Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Macmillan End of Life Care Facilitator to join the Specialist Palliative Care Team within Powys Teaching Board. We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated individual. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, a deep sense of empathy, and experience in palliative care.
The post holder will work within national and local End of Life guidance, ensuring best practice in End-of-Life care for all conditions and across Health and Social Care settings.
The post holder will develop and facilitate an end-of-life education programme for professionals in Powys Teaching Health Board to ensure staff have the right skills and knowledge to deliver the best end of life care.
The post holder will work with the Powys Macmillan End of Life GP facilitators to support teams with Advance Care Planning to ensure that people are enabled to make plans and choices about their care.
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you don’t speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, don’t worry: the health board will support you with training.
Main duties of the job
Play a key leadership role within the Health Board to promote and support best practice in end-of-life care.
Interpret national priorities into local plans for continuous improvement.
Working with the Macmillan GP End of Life Facilitators and the Specialist Palliative Care Team actively promote and support all teams with advance care planning to support people to be cared for in their preferred place of care.
Contribute to the development of plans and strategies for palliative care, based on national direction and clinical need. Develop learning resources to support staff with advance care planning.
Develop learning resources to support staff with advance care planning.
Working with the nursing homes identify reasons for admission at end of life and pro-actively support the homes to make changes to address these.
Lead the development of patient pathways to support end of life care linking with a range of professionals internal and external to the organisation, maintaining a collaborative and integrated approach.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
.You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
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This advert is for Macmillan End of Life Care Facilitator with Powys Teaching Health Board in Bronllys, West Wales, Wales. It is listed as a Band 7 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £50,129 - £57,365 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Jun 2026.
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