25 Oct
Oxford University Hospitals
Headington
Job description
Job overview
The Palliative Care service is proud to be delivering specialist palliative care and advice to the population of Oxfordshire and South Northants.
supported by Sobell House Hospice and Katharine House Hospice charities
The Community Palliative Care Team provide a -day service and extended hours working will be required,
We are looking for candidates who display excellent communication skills and strong leadership qualities and who are able to work as autonomous practitioners
Specialist Palliative Care experience and an understanding of community services is essential.
History taking and assessment skills are essential and undertaking non-medical prescribing will be a requirement in role if not already achieved.
It is recommended that candidates contact for further information prior to application
Main duties of the job
The community palliative care team is a dynamic multi-disciplinary team who provide specialist palliative care services to Oxfordshire and South Northants.
This includes home visiting, outpatient clinics and a telephone advice line. A full driving license is essential, as is the ability to work anywhere within Oxfordshire and South Northants.
The Community Palliative Care Team provides end of life, symptom management and communication skills training and teaching to all levels of staff.
A strong aspiration for learning and teaching is therefore essential.
As a specialist nurse within the team, the post holder will be expected to demonstrate patient focused expert clinical assessment and judgement.
The post holder will also be expected to show autonomous and multi-disciplinary team working, including supporting other members of the team with development.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.
Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the
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