Specialist Palliative Care Advanced Nurse Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Practitioner to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team in Trafford Local Care Organisation. The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner who will provide clinical leadership to the Macmillan Palliative Care Team, working in collaboration with the Service Manager and Clinical Lead. They will take a lead role in the clinical management of patients with specialist palliative care needs, in a community setting. The post holder will contribute to a programme non-clinical activity including, although not limited to, quality improvement, education and audit. The post holder will work with key stakeholders within the organisation and primary care to ensure a high standard of evidence based palliative and end of life care provision across the Trafford locality. Main duties of the job The post holder will be expected to take an active role in the advanced assessment, management and treatment of patients referred to the community Macmillan Service. They will provide comprehensive healthcare sensitive to the needs of the Trafford population, including advanced clinical assessments, history taking, diagnostics, treatment planning, prescribing and evaluation. They will utilise advanced communication skills to assist patients to proactively manage and anticipate their future health needs, ensuring that advance care planning is embedded. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team within the Locality and with colleagues across Manchester, the post holder will work across primary, secondary and social care, hospice and tertiary centre boundaries and demonstrate clinical leadership when leading and coordinating the specialist nursing palliative care offer for people with highly complex needs. They will support teams to respond in a timely manner for patients potentially at risk of hospitalisation, supporting patients to be cared for and die in the place of their choice., To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat 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 youll 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 .

Essential

• Relevant professional qualification
• Educated to Masters Level
• Speciality qualification
Desirable
• Teaching qualification
• Advanced Communication Skills Training
Experience Essential
• Minimum two years at band 7 or above practitioner level
• Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice / speciality
• Significant evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups
• Evidence of presentations at local, regional, national level.
• Non-Medical Nurse Prescribing Qualification
• Palliative care experience across settings including acute, community and Hospice settings
Aptitude / Leadership Essential
• Evidence of excellent clinical record
• Demonstrate the ability to work in highly demanding environment.
• Maintained development of clinical leadership skills
• Undertaken a leadership programme
• Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
• Able to articulate personal development needs
• Implementation of audit / research recommendations
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Evidence of significant involvement in change management
Desirable
• Further evidence of continued leadership development RCN programme
Audit & Research Essential
• Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians
• Evidence of audit's undertaken and outcomes
• Evidence of implementation of research-based practice
• Completed course / module in research methods
Desirable
• Evidence of participation in research projects
• Published in peer reviewed journals
• Contribution to academic programmes.
Other Essential
• Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Good knowledge of clinical information systems
• Car driver and has access to a vehicle
  
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