Wellbeing & Community Services Lead

The Myton Hospices; Coventry; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Free parking at hospice sites

Winter savings scheme

Electric car scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

In-house wellbeing service

Cycle to work scheme

Free on-site flu jabs

Free feminine hygiene products

24/7 GP appointments

Job summary

The Myton Hospices in Coventry and surrounding areas seeks an experienced healthcare leader to guide the Patient & Carer Wellbeing and Community Support Services. You will oversee Registered Nurses, Nursing Assistants, a Clinical Administrator, trained Volunteers, and a Community Support Services Manager.

You will work across multidisciplinary teams and external partners, ensuring services stay responsive to local need and undertake clinical duties as part of your work plan to drive service

Qualifications

• Post-registration Palliative Care qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading a team and managing change.
• Experience in palliative care or community settings with needs assessment / care planning.
• Ability to place the patient and family at the centre of care.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent organisation and time management abilities.
• Right to work in the UK; sponsorship cannot be provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for Registered Nurses, Nursing Assistants and the wider team.
• Develop and implement patient- and family-centred care within community services.

Skills

Post-registration Palliative Care qual

Team leadership

Palliative care / community settings

Patient & family centered care

Communication skills

Organisation & time management

Right to work in UK (no sponsorship)

Job description

You'll provide operational leadership for Registered Nurses, Nursing Assistants, a Clinical Administrator, trained Volunteers, and a Community Support Services Manager. Working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and external partners, you'll ensure services remain responsive and aligned to local need. You'll also undertake clinical duties as part of your work plan.

We are seeking an experienced healthcare leader with a passion for holistic palliative and end of life care, to lead and develop our Patient & Carer Wellbeing and Community Support Services.,

• Post-registration Palliative Care qualification or equivalent experience
• Experience of leading a team and managing change
• Experience in palliative care or community settings, including needs assessment / care planning, symptom assessment and management for patients with life-limiting illness
• Ability to place the patient and family at the centre of care
• Communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Organisation and time management skills
• The right to work in the UK (we cannot provide sponsorship)

An enhanced DBS check will be required, including children's and adults' barring list checks, because you'll be providing healthcare to patients and families. We will arrange and cover the cost of this check, if you are offered the role.

At The Myton Hospices, we provide specialist care and support for people with life-limiting illnesses, and their loved ones, from the point of diagnosis to end of life. We are a much-loved and well supported charity, at the heart of our community. We have three hospices, a range of community services, and 26 charity shops in Coventry and Warwickshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Clinical Leadership team, within a forward-thinking hospice environment, shaping and innovating patient-centred services. You'll work on site at our hospices in Rugby, Warwick and Coventry. Coventry will be your main base. Similar job titles include: Band 6 Nurse; Clinical Lead; Service Lead; Community Lead. Myton is an amazing place to work, where the role every person plays has a positive impact for our patients, living with terminal illnesses, and their families.

In recognition of this, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

• NHS pension
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with long service
• Additional leave purchasing
• Free parking at our hospice sites
• Winter savings scheme
• Electric car scheme
• Discount schemes including Blue Light Card
• In-house employee wellbeing service & mental health first aiders
• Colleague Support Service (EAP)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site flu jabs
• Free feminine hygiene products
• 24/7 GP appointments