Generic Assessor - Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist

We are seeking a motivated, confident, compassionate and enthusiastic individual to join our excellent team.

If making a difference to our patient's matters to you then this role may be exactly what you are looking for. It is an expectation that you will rotate through each of the 3 hub teams, developing your knowledge base, leadership, assessment and negotiation skills.

As a generic assessor you will need to be a forward thinking, autonomous practitioner, flexible, willing to develop interchangeable skills across professional boundaries, be knowledgeable on a range of conditions, their treatment and potential for deterioration. Enhanced training will be provided to assist with generic skills development.

We are inviting people with community or hospital experience to apply for this post with a professional background of nursing or therapy. This is an exciting time of forging links with our community colleagues, and embracing the current developments and projects.

Main duties of the job

• Facilitate effective discharge practice by providing support and expert professional advice to all members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding patient pathways, minimising any identified risk, availability of services to promote rehabilitation and reduce the risk of readmission into the acute trust.
• In collaboration with colleagues from Community Services, Local Authority, Independent Care Providers and the Voluntary Sector provide a unified seamless service across all pathways.
• Identify patients within the Emergency Department and across the Assessment Units that are suitable for assessment thereby minimising the need for admission.
• Commence the assessment process using a holistic approach, drawing upon experience, specialist skills and evidence based principles to plan and implement a safe and timely discharge.
• Identify any barriers to discharge applying a resilient can do problem solving approach.
• Deputise for the team leader in their absence, ensuring that the needs of the service are met, allocate and deploy staff resource according to demand.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Please note this advertisement can be appointed as either a full time or part time opportunity (30 hours max part time)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

• BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration - current
• Registered General Nurse NMC Registration - current
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Mentor - Nursing Students or equivalent
• Clinical Educator - Therapy Students

Desirable

• Evidence of higher level degree studies.
• Evidence of completion of advanced practice modules.
• Evidence of commitment to professional development and training
• Recognised leadership qualification - ILM
• An understanding of generic working and the requirements to practice as a multi skilled professional.

Other Factors

Essential

• Demonstrate a resilient 'can do' approach to problem solving.
• Maintain own professional identity and provide evidence of nursing revalidation/ HCPC requirements.
• Demonstrates a good fit with the organisational values.
• PROUD values
• Communications skills of the highest level.
• Computer literate.
• Flexible approach and willingness to work within a 7 day service.

Desirable

• Experience of involvement with the recruitment process and selection of workforce.
• Knowledge of policies in relation to infection control

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

• Basic IT Skills
• The ability to analyse and evaluate highly sensitive and complex information.
• The ability to identify potential barriers to discharge and devise a plan to overcome these.
• The ability to deploy effective negotiation skills.
• The ability to apply advanced listening and facilitation skills
• The ability to communicate in a professional manner with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• The ability to use initiative appropriately, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks.
• The ability to embrace the model of generic working across the professions of nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy.
• The ability to work autonomously and manage a caseload of patients within agreed timescales.
• The ability to maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical and non-clinical documentation.
• The ability to remain calm and be a positive role model for the team when faced with periods of high activity and unrelenting pressure.

Desirable

• Proficient use of MSOffice package
• Knowledge of System one useful.
• Knowledge of ICE, Lorenzo and Electronic Whiteboards useful.
• Knowledge of patient pathways and services available to promote rehabilitation and reduce the risk of readmission to the acute setting.
• Knowledge of audit requirements and the importance of evidence based practice.

Experience

Essential

• Considerable relevant experience in admission avoidance/discharge planning in either the acute/community setting.
• Considerable experience in identifying risk factors and defines the management of these regarding discharging planning.
• Considerable experience in the holistic assessment of a patient's needs and applying clinical reasoning to decisions.
• Considerable experience in performing functional assessments of patients and outlining rehabilitation plans.
• Considerable experience at AFC Band 5 including deputising duties, deploying staff resource to meet the demands of the service.
• A working knowledge of mental capacity assessment and safeguarding.

Desirable

• Evidence of Interdisciplinary working.
• Evidence of involvement with service improvement and driving change forward.
• Evidence of involvement with Investigating complaints and identifying learning and outcomes.
• Evidence of performance monitoring of junior staff, mandatory training, appraisal and supervision sessions.

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

190-7386-DIR-A