Band 8c Consultant Nurse Palliative Care Job In London

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Job vacancy: Band 8c Consultant Nurse - Palliative Care, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London | trac.jobs

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Band 8c Consultant Nurse - Palliative Care

Band 8c

Main area Palliative Care Grade Band 8c Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 391-RFL-2047-A Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Free Hospital Town London Salary £74,441 - £84,651 per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 10/03/2023 23:59

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust delivers world class care across three hospital sites. Providing world class specialist palliative care and end of life care to our patients is core to our role and values as a health care provider. 

We are looking for a highly experienced palliative care nurse with vision and drive to lead and manage an established palliative care nursing team. You will work within a multi-disciplinary nurse led service across the Royal Free Hospital, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals and North Camden Community. The candidate will manage an excellent team of clinical nurse specialists and lead the on-going development of palliative care and end of life care nursing across the Trust. The successful candidate will work with the senior leadership team and clinical leads throughout the organisation and with other providers in North Central London (NCL) to deliver an integrated service that is patient and carer focused. The Consultant nurse role demands that you spend 50% of your time working directly with patients, their carers and families, are able to provide visionary leadership in service development, be actively involved in education, and develop your role as a researcher. You will be based at The Royal Free Hospital site, but you will be required to work across all trust sites.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will need to be a registered nurse with expert knowledge, skills and competency gained through working at a senior level in specialist palliative care. You will have a relevant master’s level degree and be able to demonstrate experience and collaboration in audit, service improvement and research in your portfolio. In return, we are fully committed to your personal development and training needs including doctoral studies.

A passion for the care of patients’ palliative and end of life care needs is essential, as is a commitment to further improving services across the Trust, and the wider NCL integrated care system. You will have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, be a role model/leader, be self-motivated, committed and enthusiastic.

Please note, pervious unsuccessful application submitted within the last 3 months will not be accepted 

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust Values

Education

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse
• Masters degree or evidence of ongoing relevant courses associated with specialty
• PhD or evidence of post graduate research activity. (publications and currently contributing to speciality research activity)
• Appropriate teaching certificate or extensive teaching experience
• Advanced assessment qualification
• Evidence of recent professional / management / leadership development
• Non- medical prescribing course or willingness to undertake

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial post-registration experience as a senior clinician
• Experience of writing research protocols and analysis of clinical research data
• Demonstrable knowledge, skills and audit experience
• Must be able to disseminate information in both written format and in public speaking forum
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a wide range of approaches to the patient’s management, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
• Evidence of publications and conference presentations
• Evidence of innovative practice developments and significant achievements gained
• Evidence of change management experience to produce innovative practice and service development to improve patient outcomes
• Understanding of the role of specialist area within the current health environment and the impact of current government /regional policy developments
• Knowledge of all aspects of healthcare governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
• Ability to contribute at national level and be involved with Trust wide projects and initiatives

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential criteria

• Excellent time management and organisation skills
• Ability to demonstrate a variety of media / IT skills
• Ability to manage change and contain conflict ensuring resolution with positive outcomes and with use of negotiation skills
• Comprehends and works within the trust’s policies including Data Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patient
• Translates and integrates evidence based research/guidelines into the development of local pathways of care
• Develops working relationships locally and nationally as part of the multi-professional team including cross boundary working
• Able to lead, manage and motivate others in complex problem solving and assessment skills
• Able to recruit staff to World Class Values
• Experience of line management & employment relation issues
• Budgetary management

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Highly motivated
• Positive attitude
• Assertiveness
• Enthusiasm
• Objectivity
• Approachable
• Reliable
• Committed
• Calm

• Covid-19 Vaccination

  Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
  We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible. 

•  AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
• By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Therefore we require you to complete your stat and Man e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.
• If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK. Please Note: We are unable to sponsor Band 2 to 4 as the salary does not meet the UKVI Points Based system threshold.
• If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
• If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system. 
• The Trust will request a DBS (CRB) if post involves regulated activities. The Trust is compliant with the Disclosure and Barring Service Codes of practice and the Rehabilitation of offenders act.
• By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
• Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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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.

Documents to download

• Palliative Care JD ( PDF , 315.9 KB )
• Person Specification ( PDF , 224.7 KB )
• Functional Requirements ( PDF , 101.0 KB )
• Royal Free Map ( PDF , 1.2 MB )
• Benefits Poster ( PDF , 148.6 KB )
• Staff Networks at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust ( PDF , 563.8 KB )
• Our sites and services ( PDF , 486.9 KB )

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Alisha Ali Job title Deputy Director of Nursing Email address alisha.ali@nhs.net Telephone number 0207 794 0500 Additional information

Please contact Alisha Ali, Deputy Director of Nursing or Hannah Western, Palliative Medicine Consultant on 020 8216 4446 for an informal discussion and/or arrange a visit.

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
Telephone 01629 690820

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