Palliative and End of Life Care Lead inTeddington inTeddington PUBLISHED
WED 20 NOV 2024
In addition, the role involves facilitating staff training and professional development, acting as the clinical leader for end-of-life care initiatives, and ensuring best practices are integrated into care planning. The lead will also engage with partner organisations to foster a seamless care experience for patients and coordinate performance reporting to support informed decision-making for continuous service improvement.
As the Community Palliative and End of Life Care Lead, you will support the Trust's end-of-life care portfolio, coordinating and leading all aspects of our end-of-life care programme in the Richmond community. In this influential role, you will bridge connections with healthcare and community partners, ensuring a seamless, compassionate experience for patients and their families. Your leadership will guide the Trust's strategy, policies, and governance framework to ensure our services remain aligned with national standards and deliver care that is safe, effective, and responsive.
o Lead the development, maintenance, and implementation of the Trust's end-of-life care strategy, ensuring alignment with national guidelines and addressing local needs.
o Collaborate with clinical leaders across the Trust and partner organisations to drive a high-quality, coordinated approach to palliative and end-of-life care.
o Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for quality assurance and performance evaluation.
o Support the governance framework for end-of-life care by coordinating clinical audits and ensuring the risk register is current.
o Facilitate training and professional development for clinical and support staff, fostering best practices in end-of-life care.
o Act as the Trust's clinical leader for end-of-life care, guiding the development of policies, pathways, and initiatives to enhance patient and carer experiences.
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Work with senior clinical leads within the Trust and local health and social care community to ensure delivery and development of the local palliative and end of life programme.
Maintain and develop the Trusts end of life strategy and related policies in line with national guidelines and standards and identified local need.
Ensure best practice is incorporated into end-of-life care plan and work with colleagues to ensure guidance and support for staff is up to date and readily available
Ensure the maintenance of the governance and assurance framework for end of life care
Provide trust wide clinical leadership in end-of-life care and lead the development of the Trusts response to National palliative and end of life care strategies
Support the development of key strategies aligned to end of life care; dementia, long term conditions; frailty in line with national guidelines and local requirements
Develop and review the palliative and end of life care and associated policies within the Trust and ensure awareness in all clinical services
Ensure that a robust and efficient method of clinical activity recording, in line with National guidelines and recommendations, is in place
Work with partner organisations to develop a forum to develop seamless care for patients
Coordinate the reporting of performance for end-of-life care and ensure reports are timely and clear to support decision making
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