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Our Nurse Consultant will be a key member of the SPC team and supporting the development of our palliative care strategy, whilst this is a full time postion, we are happy to explore part time and job share options with prospective candidates.
This is an exciting new post to support the Specialist Palliative Care Team within Lanarkshire. Our Nurse Consultant will be a dynamic and innovative practitioner who demonstrates a broad range of skill and experience within Specialist Palliative Care.
If you have a passion for Palliative Care and a passion for the promotion of professional nursing practice, we would be delighted to have a discussion with you in advance of submitting your application. Any informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Lesley Thomson, Nurse Director or Lynsey Sutherland, Associate Nurse Director on 01698 453988
The post holder will provide strategic direction and leadership for the specialist palliative care service within NHS Lanarkshire to develop excellence in clinical care. This will involve working across professional and organisational boundaries; in partnership and in collaboration with others including, Acute and Primary Care Clinicians, Specialist Nurses, local Hospice teams, individuals, carers, Higher Education Institutions, Voluntary, Independent and Third Sector Organisations.
The post holder will have responsibility in five main areas:
Professional Leadership – providing highly specialist expert advice and knowledge in relation to Nursing and Specialist Palliative Care across NHS Lanarkshire.
Expert Practice - demonstrating expert practice and knowledge in relation to Specialist Palliative Care.
Strategic Planning/Policy Development – working closely with the team members, locality operational management team and Palliative Care Strategy to provide strategic vision for the development, improvement and delivery of services within NHS Lanarkshire and Health and Social Care Partnerships and further afield, as appropriate. This includes a lead role in policy and standards development, implementation and evaluation in relation to Specialist Palliative Care, determining care delivery in both acute, primary & community care settings.
Education and Training – develop and deliver specialist educational programmes to meet the needs of practitioners and other relevant stakeholders. This shall be achieved by leading in the identification of educational needs; undertaking investment planning and developing strategy to meet these educational requirements within the area of responsibility.
Research and Development - developing and working with relevant stakeholders to undertake research, develop research proposals, and evaluate research. The prime driver shall be the attainment of excellence in clinical practice, provide expert leadership in implementation of local Palliative Care strategy, participating in local and national audits, evaluation and leadership in relation to specialist palliative care. Monitor and progress audits as part of Research Steering Group.
Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
Experienced nurse with significant experience in a senior clinical/management role.
Educated to Masters Level with a recognised and appropriate post graduate qualification in relation to Specialist Palliative Care and evidence of advanced clinical assessment & V300 prescribing
Able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework.
Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development.
Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Lesley Thomson, Nurse Director or Lynsey Sutherland, Associate Nurse Director on .
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact recruitment.lanarkshire@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have had agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.