Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer and Palliative Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 360-B-10484
- Employer
- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Watford General Hospital
- Town
- Watford
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 pa inc. HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6-Palliative Care Discharge Liaison Nurse Cancer Palliative Care
Band 6
Job overview
The Specialist Palliative Care team are recruiting to their discharge team and are looking for an experienced qualified nurse who would like a new challenge performing this key role.
If you are someone who is passionate about palliative care, keen to promote a patient centred approach and understand the importance of facilitating safe, effective and timely discharges from hospital, then this could be the job for you.
Main duties of the job
As a post holder in this role, you will work at Watford General Hospital, assessing and working with our palliative care patients and those important to them, to identify their needs and wishes on discharge from hospital.
Much of the role will involve liaising with other care providers, including ward based staff, community nurses, social services, local hospices, community palliative care providers, continuing healthcare teams and local nursing homes.
Whilst this post sits with the Specialist Palliative Care team, collaboration with the Hospital Integrated discharge team, the local Continuing Healthcare team, Integrated Care Board and Community Palliative Care Teams, is essential.
You will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with the patient, families and the multi-disciplinary team to coordinate safe discharges from hospital.
The candidate will be an experienced Band 5 or above and be able to demonstrate experience of working with Palliative patients and their families/carers.
Knowledge of the Fast Track Continuing Healthcare Funding Process and of services available to palliative patients on discharge from hospital is advantageous.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to manage their own often complex caseload but will have full support from the Clinical Nurse Specialists and Consultants in the palliative care team.
You will develop strong links with your patients and their families and carers, guiding them through their discharge journey from initial assessment to day of discharge.
You will help to identify preferred place of care or death if appropriate and ensure that patient’s wishes are communicated to those who need to know, through advance care planning or via the Electronic Palliative Care Coordination System (EPaCCS).
You will be supported to improve your skills and competencies through regular supervision, appraisals and identified learning needs.
This is a key role within the Specialist Palliative Care Team and is one that is valued highly by staff throughout the West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of ongoing development related to speciality.
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Communication Skills
- Evidence of continued role development
- Relevant post registration qualification, e.g. Diploma in Palliative Care or equivalent.
- Teaching Certificate
- Willingness to undertake learning and development related to the role.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of best up to date practice in palliative care.
- Knowledge of palliative care discharges and issues surrounding them.
- An awareness of relevant political & professional issues in health care.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of local and national guidance relevant to palliative care and palliative discharge.
- Knowledge of Advance Care Planning (ACP).
- Knowledge of community services available to palliative patients and those important to them on discharge.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of caring for patients with palliative care/end of life needs.
- Experience of discharge planning processes.
- Experience of Advance Care Planning.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Fast Track CHC assessment.
- Experience of completing ACP.
- Experience of prioritising care and case management.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Liz Sumner
- Job title
- Macmillan Palliative Care Deputy Lead Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01923217930
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0HB
- Telephone
- 01442 365234
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