Overview
Telehealth is the means by which technologies and related services concerned with health and wellbeing are accessed by people or provided for them irrespective of their location. ELFT’s telehealth services are offered by its Telehealth Team. The services provide care for people with COPD, diabetes, heart failure and hypertension and are based on a step up/step down model. The Telehealth service is provided to local service users and integrated with the wider community services and other stakeholders, i.e. primary care and secondary care services aiming to deliver the right quality care at the right place, at the right time including digital.
Responsibilities
* Assessing patients and reviewing the care plans with a view to enrolling onto the Telehealth systems and continue remote monitoring using technologies.
* Provide initial and ongoing holistic assessment of nursing needs of patients and carers in the community.
* Work as an autonomous practitioner in the assessment, integrated planning and review of programs for Telehealth patients.
* Monitor and be responsible for the work activities and nursing care standards of the TH Healthcare support workers.
* Support Urgent Care Response, Extended Primary Care Team and community nurses in the delivery of nursing care to patients when appropriate and required.
* Facilitating early discharges from the acute sector as appropriate to the Extended Primary Care Team and Rapid Response.
* Monitor caseloads in conjunction with team members. Discuss with the ANP / Clinical Leads any concerns or significant changes in the caseload and deputize the Telehealth advanced practitioner as and when required.
Our Mission and Values
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
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