Job summary
The Integrated Front Door Team is a well-established team of community nurses based at the front door of the hospital working in collaboration with Health, Social Care, Mental Health, GP, Housing and Volunteer services.
Opportunities have arisen to develop a community nurse within this unplanned service under the umbrella of Walsall's innovating Walsall Together.
You must hold excellent community pathways and service knowledge and a variety of clinical community experience to be considered for this opportunity within the team. You will have responsibility for a varied workload of rapid interventions and you will receive referrals directly from ED, AMU and other front door Acute services, working initially under the direction of the Clinical Team Leader.
You will be working with a wide variety of Adult Services to develop and support this client group to bring care closer to home and to remain in their homes with enhanced services or access to Clinical Community services to avoid hospital admission or to expediate hospital discharge.
You will need to have at least two years' experience of working within the Community services at Band 5 level, work flexibly to meet the demands of the service and be able to work effectively with partnership agencies at Social Services, Acute Trust and third party agencies.
The service provision is delivered between the core hours of 08:00 and 20:00 across 7 days. Applicants must be willing to participate in a rotational shift cover.
Main duties of the job
You will need to be able to work in an autonomous way and facilitate effective communication between ward staff, the integrated discharge team and social care team, to promote a culture where transfers of care between primary, community and secondary services are safe, timely and well co-ordinated for patients who no longer require acute hospital care.
Part of the role will involve working within the Community nursing teams proactively supporting and case managing a caseload of complex patients with a range of long term conditions, who are at high risk of unplanned admission to hospital or prone to unnecessarily long lengths of stay.
- You must be able to travel throughout the working day across the borough.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trustprovides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in2018,extension of a Neonatal Unit and brand new, state of the art Emergency Department is in the process of being completed.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORKPROFESSIONALISM
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Use skills and knowledge to assess the physical and psycho social needs of the patients in their own homes within 24 hours of hospital discharge Including observations, medication checks, and skin checks.
- To work with the hospital Discharge Team to facilitate safe, timely and appropriate transfers from wards for patients who are known to place based teams
- Anticipate short and long term care needs and develop appropriate care plans for patients in order to prevent unnecessary readmissions to hospital including emergency passports.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Use skills and knowledge to assess the physical and psycho social needs of the patients in their own homes within 24 hours of hospital discharge Including observations, medication checks, and skin checks.
- To work with the hospital Discharge Team to facilitate safe, timely and appropriate transfers from wards for patients who are known to place based teams
- Anticipate short and long term care needs and develop appropriate care plans for patients in order to prevent unnecessary readmissions to hospital including emergency passports.
Person Specification
oRGN first level nurse
Essential
- First Level Degree
- Extensive Clinical Experience
Research and Clinical Skills
Essential
- Extensive experience in working with adults with LTC
Desirable
- Ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care
Team working
Essential
- Knowledge of team dynamics and leadership
Desirable
- Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team
Leadership
Essential
- Experience in embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health outcomes
Person Specification
oRGN first level nurse
Essential
- First Level Degree
- Extensive Clinical Experience
Research and Clinical Skills
Essential
- Extensive experience in working with adults with LTC
Desirable
- Ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care
Team working
Essential
- Knowledge of team dynamics and leadership
Desirable
- Ability to work with a multidisciplinary team
Leadership
Essential
- Experience in embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health outcomes
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).
