The Palliative Care Clinical Practitioner (PCCP) will support delivery of palliative and end of life care, acting as the generalist 'expert' for the locality and working collaboratively across all community services to lead and influence continuous improvement in palliative and end of life care. The post holder will support teams to deliver the 'home first' approach, working in partnership with discharge teams/hubs across acute and community services, EICTs and specialist teams.
Main duties of the job
* The Clinical Practitioner in Palliative Care will act as the generalist 'expert' for an identified locality, working collaboratively across community services and supporting teams to deliver the 'home first' approach.
About us
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
This is a fantastic opportunity to help lead and influence continuous improvement in palliative and end of life care across the communities we serve. We are looking to recruit an innovative and motivated senior nurse who is passionate about delivering high quality palliative and end of life care for our patients and their families.
Job responsibilities
* Support community teams to deliver evidence-based, pro-active individualised care acting as a role model and enabling staff to develop confidence and competence in all aspects of generalist palliative and end of life care.
* Identify training needs within community teams and facilitate local learning.
* Lead on the implementation and ongoing review of local quality improvement initiatives.
* Work in collaboration with our system partners e.g. Hospices and acute Trusts to support development, implementation and ongoing review of system-wide discharge pathways relating to palliative and end of life care.
The successful candidate will be a confident leader, who can influence by demonstrating excellent clinical, communication and leadership skills. They will need to work autonomously and build strong relationships across a wide range of services and teams.
Independent Non-Medical Prescribing is an essential requirement of this role and applicants must have completed this course (V300).
The role will involve direct clinical care but the post holder will not hold a clinical case load. Applicants must have experience of delivering palliative and end of life care in community settings.
If you are looking for a new challenge and would like to know more, we would highly recommend getting in touch by contacting Rebecca Power Lead Nurse on 07718 664604 or Ruth Denton Head of Palliative Care on 07732 603678.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered first level nurse or equivalent professional registration e.g. HCPC.
* MSc or equivalent level knowledge/ experience in relevant area.
* Relevant nursing/health degree.
* Mentor/teaching qualification.
* Clinical supervision training and experience.
* Extended/independent nurse or specialist.
Experience
Essential
* Significant post registration experience.
* Recent primary and community/nursing/therapeutic experience.
* Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments and injuries.
* Nurse-led triage.
* Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines.
* Clinical Leadership.
* Audit.
* Research.
* Non-medical prescribing.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
* Advanced clinical practice skills.
* Management of patients with long-term conditions.
* Management of patients with complex needs.
* Clinical examination skills.
* Accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service.
* Local and national health policy.
* Wider health economy.
* Clinical governance issues in primary care.
* Patient group directions and associated policy.
Personal Qualities
Essential
* As per person specification.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
* As per person specification.
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address
Moseley Hall Hospital
Alcester Road
Birmingham, West Midlands
B13 8JL
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