Central London Community Health Trust

Clinical Lead - Harrow Rapid Response

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse or paramedic to join a crisis response service designed to reduce preventable hospital admission. The referral source will typically be from general practice, NHS 111, A&E, ambulance services or community- based health and social care (including care homes). The aim of the service is to avoid unnecessary hospital admission by:

Providing the Harrow population with an alternative to hospital admission through rapid deployment of clinical response to patients in their own homes.

Providing a rapid response (2-hour response to referral, within operating hours) to make initial assessment and form onward plan.

Main duties of the job

The current post holder works 8.00 - 16.00 Monday - Friday but there is flexibility with this as the service runs from 08.00-20.00 including weekends and bank holidays.

The team is comprised of nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists, with access to GPs, pharmacists, case managers, social services, dietitians and other specialist nursing and therapy services, all co-located at Honeypot Lane Centre, Stanmore.

About us

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks.

Date posted

14 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£56,388 to £62,785 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-ONW-6735

Job locations

Honeypot Lane Health Centre

London

HA7 1AT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Experience as a non-medical prescriber, so you can support staff undertaking the V300 course and sign off their competencies.
Be clinically responsible for the team
Act as a role model
Be responsible for undertaking comprehensive health assessments, physical examination, and ordering tests for patients.
Use advanced clinical decision making and assessment skills, coordinate care planning and initiate referrals to diagnostics for appropriate tests for this population.
You will play a leadership role within the team and work with external stakeholders such as London Ambulance Service and Social Services to develop new ways of working and through networking increase the number of referrals from the acute and community.

Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Experience as a non-medical prescriber, so you can support staff undertaking the V300 course and sign off their competencies.
Be clinically responsible for the team
Act as a role model
Be responsible for undertaking comprehensive health assessments, physical examination, and ordering tests for patients.
Use advanced clinical decision making and assessment skills, coordinate care planning and initiate referrals to diagnostics for appropriate tests for this population.
You will play a leadership role within the team and work with external stakeholders such as London Ambulance Service and Social Services to develop new ways of working and through networking increase the number of referrals from the acute and community.

Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
Educated to degree level.
Appropriate postgraduate qualification or experience in relevant clinical area
Non - medical prescriber qualification

Desirable

oQualified MSc in a relevant speciality with leadership module.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
Educated to degree level.
Appropriate postgraduate qualification or experience in relevant clinical area
Non - medical prescriber qualification

Desirable

oQualified MSc in a relevant speciality with leadership module.

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Honeypot Lane Health Centre

London

HA7 1AT

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Honeypot Lane Health Centre

London

HA7 1AT

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)