Care Home in Reach team, 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK We have an exciting opportunity for a Qualified Nurse to join our well-established Care Home In-Reach Team which is a countywide service. The team accepts referrals for individuals of any age with a dementia diagnosis/ memory issues and functional mental health illness over the age of 65. The team provides training to care home staff. The service is open Monday to Friday 9-5 excluding bank holidays. Flexible working patterns will be considered. The team is based in the grounds of the Belmont Abbey which is peaceful rural location, 2 miles from the main city of Hereford. There is plenty of free parking. We pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients. We will provide you with resources to progress a long term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support. We welcome calls for informal discussion/visits so please contact Vicki Newman 01432 220445

Main duties of the job

• Manage a caseload of patients to ensure they receive a timely assessment, diagnosis and treatment
• Monitor treatments
• Effective and timely discharge planning and coordination.
• Undertake and understand physical health observations and take appropriate action where necessary.
• Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
• Apply a high level of understanding of the effect of dementia and provide advice on management of the condition, healthy lifestyles and well-being.
• Carry out complex risk assessment.
• Timely and accurate reporting and escalation of incidents and safeguarding concerns.
• Attend regular multidisciplinary meetings.
• Participate in undertaking professional cover/duty.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)

Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes

Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
• Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
• Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
• Work as part of the Multidisciplinary team across a range of clinical pathways.
• Manage a caseload of patients with complex needs, using evidence based / patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions these interventions will be underpinned by NICE and Best Practice Guideline. To purchase packages of care where required.
• Support patients and carers to achieve agreed outcomes and goals utilising the recovery model.
• Provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal.
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Services, within a designated area / team, holding responsibility for defined projects.
• Regularly supervise students on practice placement.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RMN (Degree / Diploma and working towards degree)
• Mentors Award
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer

Desirable

• Mentors Award
• Dementia Training

Knowledge

Essential

• Specialist knowledge and application of interventions relevant to patient group
• Knowledge / experience of audit procedures
• Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation and current practice
• Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
• Knowledge of Person Centre Care
• Knowledge of Risk Assessment
• Multi-disciplinary team working

Desirable

• Knowledge and application of standardised assessments

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Ability to challenge poor behaviour
• Role modelling good behaviour
• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
• Ability to praise and be supportive to others
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal written formats
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Supervisory / appraisal skills
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information
• Ability to build effective working relationships
• Ability to use a variety of IT systems and database

Desirable

• Presentation and training skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Commitment to patient centred non- discriminatory practice
• Commitment to lifelong learning
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role

Experience

Essential

• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Significant post registration experience including experience within mental health
• Minimum 1 year within / related specialty
• Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work

Desirable

• Experience of a range of mental health settings.
• Supervision of junior staff and students
• Leadership and first line management experience
• Purchasing Care Packages
• Implementation of psychological therapies

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Benet Building

Ruckhall Lane, Belmont

Hereford

HR2 9RP

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C9798-0654