Palliative and End Of Life Care Educator (Nursing Homes)

The post holder will work alongside the workforces to ensure practice-based

learning enhances expertise and End of Life Care provisions within a cohort of

nursing home settings. You will support nursing

homes to develop effective learning environments by working closely with the

providers and other stakeholders, delivering formal and informal training and

participating in the audit and evaluation of the programmes.

What you need

We are looking for an appropriately qualified Registered Nurse

with clinical credibility and experience of palliative care. Successful

candidates will also have excellent communication skills, be punctual, reliable

and flexible and able to prioritise and manage their time effectively.

Role Responsibilities

The post holder will play a key role in enhancing the quality of palliative and end-of-life care provision across a designated pilot cohort of Bolton nursing homes. Working collaboratively with multi-professional teams within the hospice, Bolton locality services, care home providers, and other key stakeholders. The post holder will lead the delivery, development, and evaluation of education and training programmes aimed at improving knowledge, skills, and confidence in palliative and end-of-life care practice.

Key Objectives

Act as a role model for excellence, empowering others through education and support.

Act as an expert education practitioner supporting nursing homes, working autonomously and as part of the Bolton Hospice education team to provide advice, support and mentorship to health professionals caring for patients whose recovery is uncertain and those in the last days of life.

Support a selected cohort of nursing home staff to identify those patients who may benefit from specialist palliative and end of life care.

Support nursing home staff to develop enhanced communication skills for engaging in sensitive conversations relating to serious illness, death, dying, and bereavement.

Maintain appropriate records in accordance with Bolton Hospice.

Evaluate own teaching input and actively participate in quality assurance.

Attend appropriate internal and external meetings.

Submit statistical information and assist the education and development lead to complete reports as necessary.

Be proactive in identifying on going educational needs specifically related to nursing homes.

To maintain a personal development plan and professional portfolio where applicable and providing evidence of continual professional development.

Support nursing home staff in the delivery of education programmes and assist the Hospice Education and Development Lead to develop a train the trainer programme.

Support nursing homes to foster environments that promote high quality end of life care.

Signpost nursing homes to agencies/services that support high quality end of life care including what is offered at the hospice.

Professional/Clinical Practice

Demonstrate appropriate clinical credibility by keeping up to date with clinical activity and developments.

In conjunction with the Bolton nursing home provision, develop strategies which will explore links and collaboration between practice development and education.

To demonstrate clinical leadership and competence.

To ensure all clinical practice is in accordance with the requisite professional code of conduct and applicable to Palliative and End of Life Care and the post holders background.

Utilise evidence-based practice initiatives in the development of clinical and educational activity.

Be accountable for the practice-learning environment including its development and the monitoring of educational standards.

Audit and Research

To remain up to date and ensure that clinical practice and teaching are evidence based ensuring dissemination of research findings.

To support with audits in the clinical and nursing home environments.

To promote palliative care research.

To identify and participate in audit and evaluation of relevant clinical services and programmes of education in relation to nursing home provision.

Governance Responsibilities

Promote the Hospices quality and standards of service ensuring patients, staff, volunteers and the public reside in a safe, well managed environment.

Finance Responsibilities

Manage cash donations securely in line with policy and procedure.

Ensure effective use of budget.

CPD Responsibilities

Ensure continuous self-development to ensure knowledge, skills and competence are up to date within the service.

Keep up to date with current issues in nursing and changes in clinical practice (both internally and externally) and to ensure ongoing personal development in line with NMC requirements.

Attend mandatory and statutory training as required by the role and the Hospice.

General Responsibilities

Health and Safety

All employees have a duty to report accidents, complaints, defects in equipment, near misses and untoward incidents, following hospice procedure. Ensure health and safety legislation is complied with at all times, including COSHH and Workplace Assessment.

Confidentiality

All information relating to patients, patients families, staff, volunteers, supporters and suppliers gained through your employment with Bolton Hospice is confidential. Disclosure to any unauthorised person is a serious disciplinary offence.

Infection Control

Prevent spread of infection. Comply with policies and procedures for correct disposal of waste, sharps and soiled linen.

Safeguarding Vulnerable People (Children and Adults)

All employees have a responsibility to protect and safeguard vulnerable people (children and adults). They must be aware of child and adult protection procedures and who to contact within the Hospice for further advice. All employees are required to attend safeguarding awareness training and to undertake additional training appropriate to their role.

Disclosure & Barring Service Check

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

We offer our employees generous annual leave (35 days a year

including bank holidays rising to 40 days with long service pro rata for

part-time), a contributory stakeholder pension scheme, life assurance, a

healthcare cash plan and excellent training opportunities. We also offer continuity of service from the

NHS with respect to pension and holiday allowance.

Knowledge

Qualifications

Experience

Skills

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