Care Navigation Clinical Sister/ Charge Nurse
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
The closing date is 04 July 2024
Job summary
Opportunities have arisen for a Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse to join our innovative multi-disciplinary team. You must be an RGN or Paramedic with evidence of post registration practice at Band 5. Experience of multi-disciplinary / multi agency working is essential. You will be part of a team and have responsibility for an urgent caseload triage and signposting to Community Services, working initially under the direction of senior nurses within the Rapid Response Team. You will be working with Adult Services to develop and support this client group to remain in their homes with enhanced services or access a bed-based service to avoid avoidable hospital admissions. You will need to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service and be able to forge strong links with partnership agencies at Social Services and Acute Trust.PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
Under the direction of the UCR Service Manager you must assess a referral plan, implement, considering own clinical confidence and competence. You must implement enhanced programmes of care within our community provisions.To be part of the CNC service to provide high standards of clinical judgement and intervention and decision making, and to triage nursing support for service users accessing the range o f Community servicesTo co-ordinate enhanced clinical care programmes that are of the highest quality & standards and in line with the Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust's policies and proceduresTo work within a multi-agency / multi-disciplinary team adopting a 'no blame' cultureTo adhere to Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust policies, procedures and protocols to promote the quality of patient experience, ensuring the highest standard.Have a good sound knowledge of Community Services.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development of our Pleck Road site was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from some 60 sites including Health Centres and GP surgeries. Covering Walsall and beyond, our multidisciplinary services include rapid response in the community and home-based care, so that those with long-term conditions and the frail and elderly, can remain in their own homes to be cared for wherever appropriate.
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK- PROFESSIONALISM
Date posted
21 June 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
407-COMMUNITY-6389156
Job locations
Blakenhall Village
Thames Road
Walsall
WS3 1LZ
Employer details
Employer name
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Blakenhall Village
Thames Road
Walsall
WS3 1LZ
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