Covering a 6 month maternity leave, you will continue the development of the nursing team, which was established 18 months ago, whilst undertaking operational and clinical leadership. You will be part of the Duty Manager rota and you will line manage your B6 Community Sisters.
You will be clinically responsible for the safe delegation of clinical nursing roles to the Rehab Support Workers, ensuring they have the correct skills and competence to meet the needs of the patient - especially identifying early deterioration.
Working alongside an OT and a PT Team Lead, you will together lead ERS as we continue to identify efficiencies and implement new ways of working. You will receive clinical supervision from the Senior Community Matron and attend community-wide nursing supervision and leadership meetings and networks.
Main duties of the job
* To provide expert clinical nursing leadership within community services and the wider Integrated Care Teams as appropriate, to provide high standards of rehab, recovery advice and input to patients to avoid unnecessary admission to secondary care.
* Undertake professional nursing leadership role in Intermediate Care. Act as a clinical exemplar within the team and locality.
* Working with partners in primary, secondary and social care to support an enhanced recovery model which works in partnership with ICTs and complex case management.
* To act as an autonomous clinician accountable for both your own and all delegated clinical tasks.
* Negotiate and agree with the patient, carers and other care professionals individual roles and responsibilities with actions to be taken and outcomes to be achieved, referring on to other services or professionals as appropriate.
* Contribute to the development of service strategy and clinical standard operating procedures.
* Establish local networks in partnership with other health and social professionals/agencies and national links with other generalists in order to develop protocols according to national and local guidelines for the safe and effective provision of community therapies.
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