Community Practitioner - Discharge to Assess/Intermediate Care at Home

From the exceptional opportunities we offer, to the remarkable care we provide for our patients, we think there is something special about working here.

Community Practitioner - Discharge to Assess/Intermediate Care at Home Band 6 Main area Band 6 community practitioner Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day service 08.00-21.00) Job ref 362-NAM6INT-09-26

Site 1 WR Town Stockport Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/:59

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you'll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four 'specialist' hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a 'specialist' hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment

As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.

Job overview Community practitioner - Discharge to Assess/Intermediate Care at Home: Permanent (37.5 hours) The Discharge to Assess team are looking for a Registered Nurse, to fulfil an exciting opportunity within the community in Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.

We need people who share our excitement, embrace different ways of working and are able to work flexibly across organisational boundaries. An opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse - Band 6, to work flexibly within the Discharge To Assess/Intermediate Care at Home Team.

The Discharge To Assess element are looking for a Registered Nurse to provide care for patients upon discharge from hospital in the community.

They assess patients upon discharge from hospital in the community and provide individualised care to meet the person's needs and facilitate transfer for onward care into the appropriate service: Health, Adult Social care or partner agencies. The Intermediate Care at Home Team provide nursing and therapy rehabilitation to patients within the Stockport community.

Main duties of the job The Discharge to Assess element: to support people who are clinically optimised and do not require an acute hospital bed, but may still require care services with short term, funded support to be discharged to their own home or another community setting.

Assessment for longer-term care and support needs is then undertaken in the most appropriate setting and at the right time for the person. We provide holistic multidisciplinary interventions and support in order to stabilise patients in their own home or usual residence. This comprises a multi-disciplinary integrated team.

The Rehabilitation Element incorporates a free, short-term rehabilitation service for adults to help prevent unnecessary hospital admission, enable early discharge from hospital and prevent unnecessary admission to long-term residential care. This role will require the post holder to be flexible to cover all areas within the Discharge to Assess service, covering 7 days 08.00-21.00.

Working for our organisation We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Detailed job description and main responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification Education and Qualifications

• State Registration with the NMC
• Ability to travel
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical fields in rotations
• Related academic attainment

Knowledge

• Knowledge of community practices and a wide range of conditions- theoretical, practical and professional
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
• Health, safety and risk awareness. Knowledge of Risk Assessment and management.
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application and practice.
• Knowledge of health legislation and current practice. Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act and application
• Knowledge of Safeguarding responsibilities
• Knowledge of working in community services
• Completion of recognised relevant postgraduate courses.

Experience

• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of student or assistant supervision and clinical education of less experienced staff or students or assistants.
• Experience of working with patients with dementing illness, confused patients and patients with severe physical limitations to mobility.
• Experience of participation in complex discharge planning
• Experience of working in an acute UK hospital including experience of the following specialities. Orthopaedics; Medicine; Respiratory; Stroke/Neurology; Older people.
• Experience of community working
• Experience of conflict resolution

Skills and abilities

• Very good problem-solving abilities and ability to prioritise
• Clinical reasoning skills
• Ability to communicate with patients with complex needs and problems and to cope with aggressive or emotional behaviours.
• Able to manage time effectively
• Up-to-date in current issues around professional practice and evidence-based practice.
• Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Positive approach to work.
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Competent IT and presentation skills.
• Ability to run internal/external courses. Evidence of participation in research.

Work related circumstances

• Ability to move and handle patients
• Undertake out of hours duties; evenings and weekends required.

Applicants are encouraged to read the documents attached to this vacancy before applying, including the job description and person specification and the information for applicants which includes useful information to assist you in completing your application.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our "two tick" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfills the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.
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