Job summary 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 allcommunity services to lead and influence continuous improvement in palliative and end of lifecare.
The post holder will support teams 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 Be Part of Our Team... 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.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
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 description Job responsibilities With a focus on clinical leadership and quality improvement, the post holder will: 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 careIdentify training needs within community teams and facilitate local learningLead on the implementation and ongoing review of local quality improvement initiativesWork in collaboration with our system partners 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 settingsIf 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 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