Overview
The post holder will work in the Islington Rapid Response and Virtual Ward (RRVW) team, which is part of the wider multi-agency Islington Urgent Care Response service that supports hospital discharges and admission avoidance. Working autonomously, the post holder will have continuing responsibility for proactively monitoring and managing patients on the caseload. The post holder will be expected to develop skills in physical assessment, diagnostic reasoning and nurse independent prescribing and use these in the community and ambulatory care centre settings. These skills will aid in recognizing early symptoms of disease exacerbation, acute illness and injuries. The post holder will coordinate care and navigate patients through pathways across the primary–secondary care interface, including prevention of unnecessary admissions and facilitation of appropriate admissions through in-reach case finding in hospital settings and via community referrals. The post holder will be a senior nurse/paramedic within the RRVW service and act as a clinical leader and role model, offering clinical advice on the care of patients with complex needs as required. They will work with colleagues and managers to support the integration of care pathways and patient care across community and acute settings, including in-reach into hospital settings.
Responsibilities
* Facilitate the early discharge of patients from Whittington Health and UCLH inpatient wards and support their recovery in the home environment by working collaboratively with the AEC Consultant.
* Be aware of and utilise appropriate resources within the RRVW team for the provision of total patient care. Manage the team on a day-to-day basis, supporting junior staff with decision making and skills development.
* Act as a link nurse to AEC consultants, GPs, Community Nurses, LAS, Social Services and other relevant professional areas as necessary.
* Undertake a comprehensive baseline assessment for each identified patient in conjunction with the AEC consultant, patient, relatives, carers and the patient care team.
* Use the assessment to agree and implement a patient-held personalised plan of care to be agreed with the patient, relatives and carers and the patient care team.
* Ensure effective communications with other agencies (including Out of Hours Services) about care plans and maximise the input of these agencies to support patients at home.
* Undertake prescribing as required and ensure that medications are reviewed, noting any interactions and changes in line with Whittington Health Nurse Prescribing policy.
Equal Opportunities
Our latest policy known as “Promoting Equality, Diversity and Human Rights” outlines the Trust’s commitment to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less than favourable treatment on grounds of sex, marital and civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, creed, religion or belief, physical disability, mental health, learning difficulty, age or sexual orientation and is not placed at a disadvantage by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.
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Contact details
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Arul Bangalore, Job title: Clinical Lead, Email: arul.bangalore@nhs.net, Telephone: 02072883670
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