Band 6 - Associate Community Matron (Islington Urgent Response )

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

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Job summary

The post holder will work in the Islington Rapid Response and Virtual Ward (RRVW) team which is part of the wider multi-agency Islington Urgent Care Response service which supports hospital discharges and admission avoidance.

RRVW is co-located and integrated with therapy and adult social services colleagues and aims to respond to patient referrals in the community within 2 hours to prevent/reduce admission to hospital.

The post holder will primarily be working in Islington borough but may be required to see patients in other NCL boroughs, and may need to support UCLH@home, NMUH VW.

The post holder will proactively manage a caseload of patients requiring complex case management in order to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge to improve patient health outcomes. Patients requiring case management in the Rapid Response and Virtual Ward service will be identified by case-finding in the Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC) unit, Accident and Emergency department, UCLH wards and also via Community referrals eg GP, Care Homes, Community Nurses, LAS etc.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist, high quality, expert nursing care and support for patients who are suitable for Islington Urgent Response and Recovery team care in liaison with the multidisciplinary teams (MDT) through assessment and care planning.
Initiate agreed range of diagnostic tests.
Refer to other disciplines/professions when required.
Support patients to self-manage, monitor their condition and make informed choices.
Act as a named nurse for designated patients within the service
Ensure that nursing documentation is maintained to high standards and to be a competent user of and participate in the ongoing development of the Trust's planned Electronic Patient Record
Promote the development of evidenced based practice.
Participate in clinical supervision to agreed standard.
Ensure high standards of care are given to all patients.

About us

Equal Opportunities

Our latest policy known as "Promoting Equality, Diversity and Human Rights" outlines the Trust's commitment to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less than favourable treatment on grounds of sex, marital and civil partnership status,gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, creed, religion or belief, physical disability, mental health, learning difficulty, age or sexual orientation and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.

For more information about our policy and commitment to equality, click: http://www.whittington.nhs.uk/default.asp?c=10505&q=equality "

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk/media/1228/hr12-equality-and-diversity-vers-7-feb-17-feb-20.pdf

Date posted

11 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year 42,471-50,364 per annum including HCAs

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-1580

Job locations

Hornsey Rise Health Centre

London

N19 3YU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Manage and co-ordination of patient care which includes daily triage and anything which is highlighted in your appraisal.
Develop patient condition specific management plans with medical staff to improve patient clinical management
Ensure other clinicians and those working within the team are aware of pathways and proceduresrelating to Islington Urgent Response and Recovery team. Disseminate any changes in policy and procedures ina timely manner and to work withinthe
Promote the service and support clinical staff to facilitate the safe, effective and appropriate transfer of patients identified as suitable for Islington Urgent Response and Recovery team from ED, wards and the community.
Work with and be responsible for the case management of patients identified for Islington Urgent Response and Recovery team.

Attend appropriate internal and external meetings as representative of the department/Trust in relation to the Islington Urgent Response and Recovery team Nursing role and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Manage and co-ordination of patient care which includes daily triage and anything which is highlighted in your appraisal.
Develop patient condition specific management plans with medical staff to improve patient clinical management
Ensure other clinicians and those working within the team are aware of pathways and proceduresrelating to Islington Urgent Response and Recovery team. Disseminate any changes in policy and procedures ina timely manner and to work withinthe
Promote the service and support clinical staff to facilitate the safe, effective and appropriate transfer of patients identified as suitable for Islington Urgent Response and Recovery team from ED, wards and the community.
Work with and be responsible for the case management of patients identified for Islington Urgent Response and Recovery team.

Attend appropriate internal and external meetings as representative of the department/Trust in relation to the Islington Urgent Response and Recovery team Nursing role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current NMC Registration

Desirable

Post registration education in a relevant area

Skills

Essential

oCommunity Nursing skills, or willingness to expand field of knowledge and practice

Desirable

oAdvanced physical Assessment qualification or willingness to work towards
oIndependent Nurse Prescriber or willingness to work towards

Knowledge

Essential

oExperience in Community/ A and E/ Care of the Elderly/ICU
oUnderstanding and insight into RRVW

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current NMC Registration

Desirable

Post registration education in a relevant area

Skills

Essential

oCommunity Nursing skills, or willingness to expand field of knowledge and practice

Desirable

oAdvanced physical Assessment qualification or willingness to work towards
oIndependent Nurse Prescriber or willingness to work towards

Knowledge

Essential

oExperience in Community/ A and E/ Care of the Elderly/ICU
oUnderstanding and insight into RRVW

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.