Overview
We are looking for a Band 6 District Nursing Caseload Holder who would relish the challenge of working within the District Nursing Service and caring for patients with complex needs whilst working towards an integrated healthcare structure. We are looking for candidates who are self-motivated, keen to work in a progressive division and to develop their skills and knowledge in supporting patients who are housebound with long term conditions and complex needs.
The service operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year to cover our 8am-8pm 7 days a week model.
Responsibilities
The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the management of a defined caseload. They will be responsible for the continuity of care and be the lead person for communication to identified stakeholders. The primary function of the role is to provide proactive, responsive services that address the anticipatory and maintenance care needs of the patients/clients within the defined caseload. This will be done via a holistic assessment of care needs and the provision of clinical care for patients/clients with acute and chronic highly complex needs.
About Mersey Care
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
Culture and Transformation
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Michael Turner Job title: Operational Services Manager Email address: michael.turner@merseycare.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07920 544331
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