Job summary

The post holder will manage autonomously as part of a highly motivated team of Case Managers providing a high standard of care, utilising holistic skills in the assessment, planning and implementing pro-active care needs to a population with Long Term Conditions in the community settings.

The post holder will work in collaboration with Primary and Secondary care clinicians, social care and mental health colleagues, to ensure care is patient centred and appropriate to their assessed needs.

The post holder will be a champion for Trafford Case Management and be able to demonstrate their clinical and professional skills and competence in team work, communication, delegation, care planning / co-ordination of individual's needs, medicine management and health and case management. The role requires the post holder to travel between the 4 neighbourhood sites and to patients homes.

Main duties of the job

Trafford Case Management (TCM) is an exciting new service being developed in Trafford in order to enhance the management of patients with complex care needs in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team. There will be 5 posts across Trafford.

We are looking for experienced nurses to join our friendly supportive team. You will experience a wide range of patients journeys and work closely with your colleagues to promote health education, well-being and plan care to improve patients lives and health across Trafford.

Working across the Trafford Localities the Case Manager will undertake the care of a defined caseload of patients working closely with and based within one of our four integrated neighbourhood teams .You will have the relevant experience and skills of a case manager to undertake this role.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of �2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with NMC
• Recognised teaching/mentor qualification

Desirable

• Non medical prescriber V300
• Documented evidence of having undertaken relevant further study or training appropriate to the role of Case Manager
• Degree/diploma in Clinical Nursing or evidence of working towards
• Leadership/management qualification
• Clinical Examination Skills

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience in case managing patients with long term conditions
• Able to work autonomously
• Evidence of participating in research/audit
• Abilty to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of working within other relevant areas of healthcare

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

• High levels of judgement, discretion and decision making
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal & electronic)
• Demonstrate analytical and judgement skills
• Able to prioritise and delegate appropriately
• Competent to carry out a range of clinical skills
• Organisationl skills
• Abilty to motivate and facilitate change
• Educator, mentor, facilitator and role model
• Computer literate
• Effective time management

Desirable

• Evidence of management development or courses
• Presentation skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Organisational skills
• Working in a multidiciplinary team
• Flexible to meet the needs of the post
• Abilty to work to tight deadlines

Other

Essential

• Abilty to travel between bases within the community

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