Palliative Care Community Lead - End-of-Life Services

NHS Jobs; Wakefield; On-site; AUD 224,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Hospice Community Service Palliative Care Team Leader to lead the development, design, implementation and delivery of a new community specialist palliative care service in Wakefield. The post holder will oversee patient identification, triage, care coordination and ensure care is aligned with clinical standards and commissioning needs.

The role focuses on building a sustainable commissioned service, providing leadership across hospices and the End-of-Life care system, and

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and implementation of the new community service model.
• Provide operational clinical leadership, support and supervision to staff.
• Coordinate resources to meet patient need while maintaining quality and safety.
• Monitor activity, demand and outcomes to support continuous improvement.
• Develop staffing models aligned with budgets and workforce capacity.

Job description

NHS Jobs is seeking a Hospice Community Service Palliative Care Team Leader to lead the development, design, implementation and delivery of a new community specialist palliative care service in Wakefield. The post holder will oversee patient identification, triage, care coordination and ensure care is aligned with clinical standards and commissioning needs.

The role focuses on building a sustainable commissioned service, providing leadership across hospices and the End-of-Life care system, and