Job summary
Full and Part time considered
Palliative Care Team Cross site
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Palliative Care Nurse to work as Palliative/End of Life Care Lead Nurses across University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust. You will be working within a large acute teaching Trust leading the Specialist Palliative and End of Life Care nursing team.
We are looking to recruit two innovative, forward thinking individuals to work alongside the Head of Service for Specialist Palliative Care and End of Life Care Lead Consultant, to implement strategy and service improvements across the Trust.
It is essential that the successful person possess evidence of qualification in Palliative care, excellent communication and leadership skills, is passionate about maintaining a clinical focus and credibility and can demonstrate experience in delivering education, along with involvement in audit and research.
In return we will offer you the opportunity to work within a supportive clinical management group which promote and supports ongoing development.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the strategic development and delivery of supportive and palliative care for those with life limiting conditions and for the End of Life Care agenda. The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Head of Service and End of Life Care (EoLC) lead to implement strategy and service improvements across the Trust. They will be responsible for providing line management for the Macmillan Specialist Palliative/End of Life Care nursing team throughout University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL)
Lead and provide strategic direction for palliative and end of life care nursing across the multi- professional teams within UHL, in accordance with the national guidelines and quality measures to ensure effective service improvement and delivery. Including the implementation of NICE Supportive & Palliative Care guidelines and end of life care quality measures.
About us
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:
- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
The detailed job description and main responsibilities are included as an attachment to this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Results Area
- The delivery of end-of-life care including specialist palliative care nursing services within the Trust. Maintaining clinical competence by undertaking rostered clinical duties on a regular basis.
- Discussion, agreement and determining with colleagues the assessment and care delivery process incorporating current evidence-based practice, future trends and developments in specialist palliative care, timeliness of interventions and their related risks via MDT meetings, peer review and
- Provide clinical leadership, direction and act in an advisory capacity to the multi-disciplinary team members within specialist palliative care and end of life
- Lead the liaison and co-ordination with multi-disciplinary teams across the Trust, including all tumour site specific cancer teams in relation to specialist palliative
- Provide specialist advice and support to patients, carers and all health care professionals using advanced knowledge palliative and end of life care, including specialist interventions at end of life, pain and symptom management, psycho-social needs, end of life care and ethical Provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the wards and departments to whom patients and their families can turn for assistance advice and support.
- Work in partnership with patient user groups to develop strategies ensuring the involvement of cancer, palliative care and end of life care service users in the development of future service.
Please see JD for more details
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Results Area
- The delivery of end-of-life care including specialist palliative care nursing services within the Trust. Maintaining clinical competence by undertaking rostered clinical duties on a regular basis.
- Discussion, agreement and determining with colleagues the assessment and care delivery process incorporating current evidence-based practice, future trends and developments in specialist palliative care, timeliness of interventions and their related risks via MDT meetings, peer review and
- Provide clinical leadership, direction and act in an advisory capacity to the multi-disciplinary team members within specialist palliative care and end of life
- Lead the liaison and co-ordination with multi-disciplinary teams across the Trust, including all tumour site specific cancer teams in relation to specialist palliative
- Provide specialist advice and support to patients, carers and all health care professionals using advanced knowledge palliative and end of life care, including specialist interventions at end of life, pain and symptom management, psycho-social needs, end of life care and ethical Provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the wards and departments to whom patients and their families can turn for assistance advice and support.
- Work in partnership with patient user groups to develop strategies ensuring the involvement of cancer, palliative care and end of life care service users in the development of future service.
Please see JD for more details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN with current PIN and no restrictions to practice
- Palliative Care qualification
Communiction skills
Essential
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
Leadership
Essential
- Can demonstrate excellent leadership skills
Desirable
- Previous management responsibility in Palliative Care role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN with current PIN and no restrictions to practice
- Palliative Care qualification
Communiction skills
Essential
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
Leadership
Essential
- Can demonstrate excellent leadership skills
Desirable
- Previous management responsibility in Palliative Care role
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).
