Job overview
We have an enviable opportunity in Southern Adult Community Healthcare Team. Case Manager Community Nurse B6 post - flexible part time Maternity cover. Your leadership skills will help the organization reach its goals in providing gold-standard patient care and allow you to contribute to changes that will improve care in the community. You will have opportunity to implement strategies to support the team in delivering efficient and safe care to clients, working closely with colleagues to coordinate visits and managing the administration of holistic care in the community.
The post is to provide nursing interventions to patients in their home environment. If you are interested in joining our friendly team we would like to hear from you.
This is Us... Southern ACHT
We aim to provide timely, evidence based, compassionate care to the patients in our community.
Our expectations are based on the Trust values of CARE. We Collaborate with each other to meet the needs of our patients. We Aspire to give the best care to our patients and each other. We treat everyone with Respect and Enable our staff to become autonomous practitioner.
Main duties of the job
The case management model will provide interventions tailored to meet the needs of the individual.
• To contribute to processes for proactively case finding patients who are very high intensity users of community and primary healthcare and / or are at high risk of unplanned admission to hospital.
• Assess the physical and psycho–social needs of the defined case load instigating therapeutic treatments and care delivery based on best available evidence.
• To improve health outcomes using specialist nursing skills and knowledge.
• To undertake referral management to develop and establish case management programmes for patients referred to the Adult Community Healthcare Teams.
• To manage a caseload of patients with long term conditions who would benefit from case management.
• To plan, co-ordinate and evaluate care programme delivery using the single assessment process, managing patient referrals to ensure patients are treated by the most appropriate member of the team / service.
• To develop protocols and procedures for clinical pathways.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
1. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
2. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
3. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
4. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
5. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
6. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
7. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
8. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
9. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
10. 1st Level Registered General Nurse
11. Further professional studies relevant to the clinical area
12. Mentorship programme or equivalent teaching qualification
Desirable criteria
13. Degree in Nursing or Equivalent
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
14. Demonstrate clinical expertise, relevant to the area
15. Demonstrable interest in and commitment to the professional development of others
16. Able to contribute to the development of students, nurses and oneself
17. Able to contribute to develop the workplace as a learning environment
18. Awareness and understanding of current health issues and in particular to demonstrate a good understanding of the NHS Plan and recent initiatives
Desirable criteria
19. Previous experience of leading change in a clinical environment
20. An understanding of HR processes and issues pertaining to staff management
21. An understanding of nursing issues in relation to finance management
Skills & Competencies
Essential criteria
22. Ability to organise and manage day to day departmental activities and the activities of large multidisciplinary team within this.
23. Communication skills – able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions. Adapts communication style as necessary and is able to work with and through others.
24. Team building and working skills – able to lead a team to achieve results
25. Understanding of the issues pertaining to clinical risk management
26. Ability to utilise research in clinical practice
27. Problem solving skills – able to respond to unexpected issues and provide first line response and to identify appropriate sources of secondary support
28. Highly self-motivated – Possesses high internal work standards, sets themselves and helps others to set attainable goals; wants to do things better, to improve, to be more effective and efficient; measure progress against target
29. Flexibility – Able to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments
30. Customer focused – committed to ensuring a positive hospital experience for patients and their relatives/ carers
31. IT/Computer Skills
Desirable criteria
32. Understanding of the issues pertaining to change management
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
33. Understanding of the issues pertaining to change management
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