Responsibilities
The post is to work within and as part of the Community Health Care team supporting and working with both the clinical team and the administrative team to promote and facilitate effective leadership for the community healthcare team and supporting the discharge coordinator to provide safe and effective care and rehabilitation for patients in their own homes.
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day leadership and management of the community health care team under the direct management of the discharge coordinator. The post holder is responsible for supervising and coordinating the Short Term Care staff and ensuring patient care is carried out according to the care plan and as delegated by the registered nurse. The post holder will be responsible for assisting in the induction of new staff, conducting supervision of junior staff members, assessing competencies of staff within the team, completing rotas as required and managing referrals into and out of the service using specific criteria.
The post holder will carry out delegated work in accordance with the competencies detailed within the NQF at Level 5 foundation degree level. Direct patient care will be completed under the indirect supervision of a Registered Nurse according to the individual patient care plan, including discussing and reporting any changes in the patient’s condition to the registered nurse in a timely manner. Working as part of a specialty team, the post holder will offer support to ensure patients are afforded a professional and caring service within the necessary clinical timescales.
Employer
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – the Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As teaching hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
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