Palliative Care Specialist

4 weeks ago


Romford, Greater London, United Kingdom Saint Francis Hospice Full time
Job Summary

The Specialist Community & Crisis Support Service (SCCS) provides 24-hour specialist advice, support, and facilitation of care for people with complex symptom management due to life-limiting illness via telephone, within the home setting or at a nurse-led clinic to patients, their carers, and other healthcare professionals in the community.

Main Responsibilities
  • Work collaboratively with the primary care team to provide high-quality specialist support, advice, and symptom control to patients, their carers, and other healthcare professionals.
  • Provide specialist telephone assessment via the Specialist Advice Line.
  • Work both autonomously and as a team member to provide specialist resource in palliative care in close collaboration with acute hospital and other specialist palliative care services and the wider multidisciplinary team.
  • Provide specialist support, decision-making skills, expert advice/consultancy, and education to members of the primary care team to support them with the management and care of people with life-limiting illness in the community.
  • Contribute and take forward the development of specialist community palliative care services in line with the Palliative Care Strategy, Cancer Reform Strategy, and NICE Guidance.
About Us

Saint Francis Hospice is a dynamic, forward-thinking organisation delivering a full range of specialist palliative care services for all patients with life-limiting illness. We achieved Outstanding in our CQC inspection in April 2016. We have adapted and reconfigured our services to meet the changing needs of our local community.

Key Requirements
  • Excellent symptom control knowledge.
  • Knowledge of current issues in palliative care.
  • Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development in palliative care.
  • Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team both within hospice MDT, primary health care services, and hospital trust teams.
  • Motivated and enthusiastic ability to be flexible, innovative, and keen for ongoing service development.
  • Ability to flourish in organisational and service development.
  • Advanced communication skills and evidence of collaborative working.
  • Ability to manage own work and work within a corporate caseload.
  • Good IT skills and knowledge of electronic healthcare systems.
  • Flexible approach to team working and an awareness of effective team dynamics.
  • Good personal support mechanisms.


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