Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time (15 hrs/week), permanent End of Life Care Facilitator post due to partial retirement of the current postholder. The postholder will be based in the Palliative Care Service at the Homerton Hospital site, which provides specialist palliative and end-of-life care to adult patients and people important to them at the hospital and Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

The postholder will combine clinical, educational, programme development, audit, and quality improvement skills to promote quality end-of-life care across the Trust.  They will facilitate and support the dissemination, implementation and evaluation of the Palliative and End of Life Care Strategy within the Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and engage with key stakeholders within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert nursing support in end-of-life care (EoLC), working alongside and supporting generalist staff.
• Act as a clinical role model, offering education, advice, and emotional support to patients, families, and staff.
• Assist teams in recognising dying, managing symptoms, and avoiding inappropriate interventions.
• Facilitate advance care planning and support patient and family involvement in decision-making.
• Lead and influence improvements in palliative and EoLC across the Trust.
• Develop, deliver, and evaluate education and training programmes for non-specialist staff.
• Mentor students and early-career clinicians in providing quality EoLC.
• Collect and analyse data to monitor and improve service delivery; contribute to audit, quality improvement, and research.
• Support implementation of Trust-wide EoLC strategy, fostering collaboration, shared governance, and best practice.
• Maintain professional standards and continuous professional development in line with NMC requirements.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.  This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.