CLINICAL SPECIALIST - BAND 6

Birmingham Hospice; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Hospice is seeking a dedicated Band 6 Nurse to join our new 24/7 Specialist Palliative Urgent Response (SPUR) service. This role focuses on providing urgent palliative care within patients' homes, ensuring a compassionate and high-quality approach. The position requires significant experience in palliative care and offers competitive compensation, professional development, and a collaborative work environment. Join us in making every moment matter for our patients and their families.

Benefits

Generous benefits package

Recognition of continuous service for NHS hospice staff

Commitment to professional development

Competitive salary with generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration experience in palliative and end-of-life care.
• Sensitivity to evolving physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of patients and families.
• Experience working within a community team.

Responsibilities

• Act as an autonomous practitioner and respond to urgent palliative care visits within a 2-hour timeframe.
• Assess and treat patients in their homes and initiate referrals as appropriate.
• Collaborate with hospice, community, and other healthcare teams to meet patient needs.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to deal with complex/challenging situations

Effective leadership skills

Excellent time management skills

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult) qualification (RGN)

Healthcare degree or working towards one

European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

Job summary

Are you a Band 6 Nurse lookingfor a new challenge?

AtBirmingham Hospice,our patients are at the heart of everything we do. From our Inpatient Units toour Living Well Centres and bereavement counselling services, we are here forour community when they need us most.

We are excited to launch ournew24/7 Specialist Palliative Urgent Response (SPUR)service,operating 24/7 with both day and night shifts available. This service willrespond to urgent palliative care needs from patients, families, andprofessionals across Birmingham and Solihull.

As aClinical Specialist,you will work autonomously and collaboratively to respond to urgent callswithin a two-hour timeframe. You will provide face-to-face clinical assessmentsand interventions in patients homes, initiate referrals as appropriate, andmaintain accurate clinical records in line with legislation. The role alsoincludes supporting patients with prescribed and over-the-counter medications.

Main duties of the job

What Were Looking For:

RegisteredNurse (Adult) qualification (e.g. RGN)

Healthcaredegree or working towards one

EuropeanCertificate in Essential Palliative Care

Evidenceof continued professional development

Significantpost-registration experience in palliative and end-of-life care

Sensitivityto the changing physical, psychological and spiritual needs of patients andtheir families

What We Offer:

Theopportunity to be part of a compassionate and forward-thinking charity

Generousbenefits package

Recognitionof continuous service for NHS hospice staff (including pension and annual leaveentitlements)

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, click on the QR codeor visit the jobs portal on our website by using the link below.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:

Rachel Harrison at [e-mail] orKerry Millard at [e-mail]

Come join us and together, we can make every moment matter

About us

Birmingham Hospice provides expert palliative and end oflife care for people and their families living with life-limiting illnesses.

We believe that all people in Birmingham should have accessto the best specialist care and support - when, where and how they need it. Ourvision is a future where everyone with a life-limiting illness will live anddie with dignity and in comfort. Our mission is to enable more people from allcommunities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.

During a recent CQC inspection our sites have been ratedoutstanding, with independent health care regulators highlighting thatcolleagues and services are caring, responsive and well-led.

Our outstanding teams are passionate about providing thevery best care, and patients and their loved ones are at the heart ofeverything we do.

Our values of kindness, respect, innovation, togetherness,positivity and openness are at the centre of who we are, what we do and how webehave. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, welcoming, caring andsupportive team. We are offering a competitive salary, with generous holidayallowance, a contribution pension scheme, and a commitment to investing in ourpeople through employee benefits and ongoing professional development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Specialist Palliative Response Service (SPRS) will be delivered between the hours of 20:00 and 08:00.

During these hours the clinical role will be to respond to urgent palliative response visits within a 2-hour timeframe.

The role will require you to:

Act as an autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health professionals

Assess and treat the conditions of patients within their own homes and initiating referrals as appropriate

Work collaboratively with hospice, community, primary care and acute teams, to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures

Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence

Provide education and training to other staff and students

You matter because you are you, and you matter at the end of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die

Dame Cicely Saunders

Main dutiesand responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent self-management in time and workload

Be able to adapt to unforeseen circumstances and multiple demands on time

Prioritise and visit patients presenting with a range of palliative, end-of-life and acute conditions, making any necessary referrals in an appropriate manner

Assess, implement and evaluate specialist care for patients

Provide specialist palliative and end-of-life care and support to patients and their families/loved ones in the place they call home as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

Be sensitive to patients and their families/loved ones changing physical, psychological and spiritual needs

Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with current legislation

Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing as required

Liaise with external services/agencies and the patients usual community teams to ensure the patient continues to be supported appropriately

Support and escalate safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies

Support and participate in shared learning within the system

Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach (e.g. RCA)

Support the provision of accurate and timely data to support the team and organisation.

General duties

Confidentiality

All employees are required to uphold the confidentiality of all information records in whatever format, encountered in the course of employment and after it.

All employees are bound by the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations when, in the course of their employment, they deal with information records relating to individuals.

Equality and Diversity

The hospice is committed to promoting an environment that values diversity. All staff are responsible for ensuring that they treat individuals equally and fairly and do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. The hospice expects all staff to behave in a way that recognises and respects diversity in line with the appropriate standards.

Health and safety

All employees have a responsibility under the terms of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to protect and promote their own health and that of others in the workplace.

All employees must comply with all hospice health and safety procedures infection control.

The prevention and control of infection is the responsibility of everyone who is employed by the hospice. Employees must be aware of infection control policies, procedures and the importance of protecting themselves and their clients in maintaining a clean and healthy environment.

Information governance

All employees are responsible for ensuring they undertake any training relating to information governance, read the hospices policies, procedures and guidance documents relating to information governance, and understanding how this affects them in their role.

