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Job overview

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and highly motivated, forward thinking Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist Team Leader, who would be adopted by MacMillan, to work within the Specialist Palliative Care team. The post is predominantly a community based position but is part of a team of specialist palliative care nurses covering the hospital and community seven days a week including bank holidays. This service is part of the Integrated Community Services Division who provide a multitude of services within Bolton. Experience of working in specialist palliative care is essential and experience in community is desirable and the successful candidate will receive a full supportive induction when they join the Division and the team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be a senior member of a forward thinking consultant led palliative care multidisciplinary team that prides itself in delivering high quality care, in the right place, every time, so if you have the desire to make a difference to the people of Bolton then the Integrated Community Services Division is the place to be.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a proven team player with excellent communication and teaching skills with significant, relevant experience. The role will involve leadership of a team of specialist palliative care nurses and admin.  This Leadership role will include:  roster management, induction of new staff, mentorship, appraisals, organisational and service development and audit, support and deputisation in the absence of the clinical service lead and hospital/ therapy team leader.  They will contribute to the provision of specialist palliative and end of life care to the people of Bolton with advanced life shortening disease, working autonomously and as part of a team. They will deliver clinical interventions across care settings providing advice, education and support to patients, their carers and other health care professionals. They will also promote advance care planning, management of complex end of life symptoms and patient and carer expectations whilst meeting the integrated care needs of the patient and preventing inappropriate admissions to hospital. In addition, they will be able to contribute to the development of services, teaching, audit and research.

Specialist Palliative Care services have been developed, over the years, in an integrated and collaborative manner between the hospital, community, and Bolton Hospice, reflecting excellent co-operation between the organisations and a patient centred whole-team approach.

Working for our organisation

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.                                                         

Here at Bolton our patients and people are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of care and are guided by our trust Values.  We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). 

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of our people and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. Staff are valued and we can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development.

Royal Bolton Hospital currently has approximately 600 inpatient beds, serving the population of Bolton and others from neighbouring areas. It is one of the busiest hospitals in the NW for emergency admissions. It has a cancer unit, with close links to the Christie Hospital. It has an oncology unit providing clinics and chemotherapy, and has a developing Acute Oncology service.