Job summary
The post holder will proactively manage a caseload of patients requiring complex case management to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge to improve patient health outcomes. Patients requiring case management in the RRVW Service will be identified by case-finding in the Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) unit, Accident and Emergency department, Whittington Health wards, North Middlesex Hospital A and E, ULCH@Home, LAS, Care Homes, Community Nurses and via GP referral.
Key partners are Whittington Health, UCLH Hospital@Home and North Middlesex University Hospital assessment units, acute wards and GP's within the NCL Boroughs and Westminster.
Patients will be identified as not requiring hospital admission but needs high acuity Community support in order to go home safely.
Main duties of the job
- To provide and assist with the health care of patients in community settings.
- To be accountable for own nursing practice and work unsupervised and on own initiative, but to be responsible to the Rapid Response/ Virtual Ward (RRVW) Matron for all aspects of his/her work.
- To deliver a high standard of comprehensive skilled and evidence based nursing care to patients.
- To be responsible for a delegated caseload of acute patients and provide case management under the guidance of the RRVW Leads.
- To contribute to and be competent in the assessment of needs of the clients on all matters and to provide total patient care using evidence based nursing models.
- To assist patients, carer's and their families to identify health and well being goals.
- To support and empower patients, carers and their families to achieve their health and well being goals.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To accurately record observations and changes in clients conditions and report back to the responsible team leader.
- To assist in assessing and caring for patients with complex and ongoing health and social needs, self-care and health promotion.
- To assist in planning and implementing methods of rehabilitation for patients and their carers.
- To liaise with colleagues in AEC, A&E, wards and community settings, to ensure a multidisciplinary and seamless approach to patient care.
- To be willing to extend his/her nursing knowledge/skills by undertaking further professional training that may be required in addition to keeping up to date with professional developments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To accurately record observations and changes in clients conditions and report back to the responsible team leader.
- To assist in assessing and caring for patients with complex and ongoing health and social needs, self-care and health promotion.
- To assist in planning and implementing methods of rehabilitation for patients and their carers.
- To liaise with colleagues in AEC, A&E, wards and community settings, to ensure a multidisciplinary and seamless approach to patient care.
- To be willing to extend his/her nursing knowledge/skills by undertaking further professional training that may be required in addition to keeping up to date with professional developments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Trained in or willing to work toward competence in Venopuncture and Cannulation
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 6 months post-qualification experience
Desirable
- Experience working in a community setting
Skills
Essential
- Excellent face to face and written communication skills
Desirable
- IT Skills to include Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Trained in or willing to work toward competence in Venopuncture and Cannulation
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 6 months post-qualification experience
Desirable
- Experience working in a community setting
Skills
Essential
- Excellent face to face and written communication skills
Desirable
- IT Skills to include Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
