Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at London North West Healthcare Trust for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual to join the Specialist Palliative Care team as a Macmillan End of Life Assistant Practitioner. The Trust's palliative care service is responsible for delivering high quality end of life care to patients and carers based in the acute hospital setting, so if you thrive on a challenge and feel you can make a real difference to the care of our patients, this post may be for you.
Main duties of the job
The palliative care nursing team are looking for a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to assist them in providing high quality care to patients entering the end of their lives. The role will include a mixture of patient and carer assessment, generic staff training around end of life care and liaison with treating teams around symptom management. Candidates should be strong patient advocates with good communication and clinical skills. The role involves elements of discharge planning and data management.
The Macmillan End of Life Assistant Practitioner will form an integral part of the multidisciplinary team approach in caring for the physical, social and psychological needs of patients diagnosed with a life limiting illness (both malignant and non-malignant disease) and their carer's.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The overall purpose of this post is to support the delivery of the End of Life Care Strategy within LNWH. The post holder will be involved in the delivery of nursing care for patients in the last phase of life with the level of knowledge, skill and competence beyond that of a traditional healthcare assistant. You will support and contribute to education and training of registered nurses, healthcare assistants and other members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), with regards to the specific needs of patients and their families/carers at the last phase of life.
Working under indirect supervision, as part of the nursing team, you will have responsibility for delivering nursing care to patients within a delegated caseload.
You will participate in multidisciplinary working and the development, implementation and evaluation of the delivery of health care services.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The overall purpose of this post is to support the delivery of the End of Life Care Strategy within LNWH. The post holder will be involved in the delivery of nursing care for patients in the last phase of life with the level of knowledge, skill and competence beyond that of a traditional healthcare assistant. You will support and contribute to education and training of registered nurses, healthcare assistants and other members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), with regards to the specific needs of patients and their families/carers at the last phase of life.
Working under indirect supervision, as part of the nursing team, you will have responsibility for delivering nursing care to patients within a delegated caseload.
You will participate in multidisciplinary working and the development, implementation and evaluation of the delivery of health care services.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oFDSc Assistant Practitioner Foundation degree
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience working in the acute Healthcare setting
- minimum of 3 years experience as a healthcare assistant
- Demonstrates leadership and teaching ability
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Experience of team working
- Experience of training others
- Experience of working with patients in last days of life
Skills, Abilities and attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Commitment to continued professional development
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills and time management
- oIntermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
Desirable
- Knowledge of national guidelines for management of patients in the last phase of life
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- oFDSc Assistant Practitioner Foundation degree
Desirable
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience working in the acute Healthcare setting
- minimum of 3 years experience as a healthcare assistant
- Demonstrates leadership and teaching ability
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Experience of team working
- Experience of training others
- Experience of working with patients in last days of life
Skills, Abilities and attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Commitment to continued professional development
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills and time management
- oIntermediate IT skills in word processing and spreadsheets
Desirable
- Knowledge of national guidelines for management of patients in the last phase of life
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.
