Specialist Practitioner Care Home Support Service Admission Avoidance

Job summary

Cornwall has designed a collaborative to listen and respond to care homes which has been created to deliver safer, kinder, and enhanced person-centred care to people that live in care homes with improved equality and integration. It is part of a wider transformation program supported by Cornwall's Integrated Care System and funded through the Ageing Well Program.

The Clinical Specialist will work across Cornwall, being responsible for the delivery of a program of support and development aligned to care homes within each of the three Integrated Care Areas (Central, West, and North/East). They will develop an interface with care homes at its heart and collaborating with the Local Authority, Primary Care Networks, Community Services and wider health and social care partnership.

This is a varied autonomous role with clinical assessment, research opportunities, quality improvement and training and education at its core. We are advocates for the residents and the care staff helping them to navigate through primary care.

Key to this role is the completion of urgent Community response (UCR) assessments for residents suffering an acute deterioration requiring an urgent response.

Join our small dynamic, supportive team with a "can do" attitude.

Main duties of the job

Cornwall has designed a collaborative to listen and respond to care homes which has beencreated to deliver safer, kinder, and enhanced person-centred care to people that live incare homes with improved equality and integration. It is part of a wider transformationprogramme supported by Cornwall's Integrated Care System and funded through theAgeing Well Programme.The Clinical Specialist will work across Cornwall, being responsible for the delivery of aprogramme of support and development aligned to care homes within each of the threeIntegrated Care Areas (Central, West, and North/East). They will develop an interface withcare homes at its heart and collaborating with the Local Authority, Primary Care Networks,Community Services and wider health and social care partnership.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use out services.