Job summary
We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity, for an experienced nurse to join our Specialist Palliative Care Team (SPCT), currently consisting of Hospital and Community Macmillan Palliative Care Nurse Specialists, Consultants in Palliative Medicine, and Admin and Clerical Team.
The SPCT provides specialist support, care and advice to patients and their families living with life limiting illness, in the west of North Wales, across primary and secondary care.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of a high quality, accessible palliative care service, providing specialist support, care and advice to patients and their families living with life limiting disease. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly and rotate across Mon and Gwynedd community as required. The post holder will be expected to work week days and regular weekends, during the hours of 9 - 5pm.
If you have the relevant experience and qualifications, alongside a strong desire to work within specialist palliative care, then we would love to hear from you.
Informal enquiries and visits are strongly encouraged.
Main duties of the job
To work within the Specialist Palliative Care Team (SPCT), Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
To contribute to the delivery of a high quality, accessible palliative care service, providing specialist support, care and advice to patients and their families living with life limiting disease
The Highly Specialist Nurse is an autonomous practitioner and has the freedom to act to influence patient care and service provision. They will exercise higher levels of judgement, discretion and decision-making in specialist palliative care, in relation to the management of patients, their carers and professionals involved in their care, across all specialities and all care settings.
The Highly Specialist Nurse will be able to demonstrate higher levels of clinical decision making and so enable the monitoring and improving of standards of care through supervision of practice, as direct or indirect activity, clinical audit, development of practice through research, teaching, and the support of professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Education and qualification
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Substantial experience in a relevant speciality within a senior position
- First level degree or knowledge gained through equivalent experience
- Post-basic qualification in palliative care or relevant area or knowledge gained through equivalent experience
- Master's level learning or prepared to work towards
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Advanced Communications Skills Training or prepared to work toward
Desirable
- Non-Medical Independent Prescriber
- Teaching qualification or knowledge gained through relevant experience
- Master's level qualification or knowledge gained through equivalent experience
Relevant Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience, at Band 6 or above, in palliative care or relevant speciality
- Experience of teaching
- Leadership and management experience
- Experience of multi professional working
- Ability to lead and influence change
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in palliative care
- Experience of audit and research
- Ability to speak Welsh
Skills and Ability
Essential
- Ability to independently make clinical decisions
- Possess excellent and effective communication skills
- Evidence of effective time management and organisation skills
- Evidence of effective team working as well as working autonomously
- Ability to lead and influence change through application of advanced clinical knowledge and skills
- IT literate
- Sgiliau cyflwyno a dysgu/ asesu
Personal Capabilities
Essential
- Diplomatic
- Calm and objective
- Assertive, confident, yet approachable
- Mature outlook
- Recognition of own limitations
- Demonstrates enthusiasm
- Able to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Flexible approach to the needs of the service
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Address
SPCT West Bodfan
Ysbyty Eryri
Caernarfon
LL55 2YE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://bcuhb.nhs.wales/train-work-live/ (Opens in a new tab)
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