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Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
About
Looking after you locally
Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) provides community-based NHS health and care via more than 70 locations across Norfolk, as well as providing a specialist Early Supported Discharge service to stroke patients in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Serving a population of nearly 900,000, NHC&C delivers community dentistry, services for children, young people and families, therapies, community nursing, end of life care and specialist nursing, among others. We believe that people are better looked after locally and this belief drives us to work hard to bring expert care to patients in our seven community hospitals, within GP surgeries and in patients’ own homes. Working in the community will provide you with the opportunity to develop longer-term and more personal relationships with patients, carers, and other professionals.
NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C’s “compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels”, the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.
Clinical Lead - Specialist Palliative Care
Closed for applications on: 8-Jul-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 8-Jul-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Priscilla Bacon Lodge
- Address
- Century Place
- Town
- Norwich
- Postcode
- NR4 7YA
- Major / Minor Region
- Norfolk
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (-)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts: Long day 8am-8pm, and/or shorter days 8am-4pm, 1pm-8pm or 9am-5pm)
Salary
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Clinical Lead - Specialist Palliative Care
NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C’s “compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels”, the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.
Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.
We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.
Job overview
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Lead in Specialist Palliative Care, on a fixed-term basis for 12 months.
The post holder will work closely with the Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurses, and the Priscilla Bacon Lodge inpatient unit, acting as an ambassador for clinical excellence, and providing professional and clinical leadership for both teams.
The post would suit candidates who have an extensive background and experience in palliative and end of life care, as well as a high standard of professionalism, strong leadership skills, and experience of working to improve services to promote good quality, safe, and effective patient-centred care.
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The post-holder will be an ambassador for clinical excellence by maintaining their own specialist training, development, and expertise so that they can provide professional and clinical leadership to the team.
They will be responsible for the supervision, training, and clinical skills competency sign-off of staff working within both teams.
They will hold a caseload of complex patients and undertake ad-hoc clinical work on the inpatient unit on a regular basis, , in order to support service delivery and maintain high standards of clinical practice.
They will promote excellent standards of clinical care in the team through continual service improvement arising from supervision and training strategies, competency frameworks, and learning from incidents, complaints, audits, and outcome measure data.
They will act as a clinical representative for the service in both internal and external clinical development meetings and forums.
They will promote high standards of palliative and end of life care across our local network of providers by acting as a specialist resource and contributing to the delivery of formal and informal training and education.
Working for our organisation
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Find out more about working for our organisation here: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/226719057/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be an ambassador for clinical excellence, maintaining high standards of training, development, and expertise to provide professional and clinical leadership to the teams.
To act as a resource to other healthcare professionals in the delivery of expert, evidence-based clinical care for patients who have complex specialist palliative care needs from the point of diagnosis onwards.
To operate autonomously at an advanced level of clinical practice and hold a caseload of patients with highly complex specialist palliative care needs.
To provide holistic specialist palliative care nursing assessment, working collaboratively as part of a multi-professional team. Identify priorities of care, implement treatment plans including non-medical prescribing, in order to ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence.
To make recommendations for learning education and development in both teams, ensuring all relevant competencies, clinical skills and expertise are achieved and maintained.
To ensure that clinical supervision is occurring within the teams and is accurately recorded in accordance with NCH&C policies.
To work with the teams to provide a clear set of outcomes for palliative and end of life patients that can be measured in accordance with local and national policy.
To work with the teams to deliver learning actions arising from incidents, complaints, and patient feedback.
To undertake the measurement and evaluation of the teams’ work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audits and outcome measures and lead others in the evaluation of the work.
To work with management teams to interpret and analyse local area data for service development and planning and oversee delivery of improved processes and pathways of care.
To act as a clinical representative for the services in both internal and external clinical development meetings and forums and assist in the marketing and promotion of the services with fellow practitioners and stakeholders.
To facilitate development of the teams’ and individual staff members to promote job satisfaction, performance, and an ability to manage change.
To be responsible for the supervision, training, and clinical skills competency sign-off of the teams.
To plan, organise, and oversee the delivery of education programmes for staff providing palliative care.
To propose and implement departmental policy changes for the management of patients referred to the services in line with relevant national standards and regulatory body requirements, including NICE Guidelines, CQC, Royal Pharmaceutical Society Prescribing Competency Standards.
To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management, by identifying, assessing and documenting risks and overseeing delivery of risk action plans.
To comply with existing organisational and departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines and to be actively involved in the reviewing of and updating of them appropriate.
Clinical responsibilities
The post-holder is expected to operate autonomously at an advanced level of clinical practice, hold a caseload of patients with complex specialist palliative care needs and to undertake ad-hoc clinical work in the Priscilla Bacon Lodge Inpatient Unit.
To provide holistic specialist palliative care nursing assessment, working collaboratively as part of a multi-professional team. Identify priorities of care, implement treatment plans including non-medical prescribing, in order to ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence.
To provide specialist palliative care, through direct intervention, and influence provision of generalist palliative care through indirect intervention by giving advice, education and support to all health care and social service professionals.
To participate in MDT meetings / SPCN Huddles as a core member of the specialist palliative care team contributing to the MDT discussion/patient assessment/care planning.
