Team Leader Community Palliative Care Team
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
We are pleased to offer a substantive 4 day a week (30 hours) Team Leader position for the Community Palliative Care Team overseeing the whole of South Derbyshire including Derby City, Amber Valley, Erewash, South Derbyshire and Derbyshire Dales. The Community Palliative care team provide specialist palliative care support for patients and those important to them in their own homes.
The Team Leader of the Community Palliative Care Team (CPCT) will work under the guidance, supervision and direction of the Palliative Medicine Matron.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take overall responsibility and accountability for the team of clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) and will provide leadership to the team. They are accountable for patient, public and staff experience.
They will lead, offer expert specialist clinical advice and oversee the service to ensure a high level of quality care is delivered to the patients referred to the Community Palliative Care Team.
The post holder will ensure that the delivery of agreed professional standards of care are maintained. They will ensure the team are leading and participating in education, audit and research.
The post holder will require excellent communication skills and have a sensitive and empathetic approach.
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience and knowledge of working in Palliative and end of life care.
* Experience of leading a team or managing staff and relevant leadership experience.
* Experience of teaching or delivering training to a range of healthcare professionals.
Education
* Current NMC Registration.
* Relevant Degree or Equivalent level of knowledge / experience.
* Completion of leadership course / qualification.
Role specific
* Experience of caseload management.
* Experience of service improvement.
* Community experience.
Skills
* Experience of audit and reviewing complex audits.
* Experience of complex symptom management knowledge.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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