Community PractitionerinNewcastle upon TyneinNewcastle upon TynePUBLISHED WED 15 JAN 2025
In addition to direct patient care, the practitioner will provide clinical supervision, support other staff members, and engage with patients' families to ensure inclusive care planning. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational skills, a commitment to quality patient care, and the ability to work within a collaborative environment that encourages professional development.
The Newcastle Learning Disability Team are happy to be offering an exciting opportunity for Band 6 Community Practitioner to work into our positive behaviour support pathway.
We are a multidisciplinary community team working across the whole of Newcastle with individuals with complex needs.The successful post holder will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to high quality patient care, good organisational skills and be able to demonstrate prioritisation of workload. Key components of the role will be to ensure the service offer a safe, caring, responsive and well-led service.
The role will include liaising with agencies such as social care, service providers, inpatient services, safeguarding, alongside a range of other agencies. Within this team we pride ourselves on having a broad range of knowledge within these selected areas and ability to manage the risks associated with this.
We work in an environment where staff are valued highly and where we make every effort to encourage and support you to develop yourself in your specialist areas of interest.
To be responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload of patients who have substantial and complex needs.
Provide specialist clinical advice to patients, families, carers, staff, statutory agencies, third sector partner agencies and the public.
You will be expected to provide high quality assessment and care, alongside offering the wider team support, advice and supervision
Work collaboratively with patients to develop care plans, recovery and wellbeing plans. Ensuring patients have access to regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt care plans as necessary.
To consider carer needs and ensure carer and family are involved in care planning where appropriate.
To deliver evidenced based clinical interventions.
The post holder will work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.
Coordinate treatment planning, interventions, clinical reviews and discharge planning.
Provide clinical supervision to staff as delegated by Pathway Manager and Clinical Leads.
To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
To incorporate a patient centred philosophy into nursing practice and patient centred collaborative care.
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Advertising date : 15th January 2025
Closing date : 29th January 2025
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