Palliative Care Nurse

Job summary

At Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we are very proud of our specialist palliative care and end of life care co-ordination Hub. The CQC awarded us excellent for our service in 2017. The team consists of Specialist Palliative Consultants, Specialist Palliative Care Nurses for the Acute and Community, End of Life Care Facilitators, Urgent Response Team, Day Hospice and Macmillan Occupational Therapists. The service operates 24/7 providing care to patients in hospital and community in Sandwell and West Birmingham.

Main duties of the job

We currently have a vacancy available for a Palliative Care Nurse. You must be a registered nurse with the appropriate qualifications and experience. The applicant for this post will be responsible for coordinating a caseload of patients and staff on a shift, to ensure that all calls from palliative and end of life care patients are responded to in a timely manner.

The post includes rotation between the Palliative Care Hub and Urgent Response Team and offers development opportunities. You will need to have a good clinical knowledge around end of life care, including symptom control and community services. The shift pattern involves rotation between day and nights, 12 hour shifts.

If you feel that you have the enthusiasm, passion and knowledge for this post then please apply.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it.Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

If you would like more information about these posts please contact Louise Wright on 07866004682.

This is a really exciting time for professionals who want to join a team that will influence the development of services for patients at end of life.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 1st Level Registered General Nurse (adults)
• Qualification in palliative / end of life care or relevant experience
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Holds a teaching /assessing qualification

Desirable

• Qualified Nurse Prescriber
• Project management
• Counselling

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a community team or acute ward.
• Experience of caring for patients at the end of life / palliative care needs
• Change management
• Experience of forging excellent relationships across professional boundaries

Desirable

• Experience of working with professionals from health and other sectors including social care and the 3rd sector

Personal qualities

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with an ability to adopt a number of ways to influence diverse parties
• Well motivated
• Ability to exercise initiative
• Able to prioritise own workload
• Able to work effectively with a wide range of people
• Ability to influence, negotiate, facilitate, motivate and support staff, clients and carers
• Effective role model
• Aware of own limitations
• Demonstrate self-belief, self-awareness and ability to self-manage
• Be adaptable across all care settings 24/7

Desirable

• Ability to lead others and demand the respect of colleagues

Management / Supervision / Coordination skills

Essential

• Ability to deal with complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible
• Ability to give constructive feedback
• Ability to lead and implement successful change management
• Alert management if skill mix is incorrect
• Able to supervise and support other staff
• Demonstrate good leadership and team building skills

Emotional effort

Essential

• Able to work in a wide range of environments
• Able to deal with difficult situations e.g. aggression
• Identifies own coping strategies
• Able to access support with difficult situations
• Able to have difficult conversations
• Be able to deal with highly emotive situations with palliative care patients/families

Desirable

• Advanced communications course or equivalent