Macmillan Associate Specialist Palliative Care

at  Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will: Under the supervision of the Specialist Palliative Care team, manage a caseload of patients with complex palliative care needs. Provide palliative care advice on symptom control, disease treatments, psychological and social issues to support a high standard of care to patients with complex needs. Work collaboratively to ensure that patients with specialist palliative care needs and their carers are met, involving other members of the Palliative Care Multi-disciplinary Team as appropriate. Attend and contribute to the palliative care weekly multi-disciplinary team meeting maintaining effective communication across the spectrum of professional carers.
Use effective and empathic advanced communication skills to support patients and carers when they are dealing with uncertainty and coping with bad news. Work with other members of the Specialist Palliative Care Team to develop and provide appropriate training and education for the multi-disciplinary team and other healthcare professionals that improves the quality of palliative care provision. Work with other members of the Specialist Palliative Care Team to implement initiatives such as local and national guidance that improve the quality of palliative care. Ensure own professional development in line with appraisal and competency framework.
Maintain contemporaneous electronic and written record keeping of patient care records. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13

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