Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
Many of the roles we advertise have a requirement for a DBS check to be carried out. If you are successful for a role and it requires a DBS check the Trust will carry out the initial check and subscription to the DBS Update Service, however successful candidates will be expected to cover the associated costs . Details of this will be sent to successful candidates in their offer letter.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 3 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust currently have limited availability of car parking spaces, as such are operating a waiting list for new starters joining the organisation.
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Visa Sponsorship
The Trust will only consider sponsoring staff for certain roles, however this will be considered on a case by case basis in line with current legislation. As an employer we are unable to offer sponsorship to all roles in particular we cannot offer sponsorship for roles below Band 5.
Job overview
Band 6 Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse - South Team. (Base Location Whitnash Lodge).
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated nurse with a passion for palliative care. Have you undertaken recent study to support your knowledge and skills in this area? Working autonomously and collaboratively within a multi -disciplinary team? Then we are looking for you.
You will demonstrate excellent communication skills in supporting patients and their families and must be committed to providing high quality compassionate care.
A commitment to teaching and education is equally important.
Palliative or end of life care experience is essential. In return, we offer a supportive and friendly environment and access to training and continuous professional development to enhance this role.
If you feel that you have the enthusiasm, passion and knowledge for this post then please apply.
Advert
To provide a specialist palliative care nursing service across Warwickshire. This includes providing specialist advice, education and training, leadership and change management in pursuit of excellent palliative care.
The post holder will be responsible for actively managing a clinical caseload of patients requiring specialist palliative care.
A key component of this post will be to work collaboratively with others and providing leadership, education, and training in specialist Palliative care to enable the wider workforce to improve their skills. The post holder will work in collaboration with the locality team to deliver the specialist palliative care element of the SWFTs Business plan.
There is requirement to work clinically across Warwickshire in order to meet the needs of the service.
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Supports the delivery of specialist palliative care across Warwickshire
Manages a specialist clinical case load (under the supervision of a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist).
Participates in the development and provision of specialist palliative care education and training within local trust and actively participates in these functions across Warwickshire
Participates in local audits, research projects, as requested by Lead Nurse
Works across professional boundaries using creative reasoning and problem solving.
Supports and manages change within a complex environment including across organisational boundaries in the pursuit of excellent palliative and end of life care.
Influences the development of others through education and training.
Utilises patient and public experience feedback to drive innovation and change.
Assesses; analyses and interprets specialist needs of patients and carers in order to compare varied options for treatment, care/support.
Provides specialised palliative care advice to patients, carers, and all members of the multidisciplinary health care team concerning clinical investigations, disease and symptom management, and other issues within sphere of competence.
Uses specialist knowledge to refer patients and carers to other specialist/multidisciplinary services.
Advises patients, carers and health care professionals on services impacting on palliative care in both acute and primary care settings in addition to social.
Communication/Key Relationships-Internal, External
Uses high level of interpersonal and communication skills for the purposes of facilitating ethical clinical decision making.
Negotiates with health and social care professionals involving contact with acute and primary care sector together with statutory and voluntary services to facilitate seamless access to and transition between palliative care
services for patients and carers
Uses alternative methods to communicate with patients where there are barriers present i.e. hearing disabilities, mental health, language and sensory impairment.
Ability to communicate extremely sensitive diagnostic information.
Uses counselling skills as a therapeutic tool.
Control of Resources
Accurately records and manages personally generated patient information in compliance with data protection regulations.
Maintains data base of service information for the purposes of audit and service development.
Participates in assessment of patient eligibility for Continuing Health Care funding for nursing care from a palliative care perspective.
Manages office resources in order to fulfil job responsibilities.
Uses Microsoft Office to create documents, reports and educational materials.
Facilitates multidisciplinary teams to deliver high quality palliative care
Promotes a culture that supports and enables self-management and proactive planning towards the end of life.
Demonstrates leadership through clinical expertise, delivering high standards of person-centred care and using the underpinning philosophy of co-creating care with people with specialist palliative care needs.
Promotes a culture that supports and enables self-management and proactive planning towards the end of life.
Contributes to the delivery of specialist education and training to other professionals involved in patient care.
Supports and contributes to the development and promotion of the nursing service ensuring the delivery of high quality, cost-effective care.
Supports patient and public involvement within the sphere of practice.
Supports and contributes to quantitative and qualitative data collection of the nursing service in order to provide evidence of productivity, outcomes and quality and contributes to providing Macmillan and SWFT with reports demonstrating the evidence.
Participates in service reviews and initiatives to drive service improvement in the field of specialist palliative care.
Supports and contributes to the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines.
Takes professional responsibility for ensuring effective communication between all service providers across the care pathway.
Actively participates in multi-professional meetings, acting as patient advocate and representing nursing views.
Acts as a role model for excellent communication skills and expertise • Develops skills in conflict resolution and negotiation skills when dealing with difficult or challenging situations.
Provision of Professional Advice
Develops new skills in response to emerging knowledge and techniques.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don’t want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.
We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.
Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it’s a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.
The Trust is part of a ‘Foundation Group’ through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.