End of Life Care Facilitator

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Palliative care End of life Facilitator  to complement our existing COMPASS team 9Community Palliative advise and support service)

The post based within Waltham Forest  is to support our existing team in raising awareness of local and national EOL initiatives

Working closely with Care homes across the  borough the successful applicant will develop and maintain links with commissioners and key stakeholders throughout Waltham Forest

Working across the borough the successful applicant will support in delivering Education and will act as a point of contact for the Community Nursing Team

Applicants are welcome for Registered Practitioners  with experience in palliative/End of Life Care

Main duties of the job

To promote and raise awareness of the Local & National End of Life Initiative across Waltham Forest Community Services

To develop and maintain links with commissioners and key stakeholders throughout WF

To provide facilitation to localities to support implementation and monitoring of end of life initiatives and to promote new ways of working and good practice highlighted by The Gold Standard Framework (GSF) and Advance Care Planning (ACP).

To engage and liaise with the Team leader and Nurse Consultant to develop WF wide initiatives on end of life care including the promotion of the end of life care register. To develop a work plan to deliver initiatives and evaluate.

To facilitate GP’s to identify named co-ordinators within their practice who will set up palliative care disease registers, palliative care team meetings (GSF) and the setting up and maintenance of the electronic palliative care register.

To provide on-going support to GP practices, District nurse teams and others implementing end of life initiatives offering practical advice over the phone and individual visits to localities.

To provide education, advice, signposting and support for Residential and Nursing  homes in the management of their residents approaching end of life.

To provide support, education, training and reflective sessions on EOL care for community nursing teams as identified.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification  for more information about this role and working at North East  London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this  when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the  criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as  possible as some posts close early to limit the number of  applications.

Certificates of Sponsorship  Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable  to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility  under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic  salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not  included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI  Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI  during the recruitment process.