Telehealth Practitioner - Band 4 FTC

Job summary

12 months FTC / Secondment opportunity *see attached form

The role of the Assistant Practitioner is to deliver high quality, caring and compassionate patient care. The post holder will undertake assessment, implementation, and evaluation of patient care needs for a defined group of patients under the indirect supervision of a registered professional in their specialist area. The post also includes facilitation of telehealth monitoring in the community for a group of patients. The post holder is required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving a high standard of nursing care within Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust.

Take a lead role in navigating referrals from telehealth care and healthcare professionals to the appropriate service, working autonomously and prioritising workload according to the demands of the service.

Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and agencies, which may include health and social care services to support navigation of patient referrals into services which best meet their needs.

Will support patient flow out of hospital and through relevant Community Services

To assist managers and clinicians with service development and project work, data capture, audit, and reporting.

Will assist in facilitation of virtual MDT reviews including Docobo telehealth virtual care home ward rounds.

Main duties of the job

Ensure records and documentation are maintained, kept confidential, and meets appropriate Trust standards, and in line with the Data Protection Act

To Support Operational Lead in development and delivery of service strategy and organisational development.

To form collaborative and professional relationship with relationships with the wider multidisciplinary team.

Demonstrates a positive and enthusiastic approach to their work in order to maintain high morale and motivation within the department. Promoting a professional and positive working environment

To work collaboratively with health, social care, voluntary or private sector managing referrals, enabling the provision of care from a variety of agencies. The post holder will provide central liaison between the services and the clinicians who refer patients

To report any accidents or incidents via the incident reporting system and/or to an appropriate registered professional, ensuring an open and transparent culture.

To adhere to the Trust's dress code policy, always maintaining a smart appearance.

To adhere to the Trust's IT policies regarding e-mail and internet usage.

To ensure children and adults are protected from abuse and avoidable harm and report any safeguarding concerns in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

The post will not supervise the work of others though they may allocate staff resources based on identified clinical need

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.