ICS Community Senior Nurse

£38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year, £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

22/03/2026

To work within the multi-disciplinary team to provide senior nurse advice and expertise in relation to complex discharge planning and monitoring patients at home on the non-weight bearing pathway and pathway 2 and
3. To complete comprehensive, holistic assessments and care plans to facilitate a timely discharge from the pathway 2 and 3 beds.

Actively promote early and timely discharge planning.

Support junior members of the team to promote quality and embed the ethos of ICS. To follow patients up in community and complete further assessments to support exit from ICS pathways, this includes Trusted assessments, Continuing Health care checklists and Decision support tool assessments.

To support the MDT at GP round and MDT meeting.

To work within the Intermediate Care Services team at a senior nurse level to monitor high standards of care and to facilitate evidence based appropriate/timely discharge underpinned by quality of care.

To promote ICS Ethos of Home First.

To work within a multi-agency integrated team at a senior nurse level, adopting a no blame culture and act as a role model to junior staff.

To assess Patients for Funded Nursing Care (FNC) determinations and Continuing Health Care (CHC), Decision support tool assessments (DSTs), CHC Fast Track Tools and oversee / advise on assessments completed by junior nursing staff.

To work closely and build rapport with the Intermediate Care Team in the acute and work closely with community-based services to support a seamless transition and prevent further admission to acute care.

To support and supervise junior members of the team.

To complete follow up assessments post discharge as part of a multi-agency team.

To assess patients for equipment needs and pressure relief equipment when patients are on the non-weight bearing pathway or before their discharge home from pathway 2/3 beds.

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