RRIC Community Practitioner - Nurse

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

Our innovative Rapid Response & Intermediate Care service is expanding across Buckinghamshire - and we need you to join our UCR North and/or South Squad

Your mission:To provide triage expert clinical interventions and rehabilitation as part of a dynamic, tight-knit squad that reacts quickly when people are in crisis.
Your aim:To help patients stay in their own home, empowering recovery and preventing unnecessary hospitalisation. You'll also support early discharge from hospital and patients at the end of life.
Your role:Add your expertise to our multi-disciplinary community team working with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Specialist Paramedics, Paramedics, Pharmacists, Community Healthcare Assistant Practitioners or Healthcare Assistants.
Who are we?We're part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, based in William Rathbone House, Aylesbury (North Squad) and Chichester House, High Wycombe (South Squad) covering 7 locations across the county. Together we operate as one mission force, collaborating with colleagues across all sectors of health and social care.
Who are you?If you're committed to excellence, motivated by developing your clinical skills, driven by being at the cutting edge of healthcare delivery and thrive as part of our UCR North Squad (including Thame, Aylesbury and Buckingham) / UCR South Squad (including Amersham, Wycombe, Marlow and Chalfont St Peter)- choose #MissionRRIC today.

Main duties of the job

#MissionRRIC

Your main duties include:

Providing triage, comprehensive specialist assessment, review and evaluation of the needs of patients and carers
Being responsible for planning programmes of care to promote health gain and maximise independence, actively case managing patients through their journeys
Allocating appropriate workloads to members of the UCR Squad.
Working with a range of professionals in order to ensure care is appropriate and delivered in a timely manner.
Demonstrating professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, and care and treatment delivery.Support the development of clinical pathways

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! -https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you will benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression, including supervision, appraisal and approved funded higher education courses
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
Travel for work purposes is paid at a competitive rate in excess of the government national requirements.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We are committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Date posted

23 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-IEC5503159-B

Job locations

South UCR Squad

Chichester House

High Wycombe

HP12 3RE

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential

Registered Allied Healthcare Professional - OT/Paramedic or Nurse
Degree/Diploma in PT/OT/Paramedic or Nursing
Evidence of recent Continuous Professional development
Relevant post-graduate clinical training

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrate specialist clinical assessment, analysis, planning, delivery and evaluation skills
Ability to motivate staff
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Able to work under pressure
Able to work alone

Desirable

Ability to manage complex cases
Ability to develop and maintain partnership working
Knowledge of legal requirements for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity
Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care
Report writing skills
IT skills
Presentation skills
Teaching patients, carers and colleagues

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate broad experience post registration within a variety of core areas
Experience of working within multi agency / multi disciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting post registration
Experience of assisting with implementing change management programmes
Experience of day to day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants
Experience of working with electronic clinical systems
Experience participating in a research or audit project
Experience of working with single assessment process

Special circumstances

Essential

Valid and current driving licence and able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential

Registered Allied Healthcare Professional - OT/Paramedic or Nurse
Degree/Diploma in PT/OT/Paramedic or Nursing
Evidence of recent Continuous Professional development
Relevant post-graduate clinical training

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrate specialist clinical assessment, analysis, planning, delivery and evaluation skills
Ability to motivate staff
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Able to work under pressure
Able to work alone

Desirable

Ability to manage complex cases
Ability to develop and maintain partnership working
Knowledge of legal requirements for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity
Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care
Report writing skills
IT skills
Presentation skills
Teaching patients, carers and colleagues

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate broad experience post registration within a variety of core areas
Experience of working within multi agency / multi disciplinary team

Desirable

Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting post registration
Experience of assisting with implementing change management programmes
Experience of day to day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants
Experience of working with electronic clinical systems
Experience participating in a research or audit project
Experience of working with single assessment process

Special circumstances

Essential

Valid and current driving licence and able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire

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.