Interim Nurse Consultant for Palliative Care and End of Life

Leadership and Management: Work in collaboration with the Trust ADoN for Cancer & Palliative Care, EOL on developing and implementing the End of Life Care Strategy across the Trust. Provide professional and managerial leadership to the Specialist Palliative Care Nursing teams and to nursing teams across divisions involved in EOL care. Develop an annual workforce plan which integrates with the local delivery plan. Provide the Trust with an Annual Report on EOL and SPC nursing services. Keep up to date with current developments in nursing, promote and facilitate evidence based practice. Assist with the implementation of the nursing elements of the National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance in EOL. Ensure compliance with all quality indicators including Care Quality Commission registration and outcomes Ensure effective working relationships and connections with partner agencies and stakeholders Clinical operational role Act as a clinical expert within your sphere of work Demonstrate
expert knowledge being visible, accessible and using clinical skills within the workplace as appropriate Provide expert advice on issues related to speciality Supervise and ensure a consistent approach to nursing across all areas covered, through collaborative working and the development of shared procedures and guidelines, supervising the auditing of practise and development of action plans Operational responsibilities Be a champion for End of Life Care. Lead the rationalisation of existing nursing and end of life care documentation to ensure that practice is evidenced based, standardised and reflects national priorities, learning from complaints and clinical incidents. Lead quality improvement initiatives and service redesign in collaboration with the Trust Lead for SPC. Provide highly specialist and strategic advice on the management of patients at the end of their life