Associate Macmillan Palliative Care Nurse | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 August 2024 |
| Location: | Davyhulme, Manchester, M41 5SL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6376829/349-LCO-6376829 |
Summary
Trafford Specialist Palliative Care Team
The Associate Macmillan Palliative Care Nurse will work as a member
of the wider locality based multidisciplinary Macmillan Palliative Care
Supportive Service. The team is very supportive and a full
competency-based induction will be offered, supported by a Band 7
Clinical Nurse Specialist.
The post holder will support Neighbourhood teams to deliver locally driven high quality care, responsive to patient and carers’ needs. The focus of the multidisciplinary approach will be to support patients and carers to live well, prevent inappropriate hospital admission and meet their preferred priorities for care.
Registered Nurse
Up to date registration with the NMC
Health Related Degree or equivalent portfolio experience
Experience evidenced by completion of specialist short courses, post-graduate training, etc. or relevant
Relevant post registration experience
Experience in delivering palliative care.
Experience of working collaboratively
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Experience of working in a community setting.
Experience of teaching training others
Experience of supporting and supervising other staff in the clinical environment
Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to cancer/palliative care.
Demonstrate the application of evidence to work in palliative care Advanced communication skills or willing to undertake 3 day National Advanced Communication Skills training
Understanding of the Specialist Palliative Care Nurse role and roles of other professionals (relevant to the client group)
Knowledge of the principles of Clinical Governance/Audit
In depth knowledge of National Policies and Procedures (relevant to the specialist client group)
Good presentation skills both written and verbal
Good caseload management skills including experience of managing own caseload
Car Driver/access to a car for work purposes
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Jul 2024
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