To utilise clinical assessment skills and non-medical prescribing as required.
To provide specialist advice to healthcare professionals via the 24/7 advice line (Professional & Carers).
To keep accurate, confidential, and up to date records for all patient contacts and support in the auditing and monitoring of clinical record keeping standards for the team.
To practice within NMC professional codes of conduct and protocols.
To provide psychosocial support utilising advanced communication skills, particularly at times of high distress or heightened emotional response, e.g., at times of diagnosis, at a time of recurrence and managing last few days of life.
To support staff to provide psychosocial support utilising advanced communication skills, particularly at times of high distress or heightened emotional response, e.g., at times of diagnosis, at a time of recurrence and managing last few days of life.
To work closely with the psychological services team to promote and develop nurse-led assessment and intervention plans for patients with psychosocial needs accessing both services and develop appropriate escalation pathways into the psychological services team.
To attend regular supervision meetings with a nominated supervisor and provide and coordinate supervision, mentorship, support, and advice to the staff members within the teams
To be involved in the provision of relevant professional advice and expertise in matters regarding the service.
To be familiar with and comply with all relevant measures under the GDPR and Caldecott Guardian initiative, vulnerable adult policies (including safeguarding) and the NCH&C clinical governance framework.
To promote the effective use of local services by closer networking with other providers of health, social care and voluntary services.
To work with the teams to develop and deliver education programmes for staff providing palliative care.
Professional
Be proactive in promoting information sharing to support on-going development of Specialist Palliative Care services.
To participate in continuing professional development activity and all mandatory training as required, promoting and supporting this in the team.
To assist in planning and delivering a range of training sessions and workshops relating to specialist palliative care for nurses and AHPs.
To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as both an appraise and appraiser, maintaining a dynamic personal development plan.
Act as a role model by offering work-shadowing to all relevant professionals.
To participate in the delivery of local education programmes for student nurses, medical students and post-registration professionals.
To act as a mentor for practice for education development.
To participate in national research initiatives.
Promote and disseminate research and audit findings.
Evaluate the impact of education of others through audit.
Advocacy and mediation skills are essential.
To lead on patients’ and carers’ communication issues and co-ordination of the patient pathways, for patients referred to the team.
To be an authorised signatory for goods, services and payroll.
Organisational
Be committed to working in a changing environment responding to new demands. Be willing to be flexible to the changing needs of the service acting as a change agent.
To develop local and trust-wide policies, clinical guidelines, and protocols necessary to support the delivery of specialist and generalist palliative care services. Ensure that palliative care policies and procedures are adhered to through education and clinical governance.
To work with the ICS to enhance palliative and End of Life Care.
Attend team and senior management team meetings.
To ensure that all practices adhere to NMC policies and guidelines.
To continue to develop personal and professional competencies through reflective practice, clinical supervision, and the performance review process.
Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free.
Immigration Status - Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against Skilled Worker visas. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.
Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.
Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to NCH&C staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.
DBS - If this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and you are not a current employee of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust or being recruited as an Apprentice then the cost of the DBS check will be automatically removed from your first month’s salary. However if you are registered with the update service this may not be required.
Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received.
Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC register
- Relevant degree or diploma in nursing or other health related subject
- Relevant post-registration qualification in palliative care/oncology
- Relevant teaching qualification or relevant experience.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant MSc in nursing or other health related subject or willingness to work towards.
- Relevant post-registration qualification in non-medical prescribing or working towards.
- Post-registration qualification in palliative care/oncology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Community/palliative care/oncology experience or experience in a related area at relevant level
- Understands the wider issues impacting on the provision of palliative care, e.g. The End of Life Care Strategy, NICE Guidance, NHS Cancer Plan previous experience in research e.g. clinical trials, own research projects
- Experience of leading a team
Desirable criteria
- Community experience
- Knowledge and experience of audit
- Previous experience in research e.g. clinical trials, own research projects
- Able to demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of symptom control
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advanced communication skills
- Change management
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Analytical skills, with the ability to problem solve complex situations
- Innovative, adaptable to change
- Calm, able to work under pressure
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Ability to work within a team
- Demonstrates a commitment to providing and receiving clinical supervision
- Understands the wider issues impacting on the provision of palliative care e.g. The End of Life Care Strategy, NICE Guidance, NHS Cancer Plan
- Clinical decision-making skills
- Prioritise workload
- IT literate
- Effective leadership skills
- Teaching skills
- Advanced assessment skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to deliver psychological assessment and support to a minimum of Level 2 as outlined in NICE Supportive and Palliative Care Guidelines
- Effective Leadership Skills
Personal Attributes and Behaviour
Essential criteria
- Honest and trustworthy
- Commitment to providing quality services
- Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- Innovative, adaptable to change
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Calm, able to work under Pressure
Other
Essential criteria
- Holds a full and valid UK Driving licence and have access to a vehicle
- Able to communicate effectively using the English Language in both written and verbal forms
Communication
Essential criteria
- Expert communication skills, able to address communication barriers
- Have good IT/ keyboard skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Shawe
- Job title
- Specialist Palliative Care Pathway Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
- Room 218, Norwich Community Hospital
- Bowthorpe Road
- Norwich
- NR2 3TU
- Telephone
- 01603 697444
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