Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for permanent Band 7 Specialist Palliative Care Nurse, 30 hpw (0.8WTE) to join the Palliative Care Hospital Liaison Team as part of the Palliative Care Service in Northumbria Healthcare Trust. The post will be Trust wide covering Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) in Cramlington and Wansbeck General Hospital, Ashington and may at times have to cover into another area of Northumbria. The Team support medical and nursing staff in caring for palliative patients with complex needs in an acute hospital setting.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received
Main duties of the job
Provide expert specialist palliative care for patient and carers with life limiting illnesses within the hospital settings.
Develop partnerships with members of Multidisciplinary Team in the Trust in order to provide a seamless service of palliative care, to enable the patient to be maintained in an environment of their choice.
Provide clinical professional support, resources and education when necessary to members of the Multidisciplinary Team.
Work as an autonomous practitioner within a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring adherence to professional codes of conduct.
Work with other professionals to promote and develop the ethos of Palliative Care within the Trust and the local community
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder must be able to demonstrate that they have the ability to work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team and have excellent leadership and communication skills. They will demonstrate management of people with complex life limiting illnesses within hospital settings and will work in partnership to enable patients to be cared for in their preferred place of choice. Substantial palliative care experience would be an advantage.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Diploma/Degree level of study
- Registered Mentor
- Teaching qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- Supplementary prescribing qualification
- Diploma in Palliative/Cancer Care
- Oncology Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post registration experience
- Symptom management
- Relevant experience in Palliative/Cancer Care
Desirable
- Advanced communication training
- Clinical Skills training
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
- Experience of working in both community and hospital settings
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
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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
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wansbeck General Hospital
Woodhorn Lane
Ashington
NE63 9JJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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