Are you passionate about providing high quality palliative and end of life care? Can you share your knowledge, skills and experience in patient care to support and coach colleagues?
We are looking for a Palliative, End of Life Care and Bereavement Clinical Educator to join our small but incredible team. This unique post combines the delivery of a formal education programme with a clinical based coaching role. You will work within our team to deliver direct patient care alongside colleagues and role model/ facilitate excellent nursing practice. You will also develop and deliver on-going training and innovative education, in a flexible and evolving way, to staff working in the NCA to enable the consistent delivery of high standard, holistic and person-centred palliative, end of life and bereavement care.
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Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide Palliative, End of Life Care and Bereavement education and training to health care staff. This will include the delivery of clinical and formal training programmes alongside the Practice Development Team. Delivery of direct patient care alongside colleagues to role model and facilitate excellent nursing practice which incorporates clinical and enhanced skill development in palliative and end of life care.
The post holder will also participate in audit and evaluation of the training programme. They will assist the Practice Development Lead for Palliative and End of Life Care and the Specialist Palliative Care Team in the development and delivery of high standards of patient focused, evidenced-based end of life care across the Northern Care Alliance.
1. Deliver palliative, end of life care and bereavement training programmes to a variety of staff groups.
2. Maintain a presence in the local clinical areas by delivering direct patient care alongside colleagues and role model and facilitate excellent nursing practice in a coaching role.
3. Discuss with colleagues the assessment and care delivery process incorporating current practice, evidence base, future trends and developments in care, timeliness of interventions and related risks.
4. Provide and receive complex or sensitive information where there are barriers to understanding.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* RGN / 1st level registered nurse with current registration with NMC
* First degree in a health related subject or an equivalent portfolio of evidence
* Post basic qualification in palliative care or an equivalent portfolio of evidence
Desirable
* Recognised teaching qualification or equivalent experience
Experience / skills
Essential
* Experience in a senior role in a palliative / end of life care environment
* Effective communicator able to communicate complex and sensitive information
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Salford Royal
Stott Lane
Salford
M6 8HD
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