End of Life Care Facilitator | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London is seeking a part-time End of Life Care Facilitator. This role involves providing expert nursing support, facilitating advance care planning, and leading improvements in palliative care. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to high-quality end-of-life services and professional development. The position is part-time (15 hrs/week) and permanent, with a strong emphasis on collaborative practice and patient involvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert nursing support in end-of-life care (EoLC).
• Act as a clinical role model, offering education and advice.
• Facilitate advance care planning with patients and families.
• Lead improvements in palliative and EoLC across the Trust.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time (15 hrs/week), permanent End of Life Care Facilitator post based in the Palliative Care Service at the Homerton Hospital site. The service provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care to adult patients and people important to them at the hospital and Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert nursing support in end-of-life care (EoLC), working alongside and supporting generalist staff.
• Act as a clinical role model, offering education, advice, and emotional support to patients, families, and staff.
• Assist teams in recognising dying, managing symptoms, and avoiding inappropriate interventions.
• Facilitate advance care planning and support patient and family involvement in decision-making.
• Lead and influence improvements in palliative and EoLC across the Trust.
• Develop, deliver, and evaluate education and training programmes for non-specialist staff.
• Mentor students and early-career clinicians in providing quality EoLC.
• Collect and analyse data to monitor and improve service delivery; contribute to audit, quality improvement, and research.
• Support implementation of Trust-wide EoLC strategy, fostering collaboration, shared governance, and best practice.
• Maintain professional standards and continuous professional development in line with NMC requirements.

About the Trust

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. Homerton Hospital has attained the highest possible rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. The Trust also manages services out of St Leonard’s Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Equality and Recruitment

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All staff are expected to embody our Trust values and we are committed to Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensure all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its nursing community, and all staff can benefit from a great range of benefits. The Trust is proud to be included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Application information

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application will be assessed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025.