Clinical Educator
Hospice at Home’s core service is our skilled team of Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistants who provide exceptional care and support in people’s last year of life, at end of life, also providing additional services such as Lymphoedema, Bereavement and Family Support, Befriending, Occupational Therapy and Complementary Therapy.
We provide individualised care and support to improve quality of life and our end of life care helps facilitate a peaceful and dignified death in the home and support to those who are bereaved.
Our clinical service area covers a mixture of urban and rural communities, a region of approximately 1,500 square miles throughout North and East Cumbria.
Role: Clinical Educator
Location: Valley Court, Dalston Head Office with role covering Carlisle, Eden and North Allerdale
Salary: £40,735 pro rata (£20.89 per hour)
Hours: 22.5 Hours per week / 3 days (less hours to be considered on discussion)
Closing Date: 23:00 Sunday 26th January
Type: Fixed Term 2 years
Clinical Educator:
Hospice at Home is funding a pilot project for a clinical educator to support clinical education of palliative and end of life care internally and within the community.
Do you enjoy teaching?
Do you have experience in providing palliative and end of life care and want to share best practice with the future workforce?
If this sounds good to you and you are a proactive, enthusiastic team player, keen to champion our organisational vision to positively inspire a future in which everyone within our community facing life limiting illnesses, regardless of cause, receives the best possible palliative and end of life care and their families and carers receive the support they need, please get in touch.
Essential Criteria:
- Full clean UK driving licence and own transport
- Registered Health Care Professional either RGN or Allied Health Care Professional
- Knowledge of cancers and other life limiting illness
- Tenacious and resilient approach to a variable workload
Desirable Criteria:
- Knowledge of the charity sector
- Experience working on oncology, palliative care or community healthcare
- Current knowledge & understanding of Health & Safety regulations
- Knowledge of Care Quality Commission requirements.
Our offer to you:
- £40,735 (pro rata)
- Transfer of NHS pension (where applicable) / Contributory pension scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (NHS terms and conditions for leave may apply)
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Learning & Development opportunities
- Volunteer ‘Give a Day’
- Mileage allowance
- Travel time
- Free onsite parking
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible Working (we are happy to discuss various types of working arrangements with you)
- Family friendly policies and procedures
- Staff complementary therapy days
- Onsite (head office) employee counselling
- Wellbeing focus including specialist wellbeing room
- REAL job satisfaction – knowing that your work means something and your contributions to continuous improvements matter
How to apply:
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion because we understand that different thoughts, backgrounds and experiences help us to provide outstanding care for all of our patients and their families.
To apply for this role please send a copy of your most current CV including a summary statement and / or covering letter by clicking apply online below before 23:00 Sunday 13 October 2024.
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, medical and appropriate checks such as Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and Right to Work.
What if I have more questions?
If you have any queries please contact our HR team on 01768 245994
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