Job summary
We are
excited to be recruiting into the new role, to lead and coordinate the Gold
Standards Framework into Community Hospitals across Worcestershire, working
collaboratively with colleagues in Worcester Acute NHS Trust and Wye Valley NHS
Trust.
We are
looking for someone to work 37.5 hours per week. You will be based with the
Community Specialist Palliative Care Team in the Community Hub at the Princes
of Wales Hospital, but will be working closely with the Community Hospital wards
and Matrons, across Worcestershire.
As a member of the Specialist
Palliative Care Team and an employee of our Trust you will benefit from;
Working within a supportive and valued team of
professionals
Continuous
Professional Development
Flexible
working, allowing you to maintain work-life balance
Access
to LGBT, BAME, Disability and Carers Forums
Wellbeing
and support programmes
Wide range of NHS discounts
Main duties of the job
The
successful candidate will be leading and coordinating the implementation of GSF
into community hospitals, your role will require you to work closely with the
Matrons, wards managers, Advanced Care Practitioners (ACPs) and ward staff to
support them, through formal teaching and working alongside to help them gain
the skills and knowledge they require to implement this exciting programme. You
will be supported by the EoL Educator who sits within the Specialist Community Palliative
Care Team, Consultants in Palliative Care from across Herefordshire and
Worcestershire, fellow EoL Care Facilitators who are based at the acute Trusts
within the ICS, Matrons and staff within the Community hospitals. As
this is a new role you will be expected to work within a community of practice
virtual team made up of EOL Care Facilitators across the ICS. Together you will
develop and lead the project/ resources required for system transformation. This project is being launched across
Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICS and travel to Herefordshire on occasions
will be required and across Worcestershire on a regular basis.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
-
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
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your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In your role
you will be helping clinician staff to develop skills to recognise when
patients are in the last year of life and when they are what planning and
support can be provided to help them live as well as possible, avoiding
unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting them to die in the preferred
place.
For full
details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job
description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In your role
you will be helping clinician staff to develop skills to recognise when
patients are in the last year of life and when they are what planning and
support can be provided to help them live as well as possible, avoiding
unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting them to die in the preferred
place.
For full
details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job
description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of ReSPECT document and Advance Care Planning.
- Expert knowledge and understanding of the needs of patients, their families and careers living with a progressive life limiting illness.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work across multi- disciplinary groups.
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN
- Degree supported by demonstrable relevant clinical experience and post graduate training.
- Teaching and assessing qualification.
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years experience in a relevant band 6 post.
- Experience of working in a Palliative Care Nursing environment.
- Demonstrate evidence of own professional development.
- Recent teaching experience either in a 1 to 1 or group setting.
- Recent experience of holding conversation and completing ReSPECT forms.
- Recent experience of undertaking advanced care planning.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of ReSPECT document and Advance Care Planning.
- Expert knowledge and understanding of the needs of patients, their families and careers living with a progressive life limiting illness.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work across multi- disciplinary groups.
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN
- Degree supported by demonstrable relevant clinical experience and post graduate training.
- Teaching and assessing qualification.
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years experience in a relevant band 6 post.
- Experience of working in a Palliative Care Nursing environment.
- Demonstrate evidence of own professional development.
- Recent teaching experience either in a 1 to 1 or group setting.
- Recent experience of holding conversation and completing ReSPECT forms.
- Recent experience of undertaking advanced care planning.
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).
