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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Lead - Specialist Palliative Care
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (-)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts: Long day 8am-8pm, and/or shorter days 8am-4pm, 1pm-8pm or 9am-5pm)
Job ref
839-7325908-BM
Employer
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Priscilla Bacon Lodge
Town
Norwich
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
26/08/2025

Employer heading

NHS

Clinical Lead in Specialist Palliative Care

Band 7

NCH&C is proud to be the first standalone NHS community trust in the UK to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our focus is on continually improving the quality of care we offer to local people and on improving access to that care, helping people to move seamlessly from one service to another. Praising NCH&C’s “compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels”, the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.

Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust is committed to continuing to create a modern and inclusive work environment. As part of this commitment we actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible, to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce to maintain and improve their wellbeing. The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Job overview

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Lead in Specialist Palliative Care, on a fixed-term basis for 12 months.

The post holder will work closely with the Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurses, and the Priscilla Bacon Lodge inpatient unit, acting as an ambassador for clinical excellence, and providing professional and clinical leadership for both teams.

The post would suit candidates who have an extensive background and experience in palliative and end of life care,  as well as a high standard of professionalism, strong leadership skills, and experience of working to improve services to promote good quality, safe, and effective patient-centered care.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be an ambassador for clinical excellence by maintaining their own specialist training, development, and expertise so that they can provide professional and clinical leadership to the team. 

 

You will be responsible for the supervision, training, and clinical skills competency sign-off of staff working within both teams.

 

You will support the teams' caseload of complex patients and undertake ad-hoc clinical work on the inpatient unit on a regular basis, , in order to support service delivery and maintain high standards of clinical practice.

 

You will promote excellent standards of clinical care in the team through continual service improvement arising from supervision and training strategies, competency frameworks, and learning from incidents, complaints, audits, and outcome measure data.

 

You will act as a clinical representative for the service in both internal and external clinical development meetings and forums.

 

You will promote high standards of palliative and end of life care across our local network of providers by acting as a specialist resource and contributing to the delivery of formal and informal training and education.

Working for our organisation

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Find out more about working for our organisation here: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/226719057/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be an ambassador for clinical excellence, maintaining high standards of training, development, and expertise to provide professional and clinical leadership to the teams.

 Clinical responsibilities

 

The post-holder is expected to operate autonomously at an advanced level of clinical practice, hold a caseload of patients with complex specialist palliative care needs and to undertake ad-hoc clinical work in the Priscilla Bacon Lodge Inpatient Unit.

 Professional

 

Be proactive in promoting information sharing to support on-going development of Specialist Palliative Care services. 

 

Organisational

 

Be committed to working in a changing environment responding to new demands. Be willing to be flexible to the changing needs of the service acting as a change agent.

 

To develop local and trust-wide policies, clinical guidelines, and protocols necessary to support the delivery of specialist and generalist palliative care services. Ensure that palliative care policies and procedures are adhered to through education and clinical governance.

 

To work with the ICS to enhance palliative and End of Life Care.

 

Attend team and senior management team meetings.

 

To ensure that all practices adhere to NMC policies and guidelines.

 

To continue to develop personal and professional competencies through reflective practice, clinical supervision, and the performance review process.

 

Please refer to job description for further information

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC register
  • Relevant degree or diploma in nursing or other health related subject
  • Relevant post-registration qualification in palliative care/oncology
  • Relevant teaching qualification or relevant experience.
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant MSc in nursing or other health related subject or willingness to work towards.
  • Relevant post-registration qualification in non-medical prescribing or working towards.
  • Post-registration qualification in palliative care/oncology

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Community/palliative care/oncology experience or experience in a related area at relevant level
  • Understands the wider issues impacting on the provision of palliative care, e.g. The End of Life Care Strategy, NICE Guidance, NHS Cancer Plan previous experience in research e.g. clinical trials, own research projects
  • Experience of leading a team
Desirable criteria
  • Community experience
  • Knowledge and experience of audit
  • Previous experience in research e.g. clinical trials, own research projects
  • Able to demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of symptom control

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Advanced communication skills
  • Change management
  • Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
  • Analytical skills, with the ability to problem solve complex situations
  • Innovative, adaptable to change
  • Calm, able to work under pressure
  • Motivated and enthusiastic
  • Ability to work within a team
  • Demonstrates a commitment to providing and receiving clinical supervision
  • Understands the wider issues impacting on the provision of palliative care e.g. The End of Life Care Strategy, NICE Guidance, NHS Cancer Plan
  • Clinical decision-making skills
  • Prioritise workload
  • IT literate
  • Effective leadership skills
  • Teaching skills
  • Advanced assessment skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to deliver psychological assessment and support to a minimum of Level 2 as outlined in NICE Supportive and Palliative Care Guidelines
  • Effective Leadership Skills

Personal Attributes and Behaviour

Essential criteria
  • Honest and trustworthy
  • Commitment to providing quality services
  • Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
  • Innovative, adaptable to change
  • Motivated and enthusiastic
  • Calm, able to work under Pressure

Other

Essential criteria
  • Holds a full and valid UK Driving licence and have access to a vehicle
  • Able to communicate effectively using the English Language in both written and verbal forms

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Expert communication skills, able to address communication barriers
  • Have good IT/ keyboard skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Carers Friendly Tick award EmployersSunflower Hidden DisabilitiesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Care quality commission - OutstandingStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Charlotte Shawe
Job title
Specialist Palliative Care Pathway Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01603 776600
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