An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, enthusiastic, self-motivated, experienced Clinician, with good clinical palliative care knowledge base, to join our well-established Hospice Community Team as a Clinical Specialist. This post will provide varied senior experience in a multidisciplinary working environment delivering a 24/7 service to individuals, carers and other health care professionals across the community.   

We are a progressive, creative team, with a strong ethos, working in collaboration with our external place-based partners, enabling and encouraging access to palliative and end of life care to any individual living across Brentwood, Havering, Barking & Dagenham over a 24hr 7 day service  in addition to out of hours telephone support for Redbridge.

With the launch of the hospice 5- year strategy and ranked Outstanding by Care Quality Commissioners, there is not a better time to join our experienced & skilled specialist palliative care service, providing excellent, compassionate care to individuals and their loved ones across all residential community settings.

The varying role includes home, onsite or virtual face to face visits and telephone contact assessments. Embracing diversity and always forward thinking, with the ability to travel across the boroughs of Brentwood, Havering, Barking and Dagenham having the use of own car is essential.

If you feel you meet the criteria and you want a job where you matter and contribute fully to the team working: offering reflective practice, monthly supervision and annual appraisal, along with educational opportunities, free car parking, access to Orange Cafe this might be the job for you.

We are looking for a candidate who is working at a senior level and has excellent communication, assessment and prioritisation skills, and understands the needs of those receiving palliative and end of life care, a working knowledge of evidence -based practice and the ability to develop a good knowledge base of current initiatives and developments in palliative care.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further please contact Jane Elmer/Evelyn Asiam, SCCS Team Leaders or Lesley Burrows Head of Community Services via email jobs@sfh.org.uk. 

If you would like to apply please complete your application online via NHS Jobs.  The job reference number is B0483-254.