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 admission to hospital.
The post holder will primarily be working in Islington borough but may be required to see patients in other NCL boroughs.
Key partners are Whittington Health and North Middlesex University Hospital Emergency Departments, assessment units, acute wards, community nurses, LAS and GP's within the boroughs of Islington and Haringey.
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist, high quality, expert care and support for patients who are suitable for IURRT 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 clinician for designated patients within the service
- Ensure that documentation is maintained to required 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.
- Advise patients on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
- Be responsible for gaining intravenous access and administration of prescribed medication for patients requiring short-term antibiotics and for monitoring their care.
- Collaborate with medical colleagues in ensuring that appropriate investigations and procedures are performed to complete the patients' treatments and that patient, and their families are fully informed and understand the purpose for these.
About us
Working for your organisation should read: 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 Trust believes 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
- Promote the service and support clinical staff to facilitate the safe, effective and appropriate transfer of patients identified as suitable for RRVW care from ED, wards and the community.
- Work with and be responsible for the case management of patients identified for
- Attend multidisciplinary meetings and participate in cascading information from these meetings to relevant parties.
- Record data and support thecollection of data for performance monitoring and reports.
- Maintain a patient database to monitor patient outcomes and to audit the effectiveness of the IURRT with the aim of developing the service.
- Understand the protocols and pathways for IURRT and work with the MDT.
- Advise and recommend appropriate discharge options to patient, family and MDT in relation to any further care needs following discharge such as community nursing.
- Provide a follow up process of contacting patients being case managed, for example following up test results.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Promote the service and support clinical staff to facilitate the safe, effective and appropriate transfer of patients identified as suitable for RRVW care from ED, wards and the community.
- Work with and be responsible for the case management of patients identified for
- Attend multidisciplinary meetings and participate in cascading information from these meetings to relevant parties.
- Record data and support thecollection of data for performance monitoring and reports.
- Maintain a patient database to monitor patient outcomes and to audit the effectiveness of the IURRT with the aim of developing the service.
- Understand the protocols and pathways for IURRT and work with the MDT.
- Advise and recommend appropriate discharge options to patient, family and MDT in relation to any further care needs following discharge such as community nursing.
- Provide a follow up process of contacting patients being case managed, for example following up test results.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Paramedic
- Current HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Post registration education in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- IV Cannulation/Phlebotomy
- Physical Assessment skills
Desirable
- Administration of IV medicines.
Knowledge
Essential
- Portfolio of varied Clinical experience
- Excellent clinical and holistic assessment skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of current issues in the NHS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Paramedic
- Current HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Post registration education in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- IV Cannulation/Phlebotomy
- Physical Assessment skills
Desirable
- Administration of IV medicines.
Knowledge
Essential
- Portfolio of varied Clinical experience
- Excellent clinical and holistic assessment skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of current issues in the NHS
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
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).
