Job summary
The Palliative Care Clinical Practitioner (PCCP) will support delivery of palliative and end of life care, acting as the generalist 'expert' for the locality and working collaboratively across allcommunity services to lead and influence continuous improvement in palliative and end of lifecare. The post holder will support teams deliver the 'home first' approach, working in partnership with discharge teams/hubs across acute and community services, EICTs and specialist teams.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Practitioner in Palliative Care will act as the generalist 'expert' for an identified locality, working collaboratively across community services and supporting teams to deliver the 'home first' approach
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
This is a fantastic opportunity to help lead and influence continuous improvement in palliative and end of life care across the communities we serve. We are looking to recruit an innovative and motivated senior nurse who is passionate about delivering high quality palliative and end of life care for our patients and their families.
Job description
Job responsibilities
With a focus on clinical leadership and quality improvement, the post holder will:
- Support community teams to deliver evidence based, pro-active individualised care; acting as a role model and enabling staff to develop confidence and competence in all aspects of generalist palliative and end of life care
- Identify training needs within community teams and facilitate local learning
- Lead on the implementation and ongoing review of local quality improvement initiatives
- Work in collaboration with our system partners e.g. Hospices and acute Trusts to support development, implementation and ongoing review of system wide discharge pathways relating to palliative and end of life care
The successful candidate will be a confident leader, who can influence by demonstrating excellent clinical, communication and leadership skills. They will need to work autonomously and build strong relationships across a wide range of services and teams.
Independent Non-Medical Prescribing is an essential requirement of this role and applicants must have completed this course (V300)
The role will involve direct clinical care but the post holder will not hold a clinical case load. Applicants must have experience of delivering palliative and end of life care in community settings
If you are looking for a new challenge and would like to know more we would highly recommend getting in touch by contacting Lisa Kennedy 07593355308
Job description
Job responsibilities
With a focus on clinical leadership and quality improvement, the post holder will:
- Support community teams to deliver evidence based, pro-active individualised care; acting as a role model and enabling staff to develop confidence and competence in all aspects of generalist palliative and end of life care
- Identify training needs within community teams and facilitate local learning
- Lead on the implementation and ongoing review of local quality improvement initiatives
- Work in collaboration with our system partners e.g. Hospices and acute Trusts to support development, implementation and ongoing review of system wide discharge pathways relating to palliative and end of life care
The successful candidate will be a confident leader, who can influence by demonstrating excellent clinical, communication and leadership skills. They will need to work autonomously and build strong relationships across a wide range of services and teams.
Independent Non-Medical Prescribing is an essential requirement of this role and applicants must have completed this course (V300)
The role will involve direct clinical care but the post holder will not hold a clinical case load. Applicants must have experience of delivering palliative and end of life care in community settings
If you are looking for a new challenge and would like to know more we would highly recommend getting in touch by contacting Lisa Kennedy 07593355308
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered first level nurse or equivalent professional registration e.g. HCPC
- MSc or equivalent level knowledge/ experience in relevant area
- Relevant nursing/health degree
- Mentor/teaching qualification
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Extended/independent nurse or specialist
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Recent primary and community / nursing/therapeutic experience
- Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
- Nurse-led triage
- Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
- Clinical Leadership
- Audit
- Research
- Non-medical prescribing
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced clinical practice skills
- Management of patients with long-term conditions
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Clinical examination skills
- Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
- Local and national health policy
- Wider health economy
- Clinical governance issues in primary care
- Patient group directions and associated policy
Personal Qualities
Essential
- As per person specification
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- As per person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered first level nurse or equivalent professional registration e.g. HCPC
- MSc or equivalent level knowledge/ experience in relevant area
- Relevant nursing/health degree
- Mentor/teaching qualification
- Clinical supervision training and experience
- Extended/independent nurse or specialist
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience
- Recent primary and community / nursing/therapeutic experience
- Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries
- Nurse-led triage
- Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
- Clinical Leadership
- Audit
- Research
- Non-medical prescribing
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced clinical practice skills
- Management of patients with long-term conditions
- Management of patients with complex needs
- Clinical examination skills
- Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
- Local and national health policy
- Wider health economy
- Clinical governance issues in primary care
- Patient group directions and associated policy
Personal Qualities
Essential
- As per person specification
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- As per person specification
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).
