Job description

Job responsibilities

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain and utilise skills to analyse and interpret history and illness, presenting symptoms and physical findings to enable diagnosis, planning and treatment of the patient.
• To enhance the patient choice agenda by supporting the implementation and use of end of life care tools
• To support the provision of an efficient and timely palliative care service, of high quality, to patients and their carers in St. Helens.
• To support those responsible for the effective and efficient management of patents with palliative care needs
• To support the safe ad timely transfer of care across services to ensure continuity is maintained at all times
• To demonstrate communication skills that reflect a wide knowledge and understanding of patient and professional issues.
• To establish and maintain effective communication with professionals across health and social care
• To adhere to the policies and procedures
• To adhere to the relevant Code of Professional Conduct
• Registered practitioners who are non-medical prescribers are accountable for their prescribing activities by ensuring they are aware of their Professional accountability and any restrictions or special considerations in their prescribing practice
• To encourage referral and liaison with other professionals and agencies to ensure appropriate care pathways are in place.
• Initiate, promote and utilise relevant research.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• To organise own workload, prioritising and being aware of the commitments and service needs of residential and nursing homes and acute providers.
• To attend meetings as required, submitting relevant and accurate reports as required.
• To deliver services within budget

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES

• To improve the quality of palliative care provision in the community through provision of appropriate education and training relating to End of Life tools to multidisciplinary, multi professional staff.
• To participate in the induction process of new staff.
• Contribute to and participate in the education of pre and post registration study nurses
• To maintain own personal development, knowledge and skills sharing good practice with colleagues
• Demonstrate critical thinking and reflective skills to ensure own professional development in line with prep requirements

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

• All Trust staff will comply with financial processes and procedures

RESEARCH & AUDIT

• To keep up to date with current research information relevant to service and appropriate training as required.
• To organise, support and deliver research-based clinical education to relevant staff.

GENERAL DUTIES

• To observe the provisions of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures
• To actively participate in the annual performance review to identify personal development needs
• To attend Trust Statutory and Mandatory training sessions as required and any other training courses relevant to the post
• To fully comply with the relevant sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act. They must also understand and implement St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Hospitals Trust Statement of Policy on Health and Safety at Work and the Trust corporate Health and Safety Policies and Procedures. You are required to follow all applicable rules and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work and to take all responsible precautions to avoid actions.
• To be aware of the confidential aspects of the post. To keep up to date with the requirements of information governance; undertake mandatory training and follow Trust policies and procedures to ensure that trust information is dealt with legally, securely, efficiently and effectively. Breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action that may involve dismissal. You must maintain the confidentiality of information about service user staff and organisational business in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (GDPR) and Caldicott principles
• The post holder should also be aware that, regardless of any action taken by the employing authority, breaches of confidentiality could result in civil action for damages.
• All staff will be treated with respect by management, colleagues, patients and visitors and equally staff will treat management, colleagues, patients and visitors with the same level of respect. Staff will be supported to challenge any discriminatory behaviour that may be based on differences in race, disability, language, culture, religion, sexuality, age, and gender or employment status
• You will be expected to undertake the Trusts commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
• To ensure that when creating, managing and sharing information records it is done in an appropriate way, subject to statutory requirements and agreed security and confidentiality policies, procedures and guidelines. All employees are responsible for implementing and maintaining data quality, ensuring that records are legible and attributable and that the record keeping is contemporaneous
• In accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the post holder will actively participate in the prevention and control of infection within the capacity of their role. The Act requires the post holder to attend infection prevention and control training on induction and at regular updates and to take responsibility for the practical application of the training in the course of their work. Infection prevention and control must be included in any personal development plan and/or appraisal
• To adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body
• The post holder must be flexible in the duties performed and it is expected that similar duties, not specifically listed above, will be carried out as required and may be cross site.
• The duties contained in this job description are not intended to be exhaustive. The duties and responsibilities of this post are likely to evolve in line with the Trusts continued organisational development.
• To adhere to the NHS Constitution and its principles and values. You must be aware of your Duty of Candour which means that you must be open and honest during your employment and if you see something wrong, you must raise it. You must read the NHS Constitution in full and can download this from the Trusts intranet site or the www.gov.uk website. Hard copies are available from the HR Department on request
• The Trust is a non-smoking site. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness and understanding of statutory relevant acts
• Understanding of local and national policy governing community nursing practice and development

Experience

Essential

• Managerial and Leadership experience
• Effective partnership working
• Evidence of managing the implementation of change
• Experience of effectively managing resources
• Evidence of applying performance managing systems to drive change and achieve business plan objectives

Desirable

• Evidence of implementing service developments and innovation

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication and organisational skills
• Presentation skills
• Computer literate
• Proven clinical leadership skills in negotiating and influencing skills

Other

Essential

• Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the trust values at all times
• Willingness to travel in the course of performing duties and flexible approach to working

Qualifications

Essential

• RGN Registration
• Specialist Practitioner Qualification in District Nursing
• Leadership course or relevant experience
• Evidence of Continuing professional development

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
• Professional/clinical qualification at Masters Level

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Horton Lodge, St Helens Hospital

Marshalls Cross Road

St Helens

WA9 3DA

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