An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Digital Hub team. The successful candidate will participate within duties aligned to triage/navigation and assessment and digital remote monitoring conjunction with an administration team, and will liaise key stakeholders across primary, community and secondary care. They will work in collaboration with the Out of Hospital teams..Excellent communication and IT skills are required to support the Digital Hub functions of navigation and virtual remote monitoring. This will include prioritising patients to the right team and services and to be competent in the utilisation of digital remote monitoring and virtual patient consultations. They provide excellent professional, skilled and effective person centred, evidence-based nursing care. They are actively involved in promoting self-care and promoting independence.They contribute to achieving all performance indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes They contribute to the education and development of the workforce and students. They contribute to staff appraisals and support personal development plans.The Registered Nurse has sound knowledge of trust policies and practice guidelines and demonstrate compassionate care that is based on empathy, respect and dignity.
This role is within a digital hub where the candidate will be navigating health care professional referrals to the appropriate service and monitoring patients via the virtual ward.
Main duties of the job
Undertake holistic patient assessment that will support care navigation as appropriate Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients within the digital platform and virtual ward. Produce and maintain accurate records both written and electronic in a timely manner. To abide by all relevant policies including Information governance, confidentiality and data protection. Understand own responsibilities and accountability in the delivery of care to patients, working within own competence and professional code of conduct. To communicate with patients, carers and staff as part of effective patient care and in line with digital; remote monitoring guidelines. To act as Assessors or Supervisors for Pre-Registration Nursing Students, Trainee Nurse Associates / Trainee Assistant Practitioners and other learners in practice as appropriate or junior members within the digital team.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
* Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
* Stockport Credit Union – for local financial advice
Job responsibilities
To communicate with patients, carers and staff as part of effective patient care and in line with digital monitoring guidelines and clinical templates. To lead the team in the absence of the SPOA Team Leader.
Produce and maintain accurate records both written and electronic in a timely manner. To ensure that the digital platform has accurate clinical recording alongside EMIS Community. To abide by all relevant policies including Information governance, confidentiality and data protection.
To engage in partnership working with patients/carers and families to facilitate person centred holistic care. Understand own responsibilities and accountability in the delivery of care to patients, working within own competence and the NMC Code (2015). To have an understanding of the health conditions of patients and to recognise common signs of deterioration or exacerbation of those conditions. To ensure accurate electronic records are completed within the Digital templates upon the platform and EMIS Community.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
* Current 1st level registration with NMC Diploma/ degree in Nursing Practice
* GCSEs Grade C or above in Maths and English Language / New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent (not entry level 2)
* Teaching and Assessing Certificate
Knowledge
* Demonstrate knowledge of current local and national health agenda and developments.
* Awareness of current clinical issues in out of hospital care and understand the relevance of virtual wards and remote monitoring
* Demonstrate an understanding of an implication of an issue which could impact on community service provision.
Experience
* Delivery of patient
* Evidence of teaching and assessing students and junior members of staff
* Developing areas of expertise in community related practice. For example community nursing/ Frailty/ End of Life care
* Experience of audit involvement in project work.
Skills & Abilities
* Effective time management
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work in a team.
* Use own initiative
* Demonstrate an awareness of patient dignity and respect.
* Flexible and adaptable
Work Related Circumstances
* Positive approach to work & able to adapt and work flexibly
* Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
* Open minded, treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect
* Compassionate and caring
* Occupational health clearance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata per annum
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