The Clinical Lead will also play a vital role in proactive case management, engaging with various healthcare professionals, including GPs and social care workers, to implement a patient-centered, integrated approach. With a focus on responding to local community needs and delivering excellent care, the position requires a car owner due to the nature of the work, which may include travel. The organisation emphasises inclusivity in its recruitment process and welcomes discussions about flexible working arrangements.
Working in the community you will be providing care to housebound patients with complex care needs, enabling patients to receive the care they need in their own home.
This is an excellent opportunity if you are thinking of joining an Urgent Community Response team in the community or broadening and gaining new experiences. This role is critical to preventing hospital admissions as part of the Ageing Well agenda, and monitoring patients in their own home as part of the developing virtual ward. The role will be delivered both in patient's own homes and clinic -based care within a Community Assessment Unit,and will be working closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring & motivated professional with excellent clinical & communication skills, who can work autonomously within a scope of practice as a registered practitioner.
The successful applicant will be proficient, knowledgeable and competent. Educated to Degree or Diploma level in Adult nursing registration, or equivalent, they will continue to develop in their role through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies and to be determined by the needs of patients, the service and team.
This job involves a proportionate amount of time driving therefore you will need to be a car owner and have access to a vehicle for work with the correct level of insurance.
The Community Assessment Unit & Urgent Community Response Team within Fareham & Gosport and South East Hampshire aspires to provide a responsive, safe effective caring service. The team is commissioned to reflect the needs of the local community. Service aims include providing a local point of access, proactive case management and adoption of a co-produced approach with patients and service users. The Integrated Care Team Clinical Lead will work within the Community Assessment Unit & Urgent Community Response Team to deliver a joined-up approach across a specific locality, to deliver excellence in care and engages with all practices and wide stakeholders in the locality.
The Integrated Care Team Clinical Lead, in conjunction with a wide range of clinical colleagues and specifically GP's, Practice Nurses and Social Care professionals, will support and facilitate a patient or client focussed, co-ordinated case management approach across primary and secondary care for people who are most vulnerable to and at high risk of repeat admissions to hospital.
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Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
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