Overview
The Community Care Navigator will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including health and social care colleagues to meet the needs of clients referred for assessment ensuring the highest possible standards of practice.
* The role is to bring together different professionals to implement a timely and person-centred assessment to determine appropriate care pathways for patients to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions/expedite discharges. This involves partnership working across agencies at the interfaces of primary and secondary health and social care.
* To act as a source of specialist and expert nursing knowledge and provide support and advice in the assessment of patients requiring community support, intermediate care services, or crisis intervention in the community.
* To ensure the outcome of the nursing element of the assessment is multi-disciplinary in approach and to arrange and coordinate community services and Intermediate Care Services, in liaison with social care re care packages as required.
* To support the home first approach, including virtual wards and other community physical health services.
* To work with the wards to identify patients who can be discharged earlier as their needs could be met in the community setting.
* To work with Discharge and Patient Flow Manager in Bexley and Greenwich to identify those suitable for a home first pathway, including intermediate care (at home or bedded pathway).
* To work in line with the Trust objectives for community practice.
Inclusion and Interview Process
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.
We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting information section. While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job you're applying for. There is also a risk that it can generate false or misleading information. AI-generated job applications can often be generic, impersonal and may not accurately reflect your qualifications, knowledge, skills, and experiences. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice. Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting information section is not advocated by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.
We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.
Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
* We're Kind
* We're Fair
* We Listen
* We Care
6 Month Fixed Term Contract, 37.5 hours per week
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and confident individual to join our team to work as a Community Care Navigator, providing additional capacity over the winter period.
The role is based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital focussing on the home first approach, working closely with the MDT in identifying clients requiring support in the Community and facilitating earlier discharge.
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