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Job summary

Main area
End of Life and Bereavement Care
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including weekends and bank holidays)
Job ref
287-CEF-71-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Liverpool University Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2024 23:59

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End of Life and Bereavement Specialist Nurse

Band 7

Job overview

The role of the End of Life & Bereavement Specialist Nurse is to take a dedicated role in the implementation of the SWAN model of care, the SWAN end of life and bereavement model is patient and family focused and centers on meeting the unique needs of each individual and their loved ones at the end of life and after death. It aims to provide excellent, individualised care to every patient and their families. Provision of immediate and on-going emotional support to the recently bereaved throughout the Trust and Merseyside area.

The responsibilities include advising, educating and implementing the model throughout the Trust. This will provide assurance that statutory duties for SWAN, End of life and Bereavement as stipulated in primary legislation, government strategy and national, regional and local guidance.

The role also involves staff supervision; practice development and case work management across the Trust and ensuring clinical staff are competent in this specific area of practice.

Main duties of the job

Meeting the unique needs of each individual and their loved ones at the end of life and after death, 

Work autonomously, making critical decisions and judgements related to the management of End of life, Bereavement Care and the SWAN model, including but not exclusive the writing of reports to support the decisions made.

Communicate sensitive and complex information in health and multi-agency forums 

To promote a proactive approach to SWAN, End of life, Bereavement Care across all services

Work in partnership with all the multi agencies and organisations involved in End of Life and Bereavement Care, by attending and participating in relevant meetings or sub groups to ensure strategic planning and development of services.

Policy Development, Implementation and Evaluation of the Bereavement role and the SWAN model of care

Contribute to the annual report for SWAN, End of life and Bereavement model to Quality committee and Trust Board.

To continually provide the delivery of training around SWAN, End of Life & Bereavement Care as appropriate in line with National and Trust guidance 

Actively partake in clinical audit and research pertaining to end of life and bereavement care 

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Meeting the unique needs of each individual and their loved ones at the end of life and after death,

Support the Development, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive range of policies, standards and procedures which ensure the Trust is able to discharge their responsibilities relating to the requirements of national, regional and local guidance and legislation.

Ensure that the Trust maintains a robust Bereavement and SWAN referral process that is fully compliant with national and local guidance.

Work in partnership with all the multi agencies and organisations involved in End of Life and Bereavement Care, by attending and participating in relevant meetings or sub groups to ensure strategic planning and development of services.

To promote a proactive approach to SWAN, End of life, Bereavement Care across all services

Work autonomously, making critical decisions and judgements related to the management of End of life, Bereavement Care and the SWAN model, including but not exclusive the writing of reports to support the decisions made.

Utilise the Liverpool Quality Assessment (LQA) to maintain a robust monitoring process for SWAN, End of life and Bereavement Care, which promotes improvement and informs the Trust of areas of good practice.

Support monitoring the quality and efficiency of SWAN, End of life and Bereavement Care arrangements within the Trust, establishing the appropriate key performance indicators to demonstrate this.

Work closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to identify areas for improvement for SWAN, End of life and Bereavement Care, utilising the LQA action plan to address the issues and drive change

Support Trust compliance with the Care Quality Commission quality and performance standard requirement in relation to SWAN, End of life and Bereavement Care.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • Degree (health related) or studying towards
  • Post graduate qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantive post registration experience
Desirable criteria
  • Background in End of Life/ Bereavement

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Detailed knowledge of MCA(2005)
  • Detailed Knowledge of DoLS (2009)
  • Excellent level of verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to communicate with all agencies involved in the management of vulnerable adults

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Leadership skills
  • Teaching and Supervisory skills
  • Change management skills
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Good management of own time and caseload
  • Able to manage complex and contentious issues
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Able to use initiative and to make complex decisions
  • Able to analyse and interpret data and make appropriate recommendations as a result
  • IT literate
  • Good presentation skills
Desirable criteria
  • A good understanding of the multi-agency working relationship relating to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Maria Guerin
Job title
Lead End of Life and Bereavement Care Team
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07805022635