centred careo Work clinically utilise prescribing skills to assist in symptom control and maintain comfort of patientso Lead on the update of existing policies and guidelines within the services to ensure staff are up to date and working according to best practiceo Act as an advocate to patient and their families to ensure palliative and end of life care meets the needs of the patient and in line with local and national standardso Have an in-depth knowledge in palliative and end of life care to advise senior managers on clinical issueso Maintain professional links with local services to share information to provide best practice

About us

Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS FT is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas. Our services are based over three main hospital sites employing over 6,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, so whether you spend just one year or fifty with us, it's our pledge to help youDevelop,BelongandThrive,Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to support a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits including:o Extensive range of learning opportunities o NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement commencing at 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata).o Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.