Palliative Care Associate Practitioner

1 week ago


Basingstoke, United Kingdom Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Role of the Palliative Care Associate Practitioner is to (assist and) support the qualified health professionals to provide psychological support for the patients in their own homes

The delivery of high quality, effective and compassionate health care to the patients of the Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust is the most important objective for the organisation.

The Palliative Care Associate Practitioner will form an integral part of the multidisciplinary team approach in caring for the physical, social, and psychological needs of patients diagnosed with a life limiting
illness and their carers.

The Palliative Care Associate Practitioner will work in closely with the Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) and Palliative care Social Worker to provide a patient centred approach.

The post holder will work independently within the remit of the role but under the guidance and supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialists or Social Worker.
- To support the team (qualified practitioners) to provide a seven-day service to patients in the community with a life limiting illness
- Provide effective evidence based care for patients and their families referred to the service under the indirect supervision of qualified practitioners
- Use personal effectiveness and knowledge to contribute to the development and delivery of a high quality, cost effective service
- To work closely with the multidisciplinary team.
- To promote a positive image of the Trust, service and department.
- Provide level 1 psychological support within own knowledge boundaries following appropriate training

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

To provide psychological support for patients with life limiting disease, and their families in their own homes

The role prevent unnecessary and unwanted admissions to hospital and works within the community palliative care team and close connection with our primary care colleagues


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