Job summary
Join Our Team - Make a difference towards Community care.
We are looking for a compassionate, motivated Assistant Practitioner - Pathway Facilitator to join our evolving Community Place based team - Frailty Service.
The role of a Pathway Facilitator will provide exciting opportunity to work in a rewarding role, where the focus will be on delivering high - quality holistic care that keeps the Walsall population safe, well and supported within their own homes.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
This post involves working within the Community nursing locality teams, supporting both District nurses, Frailty case managers and Specialist nurses, it involves the proactive monitoring of patients post discharge from hospital, in order to promote and sustain their independence in the community setting and prevent avoidable hospital re-admissions.
Under the guidance of senior clinicians the post holder will undertake clinical procedures and delegated duties unsupervised to clients within their own homes, Clinics or care home environment.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for more details.
Working alongside stakeholders:
Nursing and other Clinical Staff
- GPs and Primary Care Teams
Consultants of Secondary Care
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Management Team
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Service users and Carers.
GP Practices and support staff
Key Responsibilities
Use skills and knowledge to support the needs of the patients in their own homes within 24 hours of hospital discharge. Including observations, medication checks, skin checks.
To support short and long term care needs for patients in order to prevent unnecessary re-admissions to hospital.
Able to effectively communicate at all levels of the organisation; to a variety of health professionals; users and carers, to provide the best outcomes
Able to provide the interface between hospital and Primary, Community & Social Care settings.
Able to challenge systems, professionals and decisions and effectively communicate the rationale for such challenges.
Able to keep accurate contemporaneous documentation and care/ plans
To support with the reduction in avoidable hospital admissions
To use electronic alerts/ databases (CANAR, whiteboards) to assist with communication.
To have a close collaborative working relationship with the high intensity user team.
To assess risks to patients which need to be managed in relation to their health and well-being.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for more details.
Working alongside stakeholders:
Nursing and other Clinical Staff
- GPs and Primary Care Teams
Consultants of Secondary Care
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Management Team
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Service users and Carers.
GP Practices and support staff
Key Responsibilities
Use skills and knowledge to support the needs of the patients in their own homes within 24 hours of hospital discharge. Including observations, medication checks, skin checks.
To support short and long term care needs for patients in order to prevent unnecessary re-admissions to hospital.
Able to effectively communicate at all levels of the organisation; to a variety of health professionals; users and carers, to provide the best outcomes
Able to provide the interface between hospital and Primary, Community & Social Care settings.
Able to challenge systems, professionals and decisions and effectively communicate the rationale for such challenges.
Able to keep accurate contemporaneous documentation and care/ plans
To support with the reduction in avoidable hospital admissions
To use electronic alerts/ databases (CANAR, whiteboards) to assist with communication.
To have a close collaborative working relationship with the high intensity user team.
To assess risks to patients which need to be managed in relation to their health and well-being.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oNVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification and / or relevant experience.
- Completion of Foundation Degree In Health and Social Care
Desirable
- oAbility to work within the lower level competencies as developed within the community locality teams
Experience
Essential
- oCurrent experience of working within health/social care setting
- oAbility to organise own workload and use own initiative
- oAbility to work effectively as part of a team.
Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to utilise relevant IT software e.g. Microsoft Word, e-mail.
- oEffective communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work with other professions
- oEffective time management skills.
Desirable
- oAwareness of local clinical policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oNVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification and / or relevant experience.
- Completion of Foundation Degree In Health and Social Care
Desirable
- oAbility to work within the lower level competencies as developed within the community locality teams
Experience
Essential
- oCurrent experience of working within health/social care setting
- oAbility to organise own workload and use own initiative
- oAbility to work effectively as part of a team.
Knowledge
Essential
- oAbility to utilise relevant IT software e.g. Microsoft Word, e-mail.
- oEffective communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work with other professions
- oEffective time management skills.
Desirable
- oAwareness of local clinical policies and procedures.
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).