Professional development

All employees must participate in an annual appraisal and develop a personal development plan with their line manager.

All employees are responsible for maintaining their statutory and mandatory training.

Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults

The hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All employees and volunteers are expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment pandemic or major incident.

In the event of a pandemic or major incident, the post holder may be asked to undertake other duties not necessarily commensurate to the banding of this role. This could include duties in any part of the hospice. Prior to undertaking any duties, the member of staff will have full training and induction. We wont ask any member of staff to undertake duties for which they are not competent or where they feel unsafe in their environment or could put patients or themselves at risk.

The jobdescription is not exhaustive and may be amended following appropriateconsultation in the light of business needs.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The Specialist Palliative Response Service (SPRS) will be delivered between the hours of 20:00 and 08:00.

During these hours the clinical role will be to respond to urgent palliative response visits within a 2-hour timeframe.

The role will require you to:

Act as an autonomous practitioner working independently and in conjunction with other health professionals

Assess and treat the conditions of patients within their own homes and initiating referrals as appropriate

Work collaboratively with hospice, community, primary care and acute teams, to meet the needs of patients and support the delivery of policy and procedures

Provide expert professional advice to patients, carers and colleagues and ensure the maintenance of clinical excellence

Provide education and training to other staff and students

You matter because you are you, and you matter at the end of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die

Dame Cicely Saunders

Main dutiesand responsibilities

Demonstrate excellent self-management in time and workload

Be able to adapt to unforeseen circumstances and multiple demands on time

Prioritise and visit patients presenting with a range of palliative, end-of-life and acute conditions, making any necessary referrals in an appropriate manner

Assess, implement and evaluate specialist care for patients

Provide specialist palliative and end-of-life care and support to patients and their families/loved ones in the place they call home as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF

Be sensitive to patients and their families/loved ones changing physical, psychological and spiritual needs

Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with current legislation

Support patients in the use of their prescribed medicines or over the counter medicines (within own scope of practice), reviewing as required

Liaise with external services/agencies and the patients usual community teams to ensure the patient continues to be supported appropriately

Support and escalate safeguarding matters in accordance with local and national policies

Support and participate in shared learning within the system

Participate in the review of significant and near-miss events applying a structured approach (e.g. RCA)

Support the provision of accurate and timely data to support the team and organisation.

General duties

Confidentiality

All employees are required to uphold the confidentiality of all information records in whatever format, encountered in the course of employment and after it.

All employees are bound by the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations when, in the course of their employment, they deal with information records relating to individuals.

Equality and Diversity

The hospice is committed to promoting an environment that values diversity. All staff are responsible for ensuring that they treat individuals equally and fairly and do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. The hospice expects all staff to behave in a way that recognises and respects diversity in line with the appropriate standards.

Health and safety

All employees have a responsibility under the terms of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 to protect and promote their own health and that of others in the workplace.

All employees must comply with all hospice health and safety procedures infection control.

The prevention and control of infection is the responsibility of everyone who is employed by the hospice. Employees must be aware of infection control policies, procedures and the importance of protecting themselves and their clients in maintaining a clean and healthy environment.

Information governance

All employees are responsible for ensuring they undertake any training relating to information governance, read the hospices policies, procedures and guidance documents relating to information governance, and understanding how this affects them in their role.

Professional development

All employees must participate in an annual appraisal and develop a personal development plan with their line manager.

All employees are responsible for maintaining their statutory and mandatory training.

Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults

The hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All employees and volunteers are expected to behave in such a way that supports this commitment pandemic or major incident.

In the event of a pandemic or major incident, the post holder may be asked to undertake other duties not necessarily commensurate to the banding of this role. This could include duties in any part of the hospice. Prior to undertaking any duties, the member of staff will have full training and induction. We wont ask any member of staff to undertake duties for which they are not competent or where they feel unsafe in their environment or could put patients or themselves at risk.

The jobdescription is not exhaustive and may be amended following appropriateconsultation in the light of business needs.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant relevant post-registration experience of working in palliative and end-of-life care
• Experience of working within a community team
• Experience of forging excellent relationships across professional boundaries
• Sound knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice and trends
• Knowledge of principles of research, audit and quality improvement methodology
• Experience and ability to use relevant IT packages, e-mail and electronic patient records
• Clinical skills including (but not limited to) oral and subcutaneous drug administration, syringe driver management and verification of death

Desirable

• Teaching skills

Personal Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to deal with complex/challenging situations
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Effective leadership skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Car owner/driver with full current UK driving licence

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant HCP qualification with current NMC/HCPC registration (e.g. RGN/HCPC)
• Healthcare related degree of working towards
• European Certificate in essential Palliative Care
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Non-medical prescribing qualification (V300)
• Advanced Health Assessment
• Advanced communication skills training/course, or willingness to undertake

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• Significant relevant post-registration experience of working in palliative and end-of-life care
• Experience of working within a community team
• Experience of forging excellent relationships across professional boundaries
• Sound knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice and trends
• Knowledge of principles of research, audit and quality improvement methodology
• Experience and ability to use relevant IT packages, e-mail and electronic patient records
• Clinical skills including (but not limited to) oral and subcutaneous drug administration, syringe driver management and verification of death

Desirable

• Teaching skills

Personal Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to deal with complex/challenging situations
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Effective leadership skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Willingness to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Car owner/driver with full current UK driving licence

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant HCP qualification with current NMC/HCPC registration (e.g. RGN/HCPC)
• Healthcare related degree of working towards
• European Certificate in essential Palliative Care
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Non-medical prescribing qualification (V300)
• Advanced Health Assessment
• Advanced communication skills training/course, or willingness to undertake

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Hospice
Address

76 Grange Road

Erdington

Birmingham

B24 0DF

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