Job summary
Band 7 Specialist Community Nurse Intensive Support / Forensic In Reach team
To provide senior clinical leadership within the Discharge Hub / In reach Support Team. They will be responsible for ensuring the appropriate communication and physical presence takes place with other Healthcare providers of in-patient hospitals and placements.
Main duties of the job
To guarantee outcomes and regular reviews of all Assessment and Treatment beds irrespective of provider, including out of county placement, lengths of stay and ensure estimated discharges are recorded and appropriately shared with Commissioners of services.
About us
Be Part of Our Team...
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- Registered Nurse LD/MH
- Post registration Degree
- ENB998 or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Ability to work towards non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in learning disabilities nursing services
- Formal supervision of staff
- Allocation and delegation of work
- Working within MultiAgency Teams
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Complex health assessments
- Assessment process - hospital In - Reach
- Understand legislation in relation to People with Learning Disabilities
- Equal opportunities
- Audit tools
- Care Programme
- Approach
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Understanding diversity
- Information Technology (IT) skills
- Knowledge of research methodologies
Personal qualities
Essential
- Confident
- Assertive
- Effective communication skills
- Organisational skills
Other job requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the job
- On call participation
- Flexible working
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
Essential
- Registered Nurse LD/MH
- Post registration Degree
- ENB998 or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Management qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Ability to work towards non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in learning disabilities nursing services
- Formal supervision of staff
- Allocation and delegation of work
- Working within MultiAgency Teams
Skills/knowledge
Essential
- Complex health assessments
- Assessment process - hospital In - Reach
- Understand legislation in relation to People with Learning Disabilities
- Equal opportunities
- Audit tools
- Care Programme
- Approach
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance
Desirable
- Understanding diversity
- Information Technology (IT) skills
- Knowledge of research methodologies
Personal qualities
Essential
- Confident
- Assertive
- Effective communication skills
- Organisational skills
Other job requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the job
- On call participation
- Flexible working
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).
