We take referrals for medical and/or social crisis from the community and (e.g NWAS, GPS ) and SRFT departments, aiming to promote early discharge from hospital and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions by implementing clinical treatment/care plans in the patient's own homes in the Salford area.

The team manages acutely unwell patients at home using a variety of pathways e.g. IV antibiotics via cellulitis pathway , DVT pathwaywe are currently developing further pathways to manage patients in their own environment and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital e.g. heart failure pathway.

This is expanding to include Hospital and Care at Home (H& C@H) virtual wards model of care working as part of a team utilising technology and new ways of working to provide a safe alternative to hospital admission and support people to be discharged from hospital earlier than may have been possible previously.The focus of this role is delivering high quality care in the community, holistic assessments, planning, implementing, and reviewing care provision across the Virtual Wards pathways of care. This is an exciting opportunity to shape services that will improve the experience of healthcare for the population of Salford and deliver an NHS national priority.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit an experienced Nurse Practitioner to join our Community Urgent Response/Hospital and Care at Home (H& C@H) virtual wards / Home IV (OPAT) team to work with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians including Advanced practitioners Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and support staff to provide high quality comprehensive care to patients who require step down from hospital and provide clinical interventions in the home environment to prevent hospital admissions , Working closely with NWAS and GPs.

You will have current NMC Registration, preferably 2 years community experience and a clinically based nursing degree and car user is essential to this role.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC Pin within the next 2-3 months. Please note an NMC PRN Pin is not a full NMC Pin and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receivea full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance.

This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.

Person Specification

NMC Registered

Essential

• Must have current NMC registration and be eligible to practice

Desirable

• V300 prescribing qualification

RGN/RN qualification

Essential

• RGN/RN qualification degree or equivalent

Desirable

• ENB998/Preparation for Mentorship/ Evidence of supporting students

Knowledge/experience

Essential

• 1 years post registration experience

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community setting

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Care Organisation

St James House, Pendleton Way

Salford

M6 5FW

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