Band 7 Palliative Care Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Macclesfield is seeking a Band 7 Palliative Care Advanced Nurse Practitioner to deliver exemplary care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. This role involves face-to-face patient assessments, advice to healthcare professionals, and coordination of patient care across hospice and community settings. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in palliative care and a strong commitment to professional development, as well as excellent communication and holistic assessment skills.

Benefits

7 weeks paid holiday

Comprehensive learning and development

Subsidised meals

Employee support initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years palliative care experience working at Band 6 or above.
• Experience as a Band 7 in a palliative care setting.

Responsibilities

• Undertake face to face reviews of palliative patients.
• Deliver expert advice to healthcare professionals.
• Coordinate care for people with a life-limiting illness.
• Deliver evidence based, quality care.

Skills

Holistic patient assessment skills

Advanced communication skills

Ability to prioritize workload

Coping under pressure

Knowledge of EMIS

Education

Registered nursing qualification

Level 7 in non-medical prescribing

NMC registered Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification

MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent

Advanced Communication Skills training

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Band 7 Palliative Care Advanced Nurse Practitioner

We are seeking to recruit an experienced advanced nurse practitioner with a passion for delivering exemplary care, to join us in looking after people affected by life-limiting illness in both the hospice and community settings.

You will be based in our purpose-built hospice situated one mile from Macclesfield town centre. There is ample free parking available on site, and subsidised meals are available.

Our service will operate 7 days a week, between the hours of 8am and 8pm.

What we can offer you:

• Access to employee support and supervision
• 7 weeks paid holiday increasing upon length of service
• Comprehensive learning and development, with excellent training opportunities
• Subsidised meals at the Hospice
• NHS Pension scheme for existing members. Workplace pension for non-NHS members
• Employee support and wellbeing we have a range of initiatives to support you
• We will cover the cost of your DBS check
• Staff Benefits Including subsidised staff meals, access to money saving offers via our very own ECH Sunflower Card and NHS Blue Light Card.

Pre-application visits to the hospice are encouraged please contact the HR team to arrange: [e-mail] / 01625664994.

Main duties of the job

Our new team member will:

• Undertake face to face reviews of palliative patients, working across clinical settings, inclusive of hospice & community work
• Deliver expert advice to healthcare professionals, patients and relatives both in person and over the phone
• Coordinate care for people with a life-limiting illness
• Be confident liaising with other healthcare professionals, making recommendations for changes to medication regimes/plans of care and advocating for patients and their families
• Deliver evidence based, quality care

About us

East Cheshire Hospice is based in Macclesfield and supports patients and families from the High Peak and East Cheshire areas.

We believe in recruiting for the right attitudes and training for exact skills. The nature of the care we provide to patients, carers and families is specialised and at East Cheshire Hospice, operates at a exceptionally high standard. We can only hope to maintain that standard through a caring, compassionate and well motivated workforce.

Job responsibilities

Duties of the role.

Duties will be varied but will include working as part of the medical team on the inpatient unit, undertaking clinical reviews, admissions and supporting safe discharges. You will also provide specialist palliative care input to our outpatient/daycare services and undertake community visits to patients in their own homes.

More specifically, this will include undertaking holistic assessments of patients using examination and diagnostic skills and where appropriate, prescribing. Your excellent communication skills will be utilised to support families and carers, liaise with other healthcare professionals, and mutually agree upon plans of care. With support from colleagues, you will manage a caseload of patients with varying needs.

You will provide specialist advice and support to patients and carers, both face to face and via telephone. With the support of the multidisciplinary team, you will be pivotal in the co-ordination of care for palliative patients across East Cheshire, and link in closely with specialist palliative care colleagues.

You will be acting as a role model and resource for other staff, having a visible clinical profile and being supportive of other team members requesting advice. Where appropriate, you will act as a mentor to other clinical team members.

It is essential that you uphold the standards of your profession and act accordingly to always maintain the excellent reputation of the hospice. You will take responsibility for and remain accountable for maintaining and updating your professional development, knowledge, skills and competencies. In addition, you will maintain your required organisational mandatory training requirements.

You will be required to support ongoing hospice development and quality assurance measures via audits, policies, procedures and review of services. You will be required to participate in research projects as required by the organisation. Your role will also include leading on the development, planning and delivery of education to peers and colleagues.

And to undertake other duties as may be required and which are commensurate with the post and grade of the role. Control of Infection Prevention and management of infection is the responsibility of all members of staff and volunteers working at East Cheshire Hospice and forms an integral element of patient safety programmes. Where control of infection regimes are in force they are to be complied with at all times and staff are reminded of the importance of maintaining a high standard of personal and environmental hygiene and to follow local protocols

Person Specification

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years palliative care experience working at Band 6 or above
• Experience working as a Band 7 in a palliative care setting

Qualifications

• Registered nursing qualification.
• Level 7 modules in non-medical prescribing, clinical examination and diagnostics.
• NMC registered Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (or working towards)
• MSc in Advanced Clinical practice or equivalent.
• Advanced Communication Skills training.

Skills & Knowledge

• Excellent holistic patient assessment skills
• Advanced communication, negotiation and listening skills
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to cope under pressure
• Proactive, taking own initiative
• Supportive team member
• Keen appreciation of clinical governance
• Can demonstrate practical application of evidence-based knowledge
• Keen appreciation of clinical governance
• Can demonstrate practical application of evidence-based knowledge
• Knowledge of EMIS
• Experience in completing audits, writing policies and involvement in research
• Knowledge of recent strategic developments in palliative and end of life care
• Cannulation/Venepuncture

Other Requirements

• Commitment to professional development.
• Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service.
• Ability to travel freely/ daily across the East Cheshire Hospice catchment area.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPLUS 30% night work, 30% Saturday, 60% Sunday enhancements.