Job summary
Opportunities have arisen for a Clinical Sister / Charge Nurse / Clinical Practitioner to join our innovative multi-disciplinary team. You must be a registered practitioner (nurse / 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 onboarding onto a virtual Ward as step up or step down to Community Services, working initially under the direction of senior nurses within care navigation centre. You will be working with Adult Services to develop and support this client group to remain in their homes with enhanced services to expediate hospital admissions and to avoid avoidable hospital admissions/ readmissions. 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.
Service provision is delivered over a 24/7 period across 7 days on a pro-rota system.
Main duties of the job
- Under the direction of the VW Team lead you must assess a referral plan, implement, considering own clinical confidence and competence. You must implement enhanced programmes of care within our community provisions onto the Virtual Ward.
- To be part of the VW and Care Navigation Centres service to provide high standards of clinical judgement and intervention and decision making, and to triage nursing support for service users accessing the range of Community services
- To 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 procedures
- To work within a multi-agency / multi-disciplinary team adopting a 'no blame' culture
- To 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for the triage / assessment of care needs and the development, of programmes of care, within Scope of Professional Practice.
- Demonstrate high level of judgemental/analytical skills when interpreting and performing patient assessments and care planning via the telephone and face to face.
- Maintain accurate and up to date patient care records, maintaining patient confidentiality, and statistical records as required by the service.
- Work with other professionals to promote multidisciplinary / multiagency working.
- Gain access to enhanced programmes of care in accordance with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trusts integrated care pathways
Please refer to job description for more information
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for the triage / assessment of care needs and the development, of programmes of care, within Scope of Professional Practice.
- Demonstrate high level of judgemental/analytical skills when interpreting and performing patient assessments and care planning via the telephone and face to face.
- Maintain accurate and up to date patient care records, maintaining patient confidentiality, and statistical records as required by the service.
- Work with other professionals to promote multidisciplinary / multiagency working.
- Gain access to enhanced programmes of care in accordance with Walsall Healthcare NHS Trusts integrated care pathways
Please refer to job description for more information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Registered Paramedic
- Education to diploma level or able to demonstrate evidence of post registration experience at Band 5 within a similar primary care setting
Experience
Essential
- Multi-disciplinary working/Multi-agency working
- Post registration practice within a secondary or primary care setting - Demonstrate significant/extensive experience
- Significant Experience working as an AfC Band 5 Staff Nurse
Skills
Essential
- To be able to work using own Initiative.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Registered Paramedic
- Education to diploma level or able to demonstrate evidence of post registration experience at Band 5 within a similar primary care setting
Experience
Essential
- Multi-disciplinary working/Multi-agency working
- Post registration practice within a secondary or primary care setting - Demonstrate significant/extensive experience
- Significant Experience working as an AfC Band 5 Staff Nurse
Skills
Essential
- To be able to work using own Initiative.
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).
