Palliative Care Clinical Educator
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Job summary
We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Clinical Educator to join our well established and dynamic hospital palliative care team.
You will be committed to training and educating health care staff across the Trust on care of the dying patient and all aspects of end of life care. You will also contribute to the teams' development, research and governance through the processes of audit and bench marking, and help to drive forward palliative education and service development initiatives at the Trust.
Main duties of the job
To support and deliver palliative and end of life care education and training to health care staff, and to further develop evidence based palliative care educational programs at Kingston Hospital
To take primary responsibility for providing a progressive learning environment for all grades of nursing / care staff and support the development of less experienced palliative care nurses.
To take a lead role in the education of care of the dying patient within the Trust
To take a lead role in the Trust for Advance Care Planning (ACP) including promoting the use and uptake of ACP systems, with support from the Lead Physician and Senior CNS. This involves working with clinical teams to promote early identification of patients thought to be in the last months of life, encouraging and supporting discussions around the patients and family's wishes and preferences for treatment and care and documenting/communicating these preferences
To be actively involved in project management and service development using quality improvement methodology.
Interviews will be held on 6th December 2024.
About us
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.
We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits
The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance.-Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 - Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.-HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.
Trust Values
Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has four key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
- Caring- Safe - Responsible - Value Each Other
Details
Date posted
09 November 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,178 to £55,492 a year pa incl HCAS pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
396-5799719-MA-PB-Y
Job locations
Kingston NHS Foundation Trust
Galsworthy Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
Employer details
Employer name
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingston NHS Foundation Trust
Galsworthy Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
Employer's website
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