End of Life Coordinator - Harrogate, United Kingdom - Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

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Harrogate, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with the End of Life Coordination team at HDFT.

The end of life coordination team works to deliver effective integrated multidisciplinary based end of life administrative service which supports the efficient working of the Palliative Care Team (community and hospital) and coordinates care for patients aged 18+ years requiring domiciliary end of life care and assessment of their changing condition and / or disease progression.

To receive referrals and provide a single point of contact for specialist palliative care service and end of life care for HDFT.

To ensure co-ordination and communication of end of life care, access to specialist palliative advice and support ensuring key services and processes are in place, care packages and equipment are sourced and end of life care needs are regularly reviewed by clinical colleagues.

To liaise with relevant care providers and redeploy resources as appropriate

To end the episode of care either by onward referral or discharge with appropriate notification and cancellation of equipment and care packages.

The service operates within the hours of days a week.

This role provides a great insight into the NHS and requires excellent inter-personal skills when communicating with patients and members of staff at all levels within the Trust.

Values lie at the heart of who we are, what we do and the culture we want to establish, having a direct impact upon both colleagues and the public we service.

Our values are Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality.