Job overview
One day a week and a weekend in every 8.
We wish to appeal to GPs with a desire to be involved in developing home delivered patient centred care who themselves strive to make a difference and be influential in shaping services for the future.
The lead decision maker post holder will work in partnership with our Lead GP and multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to grow the Hospital@Home service, a frailty virtual ward serving frail people in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and working in partnership with North Tees for patients in Stockton and Hartlepool and the wider health and social care system.
Hospital@Home is a patient-centred care model with shared decision-making. There is an ongoing program offer to more clinical pathways, enabling more patients to be cared for at home.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the role
The core functions of this post are:
·To provide clinical, educational and strategic support to the team, including Clinical skills development and knowledge tutorials
·To work in partnership with the Consultants and GP in Older Persons Medicine to establish an integrated frailty management system.
·To work in partnership with the leadership teams for Community Nursing and Therapies to support the development of the reactive team responding to frailty crisis in the community, preventing unnecessary hospital admission.
1. To work in partnership with integrated neighbourhood teams including primary care networks and the leadership teams for Community Nursing and Therapies to support the development of the proactive team preventing frailty crisis in the community.
2. Facilitate and support early discharge for inpatients where possible.
3. Involvement in the development of proactive care service
4. Provide senior clinical decision making to the team
5. Develop networks with key stakeholders
6. To provide pastoral support, mentorship and educational training in the management of frailty to staff within the healthcare economy
7. Daily ward round/board round
8. Continuity of care for patients and colleagues same doctor each day for a run of preferably 3 days with handover of complex cases to out of hours staff and to the doctor taking over a run of shifts
9. Discussion of cases with clinical staff who visit patients
10. Patient visits
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to become the place of choice for acutely ill frail patients with increasing access to diagnostics and home interventions, working in a collaborative, integrated, fluid approach to providing healthcare in the community rather than static bedded care. In addition to this we are developing a strategy for proactive care, these post holders will be key to its development of this, the initial focus should be on delivering proactive care to the most complex and vulnerable patients with the aim of reducing avoidable exacerbations of ill-health and improving the quality of care for older people.
These senior clinicians will work within an MDT with the aim of providing safe, excellent care for patients in their own home, providing continuity of care for patients and continuous improvement in quality and service development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) formain responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Clinical Responsibilities
Essential criteria
11. To work without direct supervision where appropriate
12. To prioritise clinical need
13. To maximise safety and minimise risk
experince
Essential criteria
14. Minimum of 3 years clinical experience in primary care and associated specialties (this experience could be gained alongside this role)
experince
Essential criteria
15. Previous experience in Older Persons medicine
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
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Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
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Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.