Specialist Palliative Care Practice Education Facilitator

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is looking for a professional to join their Palliative and End of Life Care team. The role involves improving end of life care through training and collaboration with various teams. Excellent communication skills are required to convey important information across the organization. This position offers the opportunity to make significant contributions to patient care while supporting staff development and resource implementation.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Specialist Palliative Care Strategy & Quality team to improve end of life care.
• Support the implementation of palliative and end of life care tools across the organisation.
• Provide ward-based training for professionals delivering end of life care.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Work with the Specialist Palliative Care Strategy & Quality team to improve end of life care across the Trust and partner organisations through the delivery of education and training to staff through formal and informal sessions including ward-based training.
• Improve knowledge and confidence across organisational boundaries in sharing best practice.
• Support the implementation of all local palliative and end of life care tools across the organisation and ensure that the tools are available for use.
• Work with the Quality and Strategy team to identify areas of need/development and assist in the delivery of management plans to resolve the needs identified.
• Actively participate in local, regional and national audits
• Work with the Quality & Strategy team to support the delivery of the Palliative, End of Life and Bereavement Strategy
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills when communicating with professionals across the organisation in order to convey key messages about potential changes in practice relating to palliative and end of life care provision.
• Support the specialist palliative care team and palliative and end of life project lead to develop staff confidence and competence when using end of life tools.
• Provide clinical support and be an expert resource for the implementation and ongoing appropriate use of end of life tools across all clinical areas.
• Signpost staff to appropriate palliative and end of life resources to guide care.
• Be a clinical role model through attending safety huddles and board rounds in order to promote the timely and appropriate use of palliative care resources and end of life tools.
• Provide ward-based training for professionals delivering end of life care, promoting the timely use of appropriate end of life tools.
• Work with the Palliative Care and End of Life Project Lead to address specific developmental needs relating to the use of local end of life tools.
• Have knowledge of local and national initiatives relating to palliative and end of life care and ensure own compliance with regards to role specific and essential training.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tina Willis
Job title: Palliative and End of Life Project Lead
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 0151 529 3899

Available Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm for either a telephone call or informal visit