Sue Ryder Manorlands is a 14-bedded hospice situated in Oxenhope. A range of inpatient, outpatient and day care services are provided alongside a team of clinical nurse specialists based in the community. First on‑call cover is provided by staff and specialist registrars in palliative medicine. The provision of medical staff is based on the hospice being a multi‑professional teaching centre.
Community Palliative Care Team
Sue Ryder Manorlands Community Palliative Care Team now has 7 clinical nurse specialists, a community services manager and a consultant in palliative medicine (6 PAs). The team is based at Manorlands.
Hospital Palliative Care Team
Based at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, this is a well‑established palliative care team consisting of 2.9 WTE clinical nurse specialists and the consultant in palliative medicine (6 PAs). The team has secretarial support and access to a wider MDT when needed.
There is an active oncology service and good working relationships with all surgical and medical specialties.
Responsibilities
1. Provide a comprehensive, high quality service to patients with Specialist Palliative Care needs from the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven (AWC) health economy. The service is provided across hospital, hospice and community settings (in collaboration with the other Consultants and clinicians in Palliative Care).
1. Support clinical teams in primary and secondary care to develop and deliver high quality care to patients approaching the end of life.
2. Contribute to the strategic development of palliative and end‑of‑life services across the AWC health economy, working closely with the Bradford District and Craven Palliative Care Managed Clinical Network.
2. To, at all times, comply with the GMC requirements of Duties of a Doctor & Good Medical Practice.
3. To ensure that patient confidentiality and information governance is maintained at all times.
4. To undertake duties as defined within the job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your clinical director and lead clinician for Palliative Medicine.
5. To be responsible for the clinical management of in and out patients under your care.
6. Any other duties necessary for the successful performance of the role, commensurate with the grade.
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long‑term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once‑in‑a‑career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state‑of‑the‑art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Benefits
* Cycle to Work
* Travel Scheme
* Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
* Onsite Nursery
* Buying and Selling Annual Leave
* Car Leasing
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Employee Health and Wellbeing
* Extensive Reward Scheme
* Counselling Service
* Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
* Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality, Ecoaware & Admin Network
Our values
* Committed to Quality of Care
* Compassion
* Working together for patients
* Improving Lives
* Everyone Counts
* Respect and Dignity
Got questions before you apply? Please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.
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