Lead Practitioner - Palliative and End of Life Care

+ The post holder will work with the Clinical Lead and other key stakeholders within the Organisation to achieve the strategic objectives across the Trust relating to Palliative/End of Life Care.
+ The post holder will develop and maintain an integrated specialist palliative care team, promoting cross organisation/professional boundary working.
+ The post holder will be required to maintain their clinical expert practice, whilst promoting and creating a wider vision for palliative and EoLC.
+ The post holder will champion the quality strategy and uphold the values and standards of the nursing / AHP profession.
+ The Post holder will ensure Specialist Palliative Care and generalist services across the trust are responsive to the needs of patients with palliative and EoLC needs, in line with national Ambitions for Palliative and EoLC, and NICE guidance. This will involve working with key providers, local commissioners and regional strategy groups.
+ The post holder will develop specialist palliative care workforce to be responsive to need and to support quality improvement across the trust.
+ The post holder will support staff learning and development across the trust in palliative and EoLC to provide patient and family centred care., · To be an integral part of the Trust's senior nursing, midwifery and AHP structure providing strategic leadership for palliative and EoLC. Leading a Trust wide palliative and EoLC strategy and liaising and building strong working relationships with key stake holders.
· To lead on the delivery of national Ambitions for Palliative and EoLC, NICE guidance and CQC requirements for EoLC.
· To lead on the delivery of quality improvement initiatives for palliative and EoLC including advance care planning, priorities for care in the last days of life, and accreditation for the EoLC quality standards.
· Establish and maintain the effective management of the Specialist Palliative Care Service within the Integrated Care Division.
· Act as a role model, maintaining a visible and credible profile within the Division, and as part of the wider Trust leadership structure.
· To provide professional advice and leadership for the development, implementation and monitoring of palliative and end of life care strategies within the Trust that deliver a high quality, patient centred service.
· In conjunction with the Divisional Nurse / Therapy Director and the senior staff in the Division, to strengthen leadership in order to continuously improve patient safety and patient experience.
· Participate in the Professional Cover Rota., · To provide effective line management and professional leadership with regards palliative and EoL care, and to provide line management for the Specialist Palliative Care workforce.
· To identify and lead changes in practice and service delivery in accordance with evidence-based standards and policy, challenging traditional boundaries and current thinking and overcoming resistance and conflict at Trust level.
· Maintain a high profile within the Trust and externally, providing a strong contribution to the achievement of organisational goals.
· Provide support and supervision for senior nursing staff working towards a higher level of practice.
· Communicate regionally, nationally and internationally on area of specialist knowledge.
· To work collaboratively and strategically with representatives both internally (community and acute) and across Greater Manchester around the co-ordination and delivery of palliative and end of life care services.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust's policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90 This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you'll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four 'specialist' hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a 'specialist' hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values 'We Care, We Respect, We Listen' are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: 'Making a difference every day.' They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear, We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population., Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our "two tick" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfills the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
· Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
· NHS pension scheme membership
· Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
· NHS Staff discounts
· Cycle to work scheme
· Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
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