Your post will provide input predominantly to the inpatient services and the wider community of Ipswich and East Suffolk. You will join at a very exciting time in the region as new services are designed and implemented.
St Elizabeth Hospice is playing an active part in neighbourhood health pilots in the new combined Norfolk and Suffolk ICB and worked collaboratively to achieve Compassionate Community accreditation for Suffolk.
St Elizabeth Hospice is rated CQC outstanding and provides services in a large geographical area, offering urban and rural diversity and places of outstanding natural beauty. This coastal area of the country supports a good work-life balance and is easily accessible to London and beyond. There are strong links between local acute and palliative care providers and with the Universities of East Anglia, Suffolk and Cambridge. Teaching opportunities abound.
After 35 years of delivering excellent care, St Elizabeth Hospice continues to drive forward innovation and development of services. The successful candidate will join an established team whose members are involved in research and system wide service development and committed to the continual improvement of clinical care.
You will be employed by St Elizabeth hospice, aligned with Agenda for Change. Full time hours are available but there is flexibility around how the job plan is delivered; interested candidates are strongly encouraged to approach us for discussion.
If you would like to know more about St Elizabeth Hospice, you can read our Quality Account here.
St Elizabeth Hospice is committed to safeguarding and protecting the adults and young people that we work with and has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse, neglect and discrimination of any person. As such, all posts are subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We have a range of robust safeguarding policies in place which promote safeguarding across the hospice and staff are expected to undertake regular, mandatory safeguarding training to equip them with the knowledge and skills to identify and respond to potential risks.
For more details about this role please use the link to view the job description and person specification or for an informal discussion contact medicaladmin@stelizabethhospice.org.uk
Interview date: week commencing 9th November
To apply please complete the application via NHS Jobs.