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At Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we are very proud of our specialist palliative care and end of life care co-ordination Hub. The CQC awarded us excellent for our service in 2017. The team consists of Specialist Palliative Consultants, Specialist Palliative Care Nurses for the Acute and Community, End of Life Care Facilitators, Urgent Response Team, Day Hospice and Macmillan Occupational Therapists. The service operates 24/7 providing care to patients in hospital and community in Sandwell and West Birmingham.
Main duties of the job
We currently have a full-time vacancy available for a Palliative Care Nurse. You must be a registered nurse with the appropriate qualifications and experience. The applicant for this post will be responsible for coordinating a caseload of patients and staff on a shift, to ensure that all calls from palliative and end of life care patients are responded to in a timely manner. The post includes rotation between the Palliative Care Hub and Urgent Response Team and offers development opportunities. You will need to have a good clinical knowledge around end of life care, including symptom control and community services. The shift pattern involves rotation between day and nights, 12 hour shifts.
If you feel that you have the enthusiasm, passion and knowledge for this post then please apply.
If you would like more information about these posts please Louise Wright on 07866004682
This is a really exciting time for professionals who want to join a team that will influence the development of services for patients at end of life.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered General Nurse (adults)
- Qualification in palliative / end of life care or relevant experience
- Holds a teaching /assessing qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Qualified Nurse Prescriber
- Project management
- Counselling
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a community team or acute ward.
- Experience of caring for patients at the end of life / palliative care needs
- Change management
- Experience of forging excellent relationships across professional boundaries
Desirable
- Experience of working with professionals from health and other sectors including social care and the 3rd sector
Personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with an ability to adopt a number of ways to influence diverse parties
- Well motivated
- Ability to exercise initiative
- Able to prioritise own workload
- Able to work effectively with a wide range of people
- Ability to influence, negotiate, facilitate, motivate and support staff, clients and carers
- Effective role model
- Aware of own limitations
- Demonstrate self-belief, self-awareness and ability to self-manage
- Be adaptable across all care settings 24/7
Desirable
- Knowledge of audit and data collection analyse
- Ability to lead others and demand the respect of colleagues
- Change agent
- Risk manager
Management / Supervision / Coordination skills
Essential
- Ability to deal with complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible
- Ability to give constructive feedback
- Ability to lead and implement successful change management
- Alert management if skill mix is incorrect
- Able to supervise and support other staff
- Demonstrate good leadership and team building skills
Communication skills
Essential
- Proficient in reading and writing, routine note taking
- Able to comment on complex documents such as policies/reports
- Able to follow basic written instructions
- Ability to speak and understand basic English
- IT Skills
- Ability to coach
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including problem solving and counselling
- Attend and contribute to meetings
- Communicate effectively on the telephone, face to face and email
Desirable
- Be able to write complex reports and formulate policies
- Use of SystmOne
- Use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Knowledge
Essential
- Clear understanding of end of life care planning
- Good working knowledge of the national end of life initiatives
- Understanding of principles of change management and supportive techniques
- Have a high level of understanding of current and future policy regarding palliative and end of life care and apply to practice
Mental effort
Essential
- Able to deal with frequent telephone enquiries
- Able to read and interpret new national guidelines and apply to practice
Desirable
Physical skills
Essential
- Able to carry out manual handling of patients in line with Trust policy
- Need to be able to travel across hospital sites within the Trust and community, and to external meetings and events
Desirable
Emotional effort
Essential
- Able to work in a wide range of environments
- Able to deal with difficult situations e.g. aggression
- Identifies own coping strategies
- Able to access support with difficult situations
- Able to have difficult conversations
- Be able to deal with highly emotive situations with palliative care patients/families
Desirable
- Advanced communications course or equivalent
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered General Nurse (adults)
- Qualification in palliative / end of life care or relevant experience
- Holds a teaching /assessing qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Qualified Nurse Prescriber
- Project management
- Counselling
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a community team or acute ward.
- Experience of caring for patients at the end of life / palliative care needs
- Change management
- Experience of forging excellent relationships across professional boundaries
Desirable
- Experience of working with professionals from health and other sectors including social care and the 3rd sector
Personal qualities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with an ability to adopt a number of ways to influence diverse parties
- Well motivated
- Ability to exercise initiative
- Able to prioritise own workload
- Able to work effectively with a wide range of people
- Ability to influence, negotiate, facilitate, motivate and support staff, clients and carers
- Effective role model
- Aware of own limitations
- Demonstrate self-belief, self-awareness and ability to self-manage
- Be adaptable across all care settings 24/7
Desirable
- Knowledge of audit and data collection analyse
- Ability to lead others and demand the respect of colleagues
- Change agent
- Risk manager
Management / Supervision / Coordination skills
Essential
- Ability to deal with complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible
- Ability to give constructive feedback
- Ability to lead and implement successful change management
- Alert management if skill mix is incorrect
- Able to supervise and support other staff
- Demonstrate good leadership and team building skills
Communication skills
Essential
- Proficient in reading and writing, routine note taking
- Able to comment on complex documents such as policies/reports
- Able to follow basic written instructions
- Ability to speak and understand basic English
- IT Skills
- Ability to coach
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including problem solving and counselling
- Attend and contribute to meetings
- Communicate effectively on the telephone, face to face and email
Desirable
- Be able to write complex reports and formulate policies
- Use of SystmOne
- Use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Knowledge
Essential
- Clear understanding of end of life care planning
- Good working knowledge of the national end of life initiatives
- Understanding of principles of change management and supportive techniques
- Have a high level of understanding of current and future policy regarding palliative and end of life care and apply to practice
Mental effort
Essential
- Able to deal with frequent telephone enquiries
- Able to read and interpret new national guidelines and apply to practice
Desirable
Physical skills
Essential
- Able to carry out manual handling of patients in line with Trust policy
- Need to be able to travel across hospital sites within the Trust and community, and to external meetings and events
Desirable
Emotional effort
Essential
- Able to work in a wide range of environments
- Able to deal with difficult situations e.g. aggression
- Identifies own coping strategies
- Able to access support with difficult situations
- Able to have difficult conversations
- Be able to deal with highly emotive situations with palliative care patients/families
Desirable
- Advanced communications course or equivalent
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).
