Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Community Specialist Palliative Care

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a full-time Advanced Clinical Practitioner for Specialist Palliative Care. The role involves working with a multidisciplinary team to enhance clinical skills, support patient safety, and lead non-medical prescribing initiatives. Ideal candidates will have advanced clinical expertise and a passion for improving palliative care outcomes. Competitive benefits and commitment to inclusivity are part of our ethos.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical expertise in palliative care.
• Certification in non-medical prescribing.
• Ability to support clinical audits and continuous quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide team leadership in clinical workforce development.
• Support expansion of non-medical prescribing.
• Drive quality person-centred outcomes in palliative care.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise

Non-medical prescribing

Clinical supervision

Patient safety

Education

Experience in specialist palliative care

Job description

We are looking to recruit a full-time Advanced Clinical Practitioner for Specialist Palliative Care.

This exciting new role will be part of the specialist palliative care (SPC) multidisciplinary team, working in partnership with the specialist palliative medical consultants, clinical nurse specialists, SPC physio, OT and therapy assistant. There will be regular liaison with the Hospice and Hospital SPC team. This role will clinically support the SPC caseload across 8 neighbourhood teams.

Working within the four pillars of advanced practice we require a specialist palliative care ACP to support in shaping the future of palliative care in West Cheshire.

Our core values of care, compassion, commitment, communication, competence and courage are at the heart of everything we do. If you share the same values and have the specialist palliative care skills and experience we're looking for, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

This role will provide team leadership in driving clinical workforce development and embed general palliative care competencies across community services.

We want a specialist palliative care advanced practitioner who is an experienced non-medical prescriber with advanced clinical expertise, knowledge, and an evidence-based approach within this specialism.

The ACP will be required to develop enhanced clinical skills within the specialist team, facilitating clinical supervision, supporting autonomy and advanced clinical decision making. Immediate key objectives will be to lead on the expansion of non-medical prescribing, empowering specialist palliative care clinicians and the wider workforce to deliver timely and effective symptom management. This role will champion patient safety, continuous improvement and collaborative working with system partners.

The specialist palliative care ACP will support with driving quality person-centred outcomes, research and innovation. There will need to be a strong focus on clinical audit, service evaluation and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

About the employer

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you'll find something to suit you at CWP.