An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 NMC Registered Nurse to join our North Home First Service.

The North Home First Team covers the whole of North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and provides clinical support for patients in the community to either avoid potential hospital admissions or to support people to return home through the Discharge to Assess Pathway following a period of acute care in hospital.

The Home First Team prides themselves on the delivery of quality care to community patients, many with complex needs whilst actively promoting the philosophy of self-care and independence whilst offering the facilities of rehabilitation and assessment. The ethos of the team is to support people to remain in their own home and to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

The team also work to facilitate safe hospital discharges for patients leaving acute care and to offer them nursing support in their own home environment.

Main duties of the job

The service operates as a multi-disciplinary team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Support Staff, with close links to Social Care.

You will bewill assess, manage, plan and deliver care whilst providing support to their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on your own initiative.

As part of this role you will also so be expected to:

• Supervise pre-registration students.
• Work collaboratively and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies.
• Act as a role model and motivate team members in working towards innovative and high standard of practice.
• Participate in the development of an effective team and the development of productive working relationships throughout the Trust.
• Facilitate the development of a positive and 'supportive' team culture by taking responsibility for dealing effectively with potential conflict.
• Take an active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve on service delivery, protocols and guidelines.
• Triage referrals for the discharge to assess pathway in line with the referral criteria.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to �2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to �250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more in depth overview of the role, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• RGN Qualification
• Physical Health Assessment
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Nurse Prescribing

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary environment
• Clinical experience in either an acute or community setting
• Understanding of the aims and objectives of the national discharge to assess pathway and national reporting/timescales
• Experience of resolving complex issues/situations
• Experience of ensuring practice is based on sound evidence and clinical audit
• Understand the importance of chronic disease management and rehabilitation within the community

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

• Working experience of professional practice across the Local Health Economy
• Working knowledge of policies and procedures relating to health and safety and risk assessments
• Clinical Skills
• Assessment skills and evaluation of safe discharge
• Proactive case management leading to timely discharge
• Ensure that all risks are assessed and appropriate action is taken and carried out in-line with Trust policy
• Collaborative multi-agency working

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Strong interpersonal and communication and leadership skills
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise and work in a self-directed manner

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradwell Hospital

Talke Road

Newcastle-under-Lyme

ST5 7NJ

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