Self-Management Facilitator
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Job summary
The Self- Management Facilitator (SMF) is a new role to Community Nursing in the Airedale and Bradford locality and sits within the Anticipatory Care portfolio.
The role offers a new opportunity of working, providing dedicated time to support patient and carers to become self caring and independent with support, learning and education from the Self-Management facilitators. Ensuring that care is provided by the right people and, patients and carers are empowered in managing their Health Care.
Closing Date: 13th July 2023
Shortlisting Date: 14th July
Interview date: 20th July 2023
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role would be to work alongside other community services such as District Nursing and Pharmacy technicians to identify patients and carers that could be supported to be self caring. Potential areas of teaching could be around medicine administration such as Insulin and anti-coagulants, wound care, catheter and stoma care to name but a few.
Support and training will be provided to SMFs to help develop clinical skills, knowledge and competencies and, also with motivational interviewing skills to assist patient and carers with perceptions, fears and concerns.
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Details
Date posted
29 June 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
453-23-5436346
Job locations
Airedale Locality
Bradford and Airedale
BD18 3LD
Employer details
Employer name
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Airedale Locality
Bradford and Airedale
BD18 3LD
Employer's website
https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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