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Working Part Time: 6 PA's per Week
The successful candidate will be a part time appointment working across community and hospital settings with the Hospital Specialist Palliative Care Team (HSPCT) within The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CoCH NHSFT) and the Community Specialist Palliative Care Team (CSPCT) within Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP).
Responsibilities
* To undertake administrative duties associated with the care of patients.
* To record clinical activity accurately and comprehensively.
* To participate in service and business planning activity for the trust, community and, as appropriate, for the locality.
* To participate in annual appraisal.
* To maintain professional registration with the General Medical Council and to abide by professional codes of conduct.
* To participate annually in a job plan review with the Clinical Director which will include consultation with a relevant manager to ensure that the post is developed considering changes in service configuration and delivery.
* To work with local managers and professional colleagues to ensure the efficient running of services.
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Luke Hamilton Job title: Directorate Manager Email address: luke.hamilton@nhs.net Telephone number: 01244365778.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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