Job description

Job responsibilities

• Please see the attached Job Description for a more detailed overview.

  Principal Responsibilities:

  • To work within and inform the policy framework of the Adult Inpatient Service in the provision of palliative and supportive care by leading the team in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the organisation are met.
  • The post holder will have a key leadership role at senior level and will provide palliative care knowledge and advanced leadership skills to ensure the delivery of care within the Adult Inpatient Service as part of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
  • The post holder will have direct clinical involvement in the care delivered within the Adult Inpatient Service and take 24-hour responsibility for the overall clinical management of the unit in collaboration with the Registered Manager.
  • Lead in developing a patient and family led service whilst maintaining and improving clinical standards within the Adult Inpatient Service.
  • Identify where existing standards should be updated and highlight new developments in practice to all clinical areas across the organisation.
  • Act as a senior nursing leader within the organisation and as such be involved in the investigation of incidents, supporting peers in other departments, and providing a role model to colleagues across the organisation.
  • Accountable for managing the control of expenditure within a defined budget and work with the Head of Adult Services to regularly review productivity and expenditure.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with the NMC

Desirable

• Masters Degree
• Palliative Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience at a senior level (Band 7 minimum)
• Demonstrable experience of leadership and management at senior level (Band 7 minimum)
• Awareness of NICE Guidance
• Awareness of CQC standards and inspection routines
• Experience of working with palliative care patients, or those at end of life. This experience can have been gained in a variety of settings and is not restricted to that within hospice care.

Desirable

• Experience in a patient safety role with an understanding of the principles that underpin approaches to improving patient safety.

Key Skills

Essential

• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
• Knowledge of key patient safety metrics.
• Commitment to clinical excellence through continued professional development

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Havens Hospices

Address

Fair Havens Hospice

226 Priory Crescent

Southend-on-Sea

SS2 6PR