Job summary
Band 7
The post holder will be a key member of the Care Home Support Team which is the proactive branch of our Urgent Community Response multidisciplinary team. The Care Home Support team includes a Consultant Geriatrician, Pharmacists, Registered General Nurses, Registered Mental Health Nurses and Therapists.
You will be a team player within the West Berkshire locality and expected to work collaboratively with staff from all disciplines whilst maintaining high professional standards. The post holder will be required to support care homes across West Berkshire Newbury, Thatcham, Hungerford and Lambourn. The team work flexibly with visits to care homes, use of Teams, working from home, meetings at trust sites.
The proactive branch works 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, 9-5, the post holder will be required to work 30 hours, hours can be discussed.
Main duties of the job
- To build good working relationships with the care homes in the area.
- Advise care homes on management of clinical issues as required. This will be dependent on the skill set of the successful candidate and service needs.
- Provide education to care homes via TEAMS or face-to-face on areas of care the home has identified as a need. This could be formal or informal with role modelling/upskilling.
- Provide a holistic assessment to aid medical diagnosis, management, and treatment of complex residents in the care home environment and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions or placement failure.
- Work in collaboration with other members of the MDT, Social Services, Care Quality and ICB.
- Work alongside the RMNs/RGNs in the other localities on innovations to improve practice across Berkshire West.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- You must be a Registered RGN on the NMC Register.
- Experience of caring for the elderly, experience of teaching or enthusiasm.
- Enthusiastic and committed to developing skills and knowledge
- A team player with the ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines
- Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Corinna Green 07929824283 or email corinna.green@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
- You must be a Registered RGN on the NMC Register.
- Experience of caring for the elderly, experience of teaching or enthusiasm.
- Enthusiastic and committed to developing skills and knowledge
- A team player with the ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines
- Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Corinna Green 07929824283 or email corinna.green@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- RGN
- Current NMC Registration
- Degree in health/social care or equivalent qualification/ experience
- Leadership / teaching qualification
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Previous Experience
Essential
- 3 years post registration experience
- Experience of teaching others
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems and operating frameworks
- Specialist knowledge acquired through training or working with older people with complex health needs
- Cultural awareness
- Experience of working in a care home
- Evidence of advanced or specialist training in dementia
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage competing priorities
- Ability to cope in a pressurised environment an apply practical problem solving skills in everyday situations
- Evidence of undertaking audit
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to analyse situations and be able to make the right decisions
- Clinical examination skills, physical examination and assessment skills (top to toe assessment), detailed medical history skills, biometric monitoring and evaluation skills, or willingness to develop
- Ability to interpret and analyse complex data from numerous sources to inform decisions
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with an empathetic manner
- Ability to effectively delegate activities to appropriate staff
- Ability to effectively negotiate on patient management
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own caseload
- Competent with IT skills
- Ability to translate best practice evidence and national policy into practice
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to multiple sites efficiently
- Full UK driving licence and business insurance
- The daily use of a car
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- RGN
- Current NMC Registration
- Degree in health/social care or equivalent qualification/ experience
- Leadership / teaching qualification
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Previous Experience
Essential
- 3 years post registration experience
- Experience of teaching others
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of the health and social care systems and operating frameworks
- Specialist knowledge acquired through training or working with older people with complex health needs
- Cultural awareness
- Experience of working in a care home
- Evidence of advanced or specialist training in dementia
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage competing priorities
- Ability to cope in a pressurised environment an apply practical problem solving skills in everyday situations
- Evidence of undertaking audit
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to analyse situations and be able to make the right decisions
- Clinical examination skills, physical examination and assessment skills (top to toe assessment), detailed medical history skills, biometric monitoring and evaluation skills, or willingness to develop
- Ability to interpret and analyse complex data from numerous sources to inform decisions
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with an empathetic manner
- Ability to effectively delegate activities to appropriate staff
- Ability to effectively negotiate on patient management
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own caseload
- Competent with IT skills
- Ability to translate best practice evidence and national policy into practice
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to multiple sites efficiently
- Full UK driving licence and business insurance
- The daily use of a car
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).
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).
