Clinical In-Reach Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; England; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pay for unsociable hours

NHS pension continuation

27 days holiday rising to 33 with long

Bank holidays

Electric vehicle scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Death in service benefit

Staff discount on goods

Structured induction and learning

Job summary

Sue Ryder invites applications for a fixed-term palliative care role in England. The post involves identifying patients nearing end of life, coordinating transfers from hospital to hospice, and supporting advance care planning.

You will lead clinical practice and mentor teams while travelling across the region as required. The role requires NMC or HCPC registration and a full UK driving licence with own transport.

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse or HCPC registered paramedic qualification.
• Experience meeting the needs of palliative care or long-term condition service users.
• Full UK driving licence and own transport for occasional regional travel.

Responsibilities

• Identify patients nearing end of life or with complex palliative care needs.
• Facilitate timely transfer of suitable patients from hospital to hospice.
• Release hospital capacity for patients needing acute medical care.
• Reduce delays in hospital discharges.
• Improve patient experience in line with patients' wishes.
• Promote completion and appropriate use of Advance Care Plans.
• Strengthen relationships between hospice, acute hospital and community teams.
• Build better working with system partners and neighbourhood teams.

Skills

Clinical leadership skills

Strong leadership

Communication with MDT

Working in complex environments

Education

NMC registered nurse

HCPC registered paramedic

Job description

This fixed-term post for six months sits within Sue Ryder's specialist palliative care team, linking the hospice with acute hospital and community services. The work centres on identifying patients nearing end of life or with complex palliative needs, moving suitable patients from hospital to hospice, and encouraging advance care planning. The role involves occasional travel across the region and community, so own transport is required alongside clinical leadership and mentoring responsibilities. Applicants need NMC or HCPC registration.

What the job involves

• Identify patients approaching end of life or with complex palliative care needs, including for hospice admission
• Facilitate timely transfer of suitable patients from acute hospital to hospice
• Release hospital capacity for patients needing acute medical care
• Reduce delays in hospital discharges
• Improve patient experience in line with patients' wishes
• Promote completion and appropriate use of Advance Care Plans
• Strengthen relationships between hospice, acute hospital and community teams
• Build better working with system partners and neighbourhood teams

What’s required

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse
• HCPC registered paramedic, as an alternative to NMC registration

Experience

• Experience of meeting the needs of palliative care or long-term condition service users

Skills & knowledge

• Clinical leadership skills
• Strong leadership, responding quickly to problems and identifying and implementing solutions
• Communicating effectively with a range of professionals in internal and external multidisciplinary meetings
• Ability to work in a variety of complex environments

Checks & eligibility

• Full UK driving licence
• Own transport for occasional regional travel

Nice to have

• Previous hospice and community palliative care experience
• Previous teaching and mentorship in a clinical setting
• Postgraduate leadership qualification

What’s offered

• Enhanced pay for unsociable hours, plus enhanced maternity, paternity and sick pay
• Company pension scheme, with NHS pension continuation subject to terms
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 with length of service, plus bank holidays, with NHS annual leave honoured
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Healthcare cash plan to claim back routine healthcare costs
• Death in service benefit
• Staff discount on new goods online
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities