Overview
We have an exciting opportunity within our Enhanced Health Care Home Team (Care Home Liaison) in Knowsley for an Advanced Clinician (Registered Nurse – Physical Health).
Enhanced Health Care Home Team (Care Home Liaison) in Knowsley is an integrated team which supports the mental and physical health and wellbeing of care home residents to deliver an improved level of quality of care and patient safety for residents. Our aim is to support residents, families and carers to plan for future healthcare needs and to reduce the number of avoidable, non‑elective hospital attendances, admissions and re‑admissions.
Opportunities for continuing professional development such as Master's modules are encouraged.
Experience of clinical examination and diagnostics for older adults/care homes would be desirable.
Main Duties
The Advanced Clinician will take high level responsibility for the triage, clinical assessments and diagnosis of highly complex health and wellbeing needs within a defined sphere of practice. They will implement, evaluate and modify highly complex care/interventions which they have developed to meet those needs.
The Advanced Clinician will provide high level care for Knowsley Care Home residents, staff and their families/friends and work across professional disciplines, coordinating activities as required. They utilise a comprehensive assessment to identify, diagnose and treat health conditions within the care home setting and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, planning future care such as development of advanced care plans.
The Advanced Clinician provides proactive advice to staff on any resident’s physical health and wellbeing, undertakes assessments, clinical examinations and diagnoses conditions, reviews/prescribes medication, assists in care planning and risk assessments, liaises with medical staff and social care staff, provides support for care home staff to manage complex health needs.
Responsibilities
Advanced Practitioner Role:
* Promote the attainment and maintenance of optimum health of patients who have long‑term conditions and acute disease management through predictive and proactive case management.
* Formulate care plans that address the complex health, social and cultural needs of the patient through working in partnership with the patient, the GP, specialist nurses, integrated care teams and other stakeholder providers.
* Promote patient‑centred care by integrating and co‑ordinating the activities of the patient, relatives and carers, the individual practitioners and teams in the provision of an effective management strategy for managing an individual’s long‑term condition.
* Ensure that appropriate information regarding the condition of the patient is known to the GP and other appropriate stakeholder providers, by the development and maintenance of effective systems of inter‑agency, inter‑disciplinary communications.
* Provide clinical leadership to nursing teams to enable them to develop approaches that address the needs of patients with complex long‑term conditions and acute disease.
* Support care pathways for smooth transition between primary, secondary and tertiary care for patients, particularly those who are newly diagnosed or whose symptoms are poorly controlled, by liaising with specialists within primary and secondary care.
* Inform the development of policies and procedures relevant to the care of people with long‑term conditions and acute diseases by cooperating and assisting in research programmes relating to the client group.
* Promote admission avoidance and early supported discharge by effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.
About Us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region. We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical and mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible Working
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full‑time
Reference number: 350-CC7595580
Job location: Whiston Primary Care Resource Centre, Old Colliery Road, Whiston, L353SX
Qualifications
* First level Registered Adult Nurse
* Relevant degree level qualification
* Evidence of study at masters level or equivalent experience
* Non‑medical/supplementary prescriber V300 or commitment to attain this qualification
* Advanced Physical Assessment /Diagnostics Masters Module
* Mentoring Course or equivalent / evidence of support of others in practice
Desirable
* Clinical examination/diagnostic qualification
* Research & Development experience
Knowledge & Experience
* Extensive clinical experience in responsive services/teams of at least 5 years
* Complex admission avoidance and supported discharge management experience
* Evidence of collaborative working with multiprofessional colleagues
* Highly skilled in conflict awareness and team dynamics
* Evidence of effective communication across all levels of the organisation and with all stakeholders
* Awareness of current initiatives within the local & National health economy and of applicable guidelines, protocols and pathways
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Able to demonstrate clinical leadership and evidence of ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care
Values
* Continuous Improvement
* Accountability
* Respectfulness
* Enthusiasm
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Strong customer service belief
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
Skills
* Advanced physical assessment
* Independent or supplementary prescribing and medication reviews
* Evidence of ability to direct and co‑ordinate care working autonomously and collaboratively
* Able to analyse complex situations and problem‑solve as necessary
* Evidence of the ability to identify and manage risk
* Evidence of knowledge and experience of team dynamics/leadership role
* Evidence of ability to work with a multidisciplinary team
* Evidence of knowledge and experience of working between acute and Community Care settings
* Evidence of working in partnership and collaboration with other professionals
* Evidence of effective team leadership and organisational skills
* Evidence of embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health outcomes
* Ability to work autonomously and make own decisions
* Evidence of ability to work in a changing, demanding situation
* Ability to appropriately challenge professionals about an individual's care
* Evidence of advanced communication skills, able to understand blocks to communication and ways of developing strategies to overcome these
* Evidence of ability to identify training needs of self and team to provide relevant and appropriate experience to all learners
* Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self and ability to identify personal limitations and show openness to address them
* Evidence of one‑to‑one mentoring skills
* Evidence of teaching patients and carers
* Computer literate – ability to use software programmes designed to maximise the contribution to the post
* Must have access to a vehicle & be able to commute to meet the demands of the role and remain flexible – to meet the demands of the service
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer Details
Employer name: Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Whiston primary care resource centre, Old Colliery Road, Whiston, L353SX
Employer's website: https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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