Job summary
Band 6 Living Well Coordinator- based at Sobell House/Katharine House Hospice 22.5 hours a week .
We are seeking an enthusiastic, energetic, creative and proactive Living Well Coordinator to join the Living Well team at Sobell House and Katharine House Hospice. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside the other members of our multidisciplinary team, to coordinate, develop and provide a wide range of wellbeing focused support to our caseload. The post holder will arrange, co-ordinate and develop the Living Well programme of sessions, activities and courses as well as the current provision of online/remote support.
We would welcome applications from registered Nurses with appropriate, relevant qualifications and experience.
Main duties of the job
The Living Well service aims to enable and empower individuals to live well by equipping them with skills and knowledge to help them achieve their goals and to live day to day with a sense of purpose and wellbeing.
We're looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills - a team player committed to collaborative working with colleagues and patients to promote self-care. The successful candidate will demonstrate innovative and confident teaching skills and an ability to assess patients' health and psychosocial needs to plan appropriate care through shared decision making. In return we will be able to offer a supportive and friendly working environment, with access to teaching, clinical supervision, involvement in research and opportunities for relevant postgraduate study.
Please note, this is a split post between Sobell House Hospiceand Katharine House hospice so some travelling will be required .
The service is open Monday to Friday, staffed flexibly to cover the service from 08:00-18:00 with occasional workshops run at the weekend and in the evening. We strongly encourage you to arrange an informal visit. Please give us a call to find out more:
For any queries or an informal visit (recommended) please contact:
Natalie Herbert (Living well Lead) -natalie.herbert@ouh.nhs.uk mobile 07766923150
About us
Sobell and Katharine House are NHS hospices within the Oxford University Hospitals Trust specially designed to provide care and support for adults with progressive life-limiting illness, along with their families. Their work is enhanced through the support of the Sobell House Hospice Charity and the Katharine House Hospice Charity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Operational Management
Support with the operational management of the Living Well services, including:
- Coordinating practical and emotional wellbeing support to patients, their families, friends, and carers.
- Facilitating sessions and courses, both within the hospice and at sites across the community as well as online/remote.
- Designing and scheduling sessions and courses and further developing the Living Well services in collaboration with Living Well Lead and wider MDT.
Clinical
- Accept referrals to agreed criteria.
- Work in partnership with other professionals to deliver co-ordinated programmes of care effectively and referring patients to other practitioners as required.
- Assessing health and psychosocial needs of individual patients, and provide care to meet these needs, through a process of shared decision making.
- Undertaking 1:1 and MDT assessment of patients, establishing personalised goals and assessing suitability for available activities.
- Providing physical support to patients accessing services if required. This may include moving and handling.
- Communicate with patients in ways that empower them to make informed choices about their health and health care.
Please see full Job Description for more details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Operational Management
Support with the operational management of the Living Well services, including:
- Coordinating practical and emotional wellbeing support to patients, their families, friends, and carers.
- Facilitating sessions and courses, both within the hospice and at sites across the community as well as online/remote.
- Designing and scheduling sessions and courses and further developing the Living Well services in collaboration with Living Well Lead and wider MDT.
Clinical
- Accept referrals to agreed criteria.
- Work in partnership with other professionals to deliver co-ordinated programmes of care effectively and referring patients to other practitioners as required.
- Assessing health and psychosocial needs of individual patients, and provide care to meet these needs, through a process of shared decision making.
- Undertaking 1:1 and MDT assessment of patients, establishing personalised goals and assessing suitability for available activities.
- Providing physical support to patients accessing services if required. This may include moving and handling.
- Communicate with patients in ways that empower them to make informed choices about their health and health care.
Please see full Job Description for more details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing/Occupational Therapy qualification/degree or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Registration with professional body - e.g. NMC
Desirable
- Specialist skill that would enable co-ordinator to lead sessions both face to face and remotely
- Palliative care module at diploma/degree or Masters level
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge in palliative care
Desirable
- Evidence of being able to work across organisational boundaries
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Band 6 nurse
- Experience of undertaking complex holistic assessment
Desirable
- Co-ordinated or led volunteers in the past
Personal skills
Essential
- Ability to problem solve in a creative and flexible way, produce new ideas and insights and use own initiative.
- Experience of working as part of MDT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing/Occupational Therapy qualification/degree or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Registration with professional body - e.g. NMC
Desirable
- Specialist skill that would enable co-ordinator to lead sessions both face to face and remotely
- Palliative care module at diploma/degree or Masters level
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge in palliative care
Desirable
- Evidence of being able to work across organisational boundaries
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a Band 6 nurse
- Experience of undertaking complex holistic assessment
Desirable
- Co-ordinated or led volunteers in the past
Personal skills
Essential
- Ability to problem solve in a creative and flexible way, produce new ideas and insights and use own initiative.
- Experience of working as part of MDT
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).
