Overview
The post holder will be a proactive role model who designs, plans and delivers education and training to enhance the end-of-life care provided by professionals across Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust (CHFT) and Calderdale community settings including GPs and care homes. The hours will be Monday to Friday, working flexibly to cover the needs of the service.
Responsibilities
* Work alongside the CHFT End-of-Life Care (EOLC) Facilitator to determine the Palliative and EOLC training and education requirements.
* Establish, develop and maintain effective working relationships within the Trust, local hospices, CHFT clinical educators and other EOLC education providers and engage and influence all levels of staff regarding end-of-life care. Promote the standards and expectations outlined in the ambitions for palliative and end of life care: a national framework for local action 2021 - 2026.
* Ensure CHFT staff are supported to receive the appropriate EOLC training specific to their role to enhance knowledge, confidence and skills in end-of-life care.
* Facilitate quality and service improvement initiatives to support and develop the provision of end-of-life care.
* Plan, design, deliver and evaluate staff training and education courses and events that will attract all professionals involved in the delivery of care at the end of life to provide high quality care.
* Support the development and evaluation of the end-of-life care team to improve standards of end-of-life patient care and promote a seamless service.
* Work autonomously and independently but within an integrated collaborative team. Follow professional guidance and refer to the End-of-Life Care Facilitator as appropriate.
* Promote outstanding care and work in a way that is patient-centered, involves service users, responds positively to feedback, and promotes learning and continuous improvement.
* Communicate effectively with colleagues on a timely basis to ensure staff and managers remain informed, engaged and own the work, including providing and receiving sometimes highly complex information which may be sensitive or contentious and may require persuasive, motivational, negotiating or empathetic reassurance skills.
* Work with CHFT’s end-of-life strategy to improve end-of-life and bereavement care within the Trust and across the local area.
* Competently manage barriers to communication to understand and meet individual’s reported needs.
* Attend and develop the monthly Marigold bereavement café.
* Organise, participate, and evaluate community engagements and events, including dying matters and grief awareness weeks.
* Support EOLC service improvement initiatives across the footprint of CHFT.
About CHFT
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead in caring for people across our local and regional systems. Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. We seek an inclusive, collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Requirements
Have clinical expertise in end-of-life care to support the professional development of Registered Nurses, Medical staff, Nursing Associates, Associate Practitioners, Health Care Assistants, AHPs and other members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate.
Other notes: This advert closes on Sunday 15 Mar 2026.
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