Urgent Community Response Clinical Assessor - Mansfield - ref. n62246103

Job overview

Working with our system partners in creating collaborative ways to improve physical health care services, activities and interventions in local communities, which meet the needs of our patients in the places they call home.

The division operates under three Units of Management providing an extensive portfolio of children’s, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. We offer various clinical and non-clinical roles, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.

Being part of an organisation as diverse as NottsHC provides you with great career development opportunities, to be innovative and gives you permission to grow both professionally and personally and really make a difference.

Main duties of the job

Urgent Community Response is in Bassetlaw is designed to help patients stay out of hospital and support patient in crisis ( physical health). We holistically assess patients to enable patients to stay at home. We aim provide the most efficient and effective health care possible via a 2-hr response to patients who are experiencing a sudden deterioration in their health and wellbeing.

The team enables individuals to increase independence and improve health outcomes by designing programs for recovery and self-care management through timely assessments, interventions, rehabilitation and management of long-term and life limiting conditions working in collaboration with the patient, their carer, and other statutory and voluntary organisations/agencies and are vital in transforming community health services, ensuring high quality care is provided both now and into the future based around the needs of our patients – together we all make a difference.

The service operates 7-days a week from 08.00 – 22.00hrs.

Working for our organisation

Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to join UCR. Building on our success over our first 6 months we have an exciting opportunity for a new Clinical Assessors to join the team.

Clinical Assessors respond to patients in crisis. This is exciting and varied work helping our most vulnerable clients when they need us the most. If you enjoy problem solving and making a big impact to people, then this could be the role for you.

These posts are ideal for nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other AHPs to join a new and innovative service that focusses on development, innovation and compassionate care.

We are looking to recruit motivated, caring, compassionate and experienced Registered Nurses in Adult Nursing or HCPC Professionals to join this new and exciting service within Bassetlaw, our base is at Retford. You will be working as an accountable and autonomous practitioner alongside the integrated care teams and acute Trusts to support discharge and prevent hospital admission.

We are committed & passionate about promoting health, well-being and independence. We are a values-based Trust and are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic clinicians who believe in the provision of patient-centred care.

You will work in a large and supportive multi-disciplinary clinical team with a dedicated focus of excellent patient care and innovation. Providing clinical triage and navigation, urgent response assessments and facilitation of discharge from the acute provider, focusing on the hospital avoidance agenda, discharge to assess and 2-hour/2-day guidelines and promoting flow through the system.

You will liaise and coordinate services closely with other health and social care providers to enable recovery from illness, promote health and wellbeing and promote self-care, fostering collaborative partnerships with local hospitals, EMAS, NHS111, GP's and our community nursing and therapy colleagues, along with Local Authorities and private providers.

• Analyse and develop treatment plans working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary framework and to modify as necessary taking a key lead role as indicated, providing compassionate, realistic and timely support to a diverse patient group and their families.
• Undertake both holistic assessment of health and social care needs and top to toe physical health checks, incorporating the use of a stethoscope, percussion and palpation techniques, when undertaking review of systems and documenting findings and sharing with Multidisciplinary Team to inform into diagnostic process.
• Prioritise factors involved in the clients presenting condition through clinical reasoning based on knowledge of current professional opinion, client’s prognosis and other physical, social, emotional and mental health issues.
• Manage a caseload of patients with moderate to complex needs with supervision and guidance as necessary from more senior clinical staff. Supporting our patients with their rehabilitation and reablement, within the places they call home, that enables them to live their optimum life, become self-caring and regain their independence with their health needs to avoid and reduce future hospital admissions.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful and approachable, evidencing high levels of personal and clinical credibility, being able to instantly establish effective working relationships with patients, staff and key holders internal and external to the Trust.

You must be a Registered Nurse (RGN or RN (Adult)) or Allied health Professional, with demonstrable relevant clinical experience and evidence of continuing professional development.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010

For a full range of role responsibilities and duties please refer to the attached job description - please ensure you demonstrate the essential criteria in the Job Description and Person Specification in order to be shortlisted for interview.

We love to grow talent and foster innovation from within our team....so if you have ideas, are highly motivated, flexible and open to new experiences and new ways of working...we want to hear from you.

Why choose us?

As a part of the Bassetlaw team you can expect to be supported by your colleagues in your work, supported to extend your clinical reasoning and practical clinical skills to enhance your career and have your talent nurtured.

We acknowledge personal and work commitments is sometimes difficult to manage, and we will support people to achieve the right work – life balance through flexible working in a variety of full and part time roles which aim to maintain the health and wellbeing of our workforce.

• Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (this will increase up to 33 days depending on NHS service and in accordance with A4C terms and conditions)
• Pension scheme
• Flexible working and job share opportunities
• Promotion of a healthy work life balance
• Salary sacrifice schemes e.g., public transport loans, cycle schemes
• Staff discount schemes e.g., Discounted leisure Centre membership
• Free on-site parking (dependent on site)
• An extensive health and wellbeing package including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Staff Counselling services
• Support for carers

Further information regarding NottsHC employee benefits can be found on our website www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

If you want to be the Clinical Assessor that leads and implements this exciting new service, that makes a difference to the population of Bassetlaw, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RGN, RN (Adult)) or Allied Health Professional
• Degree level qualification, or equivalent experience and knowledge in a health-related subject.
• Qualification in care of older people, or relevant experience.
• Evidence of recent continuous professional development.

Knowledge and skill

• Compassionate
• Caring
• Supporting junior staff members

Physical Requirement

• Ability to work in patients homes, small spaces
• Ability to drive daily and at times long journeys ( over 30 min)
• Ability to sit for prolonged times

Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Experience

• Experience with care of older people
• Experience with patients in a health crisis
• Experience with patients that are fallen
• Health experience

• Community experience

• The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
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