Specialist Palliative Care Navigator

6 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Royal Trinity Hospice Full time
Job Overview

Royal Trinity Hospice is a leading provider of palliative care services in the community. We are seeking an experienced and skilled Specialist Palliative Care Navigator to join our team.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. As a Specialist Palliative Care Navigator, you will be responsible for receiving and managing referrals made to our hospice, triaging incoming referrals, and utilising agreed resources and guidelines to assess, prioritise, advise, schedule patient care management or refer patients when necessary to other appropriate health and social care agencies.

You will work collaboratively with internal and external partners to support the coordination and management of patients referred to the hospice, ensuring care is planned to meet the individualised and dynamic needs of patients and their families.

Key Responsibilities
  • To play a lead role in receiving and managing referrals made to the hospice, considering patient's stated symptoms to determine the appropriate level of care required to safely meet the patient's specialist palliative care needs;
  • Triage all incoming referrals, identifying appropriateness, urgency, and level of priority;
  • Utilise agreed resources and guidelines to effectively assess, prioritise, advise, schedule patient care management or refer patient when necessary to other appropriate health and social care agencies;
  • Manage all aspects of the referral system to the hospice;
  • Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to support the coordination and management of patients referred to the hospice;
  • Use assessments and interventions as opportunities to train, coach and mentor clinical staff and visitors to the hospice about specialist palliative care practice;
Requirements
  • Registered Nurse with bachelor's degree level training in palliative/end of life care or related subject and extensive experience working within a specialist palliative care field;
  • Advanced assessment skills;
  • Critical Thinking Skills;
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge of disease trajectories and treatment effects;
  • Advanced Communication skills;
  • Enthusiasm and a flexible attitude to working;
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team;
  • The successful candidate must be able to travel with ease across our catchment area (a current UK driving licence is desirable).
Benefits
  • We match Agenda for Change/NHS terms and conditions for maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay;
  • Length of service for those joining directly from another CQC regulated organisation (NHS, social care, hospice) is recognised in annual leave, maternity, paternity and long-term sickness pay;
  • A pension scheme is offered with employer contributions of up to 10% or a continuation of your existing NHS pension;
  • A generous 27 days annual leave increasing to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus bank holidays (any bank holidays worked will be given back in lieu);
  • Cycle to work scheme and interest-free season ticket loans available;
  • Free eyesight test for DSE users and a contribution towards the cost of glasses;
  • 25% store discount in Trinity shops;
  • Lots of opportunities to attend exciting and high-profile events including our regular biannual Gala dinner, participating in Royal visits, and the annual summer garden party;
  • Regular ballots for donated free tickets and prizes;
  • Access to courses of free counselling.


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