Various hours per week available - full time and part time
The post holder will provide specialist support to patients with cancer and other life limiting illnesses. They will be an integral part of the team working within the Trust and act as the first point of contact for patients and all members of the multi-professional team who need to access the Specialist Palliative Care service. The post holder will undertake a range of duties to ensure the effective delivery of care, including delivering specialist advice and ongoing support to their client group.
As part of the role, a professional development plan will be developed to support the post-holder's progression using a recognized competency framework, enabling them to function within all dimensions of the role. This will allow development in areas such as leadership, education, and the ability to contribute to the strategic direction of palliative care within the Trust. The post holder will be mentored and supported by the Band 7 specialist nurses and will carry a supervised patient caseload.
Successful candidates must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.
The post holder will work to maintain established links between the acute sector and the primary care teams to ensure a smooth transition of patient care from the acute sector into the community and vice versa. This will include liaising with services within the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and with other key partners.
Although the post is primarily within the community setting, the post holder will be expected to rotate throughout the service, both acute and community, as needed. The post holder would also be required to work weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis in line with a 7-day service.
Skills
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training program has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
1. Your Leadership Impact
2. Leading your Team to Success
3. Leading Into the Future
4. Service Improvement for Beginners
5. Developing your Service Improvement Skills
6. Lean Practitioner
The Leadership And Improvement Programme Aims To
1. Explore leadership within the NHS
2. Promote Trust values and behaviours
3. Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
4. Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After completing these six and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
For further details or informal visits, contact: Name: Ann-Marie Thomas, Job title: Clinical Matron, Email address: ann-marie.thomas@nhs.net, Telephone number: 01642 065070 #J-18808-Ljbffr