Contract type

Permanent

Location

Whittington

Hours

Full time (37.5 hours per week)

Annual salary

E1 £39,224.42 to E3 £46,068.16

(plus enhancements where applicable)

The Deputy Clinical Lead for Community Services reports into the Clinical Lead for Community Services and is responsible for clinically supporting the Community team and deputising for the Clinical Lead of Community Services when required.

You will support the Clinical Lead for Community Service in operationally managing the Community Service team. You will be a competent clinician able to review, assess and treat patients within the community with complex needs.

For the full job description please click the link below:

Job Description

If you want to have an informal chat about this role please contact Amy Bushell on 01543 432 031

 Qualifications

Essential

·        Registered Nurse (Degree/Masters level)  

·        Current NMC Registration  

Desirable

·        Qualification in end of life/palliative care nursing

·        Postgraduate Certificate in Education

·        Clinically orientated Masters level qualification, (or working towards)

• Independent Nurse Prescribing Level 6
• Physical Health Assessment Level 6

Knowledge and experience

Essential

·        Experience of working in a community setting

·        Experience of working in palliative care

·        Experience of multi-disciplinary working

·        Experience of mentoring

·        Teaching experience

·        Leadership experience

Desirable

·        Experience of change management  

·        Experience of staff development

·        Experience of service improvement

·        Knowledge and understanding of involvement of patient and public in service delivery, development and design 

Values

·        Exhibits our hospice values and behaviours

Skills

Essential

·        Advanced communication skills

·        Organisational skills

·        Time management skills

·        Leadership skills

·        Computer skills

·        Good interpersonal skills

Personal Attributes

·        Empathetic

·        Team player

·        Able to work under pressure

·        Collaborative

·        Ambassador for St Giles Hospice

Other requirements

·        Valid driving licence

·        Eligibility to work in the UK

·        Please note that St Giles Hospice does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to accept sponsorship requests

Benefits

• Up to 33 days holiday plus bank holidays (Pro-rata for part time employees)
• Eligible clinical staff transferring from the NHS will have their continuous service and annual leave recognised for up to 10 years and can continue their NHS pension contributions
• Group pension scheme, matching contributions of up to 8%
• Life assurance scheme, up to the state pension age
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
• Enhanced sick pay, rising with service
• Access to blue light and charity worker discounts
• Free Parking

Health & Wellbeing

• The Hub Wellness Support
• Eligibility for flu vaccine
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Cycle to work scheme

Professional Development

All staff complete a comprehensive induction programme which includes statutory and mandatory e-learning as well as training that is tailored to the individual’s need. All staff and volunteers should also attend an induction day.

Regular training and personal development opportunities, with internal career progression being a focal point of team growth

This post is subject to a Disclose and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We may review applications before the application review date, however, if you apply after the application review date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role, this may be earlier than the closing date.

If you have not heard within 14 days of the application close date, then please consider that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

As part of your application your data will be managed in line with St Giles Hospice Privacy Policy and kept for 6 months. If you would like to see this in full, please visit https://www.stgileshospice.com/privacy-policy/

Should you require any further information, please email: [email protected]

1)      I confirm that the above information is complete and correct and that any untrue or misleading information will give St Giles Hospice the right to terminate any contract of employment offered.

2)      I agree that St Giles Hospice may reserve the right to require me to undergo a medical examination. In addition, I agree that this information may be retained in my personal file during my employment and for six years thereafter and understand that information will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act (2018).

3)      I agree that should I be successful in this application, an application will be made to the Disclosure & Barring Service/Criminal Justice Information Service (Scotland) for Disclosure. I understand that should the disclosure not be to the satisfaction of the hospice any offer of employment may be withdrawn or my employment terminated.

We make every subject of a DBS check aware of the existence of the Code of Practice and make a copy available on request

Prospective employees will be advised that a criminal record will not automatically exclude them from being appointed.

Information provided by you on this form will be filed for six months and then destroyed if you are not successful.