The post holder will be responsible for the operational management and development of the clinical services across Specialist Palliative Care. The post holders' own practice will be at an advanced level to act as an expert resource for the above teams and other health care professionals on issuesrelating to Palliative & End of Life Care and provide clinical and managerial leadership of highly specialist nurses providing Palliative & End of Life Care of the highest quality. To lead as a visible clinical role model that can provide inspiration and direction and provide professional advice. The Deputy Head of Nursing for Specialist Palliative Care implement or introduce innovative practice and develop effective problem-solving skills. Together with the Head of Nursing for Specialist Care, the post holder will take responsibility for the quality management of the service. The post holder will participate in activity to ensure the Trust's quality, performance and finance targets are met and divisional objectives are delivered. The post holder will act in such a manner that upholds the values of the Trust and that of the MDTensuring that service delivered contributes to support the principles of clinical governance. To provide appropriate support and advice in relation to the application in practice of the Trust's policies and procedures in particular discipline and grievance, sickness absence monitoring,recruitment, and selection of staff.

Main duties of the job

Provide and facilitate an expert level of advanced care to patients with palliative & end of life care needs, acting as an accountable role model through the demonstration of evidence based practice.Utilise advanced clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based knowledge in the management of patients with highly complex presentations.Participate in the development of clinical expertise to develop advanced assessment and decision-making skills for the specialist palliative care nursing teams.Act as a point of liaison for multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working to achieve the best possible outcome for patient care. Will take appropriate action to remedy any deficiencies in service provision.Provide strong clinical leadership, be a visible member of the team undertaking clinical shifts where appropriate and support to clinical teams.Ensure effective use of advanced clinical knowledge and skills, relating to the speciality to enhance patient care delivery.Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies (statutory & voluntary) to ensurepatient needs are met, especially in relation to on-going care needs and discharge arrangements.Lead on the development of Trust wide guidelines for the appropriate management of patients with specialist and core level palliative care needs.Provide leadership over a 7-day period in times of operational need.

About us

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of excellent health care, improved health for all. We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To operationally manage and support the Acute, Community Specialist Palliative Care CNS Teams and the Palliative Care Support Team including responsibility for staff appraisal, professional development review and recruitment & retention.To provide clinical and managerial leadership within their areas of responsibility, developing and strengthening and supporting the role of Team Leaders and CNSs.To investigate accidents, incidents and complaints, implementing corrective actions where necessary, in consultation with the divisional management team in accordance with trust policies.To influence patient care through clinical practice, management, leadership, education,research, audit and professional activities.Responsible for the management of Acute & Community Palliative Care CNS teams and Palliative Care Support Team for issues of discipline and grievance, sickness absence and recruitment and selection, departmental workload & allocation.Responsible for proposing and implementing policy changes which will impact on service delivery within the service and have responsibility to overcome and barriers to acceptance and implementation.To act as a resource and implement higher-level action in relation to all the Trust's policies and procedures.Initiate and implement service improvement using Quality Improvement approach including the development of annual reports for all services that contributes to service planning and strategic management.Ensure all staff participates in the Individual Performance and Development Review in line with Trust Policy.In collaboration with the senior team, monitor the provision of care through review and audit of patients' experiences using complaints management system, Patient Relations Service and local national patients' satisfaction surveys. Incorporates these findings into service improvement plans and reports findings of such surveys and trend monitoring across theTrust.To contribute to the development of robust business cases in order to deliver short and long term business strategies.Managing the budget for the identified area(s), ensuring capital and equipment resourceswithin the clinical area are used to provide an efficient, effective and high-quality service.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

• Masters in health related field and/or relevant experience to masters level
• Degree in Palliative Care/Oncology
• Leadership/Management Qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• V300 Independent Prescribing qualification
• Teaching and Assessing qualification

Knowledge and Training

Essential

• Experience of working as a senior sister/charge nurse/Team leader
• Experience of managing change
• Experience of undertaking audits and benchmarking

Desirable

• Budgetary Skills
• Experience in the management of HR and financial resources
• Experience in formal and informal teaching

Experience

Essential

• Considerable post registration experience within palliative care/oncology/LTC
• Experience of managing complaints and incidents

Desirable

• Experience of coaching
• Experience of Governance processes

Employer details

Employer name

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Russells Hall Hospital

Pennsnett Road

Dudley

DY1 2HQ

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