Role Summary
The post holder will provide strategic direction and leadership for the specialist palliative care service to develop excellence in clinical care. This will involve working across professional and organisational boundaries; in partnership and in collaboration with others including, Acute and Primary Care Clinicians, Specialist Nurses, local Hospice teams, individuals, carers, Higher Education Institutions, Voluntary, Independent and Third Sector Organisations.
About the Role
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More detail about the role
The post holder will have responsibility in five main areas:
- Professional Leadership – providing highly specialist expert advice and knowledge in relation to Nursing / AHP and Specialist Palliative Care across Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
- Expert Practice - demonstrating expert practice and knowledge in relation to Specialist Palliative Care.
- Strategic Planning/Policy Development – working closely with the team members, locality operational management team and Palliative Care Strategy to provide strategic vision for the development, improvement and delivery of services within Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and Health and Social Care Partnerships and further afield, as appropriate. This includes a lead role in policy and standards development, implementation and evaluation in relation to Specialist Palliative Care, determining care delivery in both acute, primary & community care settings.
- Education and Training – develop and deliver specialist educational programmes to meet the needs of practitioners and other relevant stakeholders. This shall be achieved by leading in the identification of educational needs; undertaking investment planning and developing strategy to meet these educational requirements within the area of responsibility.
- Research and Development - developing and working with relevant stakeholders to undertake research, develop research proposals, and evaluate research. The prime driver shall be the attainment of excellence in clinical practice, provide expert leadership in implementation of local Palliative Care strategy, participating in local and national audits, evaluation and leadership in relation to specialist palliative care. Monitor and progress audits as part of Research Steering Group.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week.
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
For further information please contact: Tina Grose Lead Cancer Nurse on 01392 4022896 tina.grose@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
