Band 6 Team Sister / Therapist - Palliative Care

HCRG Care Group

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Band 6 Staff Nurse or Therapist, with specialist knowledge and experience in discharge planning and pathways, to join our Community Transfer of Care Hub based at Gravesham Community Hospital.

Yourfocus will be to support palliative and EOL discharge for the Dartford, Gravesend and Swanley area. For this role you will be required to attend the local acute hospital to review and assess any palliative /EOL patients to ensure smooth discharge into the community, you will also be responsible to follow the identified patients after discharge and complete any Continuing Health Care checklists or Fast tracks. You must have anexcellent knowledge and understanding of palliative care.

Gravesham Community Hospital is located a short distance from St Georges Shopping Centre and is surrounded by well-known food establishments and local coffee shops making it an ideal location to be based from.

Whilst you will be based at Gravesham Community Hospital, you will be required to travel to local acute hospitals to provide in-reach support to meet the needs of the service and youll also be expected to visit patients in their homes and in care homes to undertake assessments in line with our "Home First" approach. Therefore, adriving license and access to a car for work purposes is essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

Main Responsibilities

As a Band 6 Team Sister / Therapist you will:

Support and manage the Community Transfer of Care Hub Team on a day-to-day basis, providing clinical/management leadership, support, and guidance.
As requested, support the Team Senior Sister and Clinical Service Manager with recruitment.
Have an oversight of the bed management processes and reporting requirements
Participate in the induction of new staff, students, bank, and agency staff.
Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of community services/placements.
Maximise best use of clinical resources and organise clinical cover where necessary.
Monitor and evaluate patient flow, admission, and discharge arrangements, take responsibility for initiating improvements.
Support members of the team with facilitating safe and timely discharge plans.
Take responsibility for the most complex cases, including leading on the assessment of homeless patients ensuring that statutory responsibilities have been met.
Reviewing complex patients that require 1-1 funding.
Review and support with any safeguarding issues raised.
Develop and support robust effective communication with all HCRG Care Group colleagues and other relevant agencies i.e., GPs, social care, nursing colleagues.
Take clinical responsibility for any placements made by the Community Transfer of Care Hub and to deal with any issues arising from these placements.

For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Date posted

04 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HCRGCG/TP/1580/12941

Job locations

HCRG Care Group

Gravesend

Kent

DA11 0DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description

You will feel valued as a Band 6Team Sister / Therapist with HCRGCare Group based at Gravesham CommunityHospital, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

AFC Band 6Salarywith NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
5% high cost area allowance
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

The Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will be / will have:

Registered Nurse (RN) or registered Therapists (OT / Physio) with current live PIN on NMC register or HCPC register
Significant discharge pathway experience with excellent knowledge in complex discharge planning across all areas of the organisation and acute hospital sites
Recognised teaching/assessing qualification 998/997/mentorship.
Continuous Professional Development Portfolio
Specialty knowledge and experience in discharge planning and pathways
Experience of working within a multiagency health and care system
Relevant post registration clinical experience

As this role requires travel, a driving license and access to a car is required for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description

You will feel valued as a Band 6Team Sister / Therapist with HCRGCare Group based at Gravesham CommunityHospital, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

AFC Band 6Salarywith NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
5% high cost area allowance
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

The Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will be / will have:

Registered Nurse (RN) or registered Therapists (OT / Physio) with current live PIN on NMC register or HCPC register
Significant discharge pathway experience with excellent knowledge in complex discharge planning across all areas of the organisation and acute hospital sites
Recognised teaching/assessing qualification 998/997/mentorship.
Continuous Professional Development Portfolio
Specialty knowledge and experience in discharge planning and pathways
Experience of working within a multiagency health and care system
Relevant post registration clinical experience

As this role requires travel, a driving license and access to a car is required for this role.

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

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Desirable

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Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

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Desirable

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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.