Job summary
We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join the Newcastle Hospitals Palliative Care Service. This is a trust wide liaison service.
This post will be based within the Community Specialist Care Home Support Team, working closely with one of our Palliative Medicine Consultants to provide support and advance care planning to patients in the care home setting. This post attracts 4 PAs for in hours NUTH work.
The successful candidates should have excellent communication skills and experience in the management and care of palliative patients with cancer and non-cancer diagnoses, ideally in a community setting. They should be a good team player, and have skills to work well within in a multi-disciplinary team of experienced nurse specialists, as well as in a liaison role with General Practitioners.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will join this liaison service, consisting of doctors, nurse specialists, health care assistants and psychologists, which supports the delivery of high quality palliative and end of life care to patients within Newcastle Hospitals and those living in Newcastle community.
The successful applicant will work in the Community within the Newcastle Hospitals Specialist Care Home Support Team. They will work closely with one of our Palliative Medicine Consultants and the nurse specialists in the team to support the recognition of patients identified as being in the last year of life and offer opportunities for Advance Care Planning, aiming to improve the quality of life and death for care home residents in Newcastle.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, 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 accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support the nurses within the specialist care home support team to identify residents likely to be in their last year of life and offer proactive care planning through MDT meetings, advice and joint visiting
Liaise with hospital specialists where needed to establish appropriate treatment plans for care home residents
Work closely / liaise with General Practitioners to share care planning
Participate in and/or lead reflective practice sessions with the team and care home staff
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support the nurses within the specialist care home support team to identify residents likely to be in their last year of life and offer proactive care planning through MDT meetings, advice and joint visiting
Liaise with hospital specialists where needed to establish appropriate treatment plans for care home residents
Work closely / liaise with General Practitioners to share care planning
Participate in and/or lead reflective practice sessions with the team and care home staff
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- At least four years' postgraduate training, at least two years of which is in a relevant specialty.
Desirable
- Leadership and training experience.
- Higher medical qualification: MRCP, MRCGP, FRCA
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience of palliative care in hospital, community and/or hospice settings
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
- Excellent communication skills with patients/carers, colleagues and other health care professionals.
- Highly developed skills in team working.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality, and to liaise with other specialists to support the clinical care of patients referred to the service.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of participation in formal and informal non-graduate, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of medical and non-medical members of the multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
Research and Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit.
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in research.
- Publications/presentations in the last 5 years.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- At least four years' postgraduate training, at least two years of which is in a relevant specialty.
Desirable
- Leadership and training experience.
- Higher medical qualification: MRCP, MRCGP, FRCA
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Evidence of experience of palliative care in hospital, community and/or hospice settings
- Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
- Excellent communication skills with patients/carers, colleagues and other health care professionals.
- Highly developed skills in team working.
- Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality, and to liaise with other specialists to support the clinical care of patients referred to the service.
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
- Evidence of leadership / project management.
- Evidence of having implemented change.
- Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of participation in formal and informal non-graduate, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of medical and non-medical members of the multidisciplinary team.
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in medical education.
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
Research and Audit
Essential
- Evidence of participation in audit.
- Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in research.
- Publications/presentations in the last 5 years.
- Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.
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).
