Job summary
The Post Holder will support the development and continued implementation of the Gold Standards Framework (GSF), promoting Advanced Care Planning (ACP) throughout adult services within Airedale General Hospital.
The post holder will support medical, nursing staff and AHP to identify patients with life limiting conditions. Promoting the GSF and the importance of ACP.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working under the supervision of the Palliative Care Team Leader to co-ordinate and prioritise education and training for relevant health professionals.
The post-holder will support the implementation of education, training and evaluation of the GSF and ACP throughout adult services with Airedale General Hospital.
In collaboration with all relevant stakeholders they will demonstrate consistent, measurable improvements for patients with life limiting conditions (and carers) across tumour specific and chronic disease groups.
The post holder will work in partnership with nursing, medical and AHP colleagues across departmental and organisational boundaries.
The post-holder will collect, collate and undertake ongoing audit and feedback to governance and clinical forums which will be used to inform and underpin clinical practice and service development relating to end of life care.
About us
Senior Matron for Medicine
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Matron for Medicine
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Palliative Care Team Lead
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description
Leadership/Management
Clinical skills
Operational Skills
Education and Training
Research and Development/ Audit
Communication and working relationships
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description
Leadership/Management
Clinical skills
Operational Skills
Education and Training
Research and Development/ Audit
Communication and working relationships
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The post holder will be educated to, or working towards, degree level in nursing or equivalent
- To have a recognised teaching/assessing qualification with sound presentation skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience with evidence of experience within end of Life care.
- To be self motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- To have good time management skills
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The post holder will be educated to, or working towards, degree level in nursing or equivalent
- To have a recognised teaching/assessing qualification with sound presentation skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience with evidence of experience within end of Life care.
- To be self motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- To have good time management skills
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).
