Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a palliative care advanced practitioner band 7 to work in the COMPASS (Community Palliative Advice and support service) in Waltham Forest. Applicants will work as an effective and responsible member of the palliative care team, providing a consistently high level of specialist palliative care advice to patients with a life limiting illness. their families and carers throughout the illness journey. You will be required to autonomously managing a caseload of patients, undertaking a comprehensive assessment of individual patient's palliative care needs, working with other teams and communicating effective recommendations to relevant professionals. You will be required to have knowledge of when to re-evaluate, transfer care or discharge from the service.You will work in collaboration with community teams in WF
Applicants will be a Registered practitioner (NMC or HCPC) responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable.
The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians, and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services within the community in a widely diverse locality. The Compass team provides a 7-day a week, 8-8 day service 365 days a year.
The post holder will require to work shifts, with the 8-8 period.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be able to :
- To act as an expert nurse/Practitioner for patients and families and be a resource for advice and consultancy to empower other professionals to provide high quality palliative/end of life care.
- To work autonomously to provide holistic assessment and management for patients with complex problems, and their families, enhancing their quality of life and enabling them to make choices about their care. Monitoring, evaluating and reviewing palliative interventions.
- To act as a patients advocate and support informed discussions around choices concerning treatment options affecting quality of life and preferences around place of care and place of death.
- To work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting colleagues and respecting their contribution to meetings.
- To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures and adhere to them.
- To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust.
- To contribute to quality initiatives and service development.
- To have a sound clinical knowledge on all aspects of palliative care and palliative medicine with awareness of the benefits and reactions to treatments and drugs used for symptomatic and therapeutic benefit, providing expertise in symptom control and offer appropriate advice as required
About us
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:We are kind.We are respectful.We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care bythe best people.
Starting with NELFTNELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and theallocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary PeriodThis post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer LondonThis post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15%of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North EastLondon NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to thiswhen completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all thecriteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon aspossible as some posts close early to limit the number ofapplications.
Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unableto offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibilityunder the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basicsalary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is notincluded to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AIduring the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North EastLondon NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to thiswhen completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all thecriteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon aspossible as some posts close early to limit the number ofapplications.
Certificates of SponsorshipAlthough we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unableto offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibilityunder the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basicsalary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is notincluded to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AIduring the recruitment process.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Essential
- * Essential Qualifications/Registrations
- * Skills
- * Experience
- * effective communication skill
- * Leadership
- * Demonstrate the Trust values
Desirable
- * Experience
- * Skills
- * previous Palliative care experence
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse (Part 1 of NMC register) or Health & Care Professions Council eg Paramedic
- * Non-Medical Prescriber.
- * Evidence of continuous professional development
- * Postgraduate level study or able to demonstrate post graduate level working evidenced via continuous professional development
- * Certificate/Diploma in Management Studies
- * Minor illness and injury courses
- * Reddot training
Desirable
- * Certificate/Diploma in Management Studies
- * Reddot training
- * Minor illness and injury courses
Experience Criteria
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years post Reg. experience
- Experience in Primary care
Desirable
- * Emergency/Urgent treatment care experience
- * Experience with QI projects
- * Experience with Clinical audits
- * Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Essential
- * Essential Qualifications/Registrations
- * Skills
- * Experience
- * effective communication skill
- * Leadership
- * Demonstrate the Trust values
Desirable
- * Experience
- * Skills
- * previous Palliative care experence
Qualifications
Essential
- * Registered Nurse (Part 1 of NMC register) or Health & Care Professions Council eg Paramedic
- * Non-Medical Prescriber.
- * Evidence of continuous professional development
- * Postgraduate level study or able to demonstrate post graduate level working evidenced via continuous professional development
- * Certificate/Diploma in Management Studies
- * Minor illness and injury courses
- * Reddot training
Desirable
- * Certificate/Diploma in Management Studies
- * Reddot training
- * Minor illness and injury courses
Experience Criteria
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years post Reg. experience
- Experience in Primary care
Desirable
- * Emergency/Urgent treatment care experience
- * Experience with QI projects
- * Experience with Clinical audits
- * Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
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).
