Band 6 Early Intervention Nurse - North

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join the Early Intervention Community Team within a leading NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham. The role focuses on delivering high-quality care in community settings, preventing hospital admissions, and supporting a 'home first' rehabilitation culture.

Benefits

Leadership training

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a registered nurse, including rehabilitation or older adult care.
• Community nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and interventions, delivering high-quality care to patients.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to prevent avoidable hospital admissions.

Skills

Communication

Assessment Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)

Degree in a relevant subject

Mentoring or teaching qualification

Job description

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Early Intervention Community Team within Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Foundation Trust, the largest community trust in the country.

Part of a wider Early Intervention programme, which has achieved significant outcomes in the last 12 months: 77,000 fewer acute bed days used, 19,000 fewer non-acute bed days, and patients spending 11.5 fewer days in the system. This has resulted in a £25.8 million saving for Birmingham to reinvest in health and social care developments.

Six health and social care organisations collaborated in the region to deliver this integrated service, including Birmingham City Council, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, Birmingham and Solihull CCG, and Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG.

Main duties of the job

You will join a community team undergoing one of the largest health and social care transformations in the country, with exciting changes aimed at preventing avoidable hospital admissions, premature residential care admissions, and facilitating early hospital discharges. Birmingham is also a fantastic place to work and live.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a motivated and aspirational multidisciplinary team, leading and promoting a 'home first' rehabilitation culture. The focus is on ensuring patients are treated in the right place at the right time, based on clinical and performance outcomes. You will work across multiple professions, conducting assessments and interventions, and delivering high-quality care to patients in their homes and community settings.

About us

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Job responsibilities

Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC employs over 5,000 staff across Birmingham and the West Midlands, providing a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare services. We deliver over 100 clinical services in various settings, including homes, clinics, and hospitals, for children, families, and adults. Our services include community hospitals, learning disability services, the West Midlands Rehab Centre, and a leading Dental Hospital and School of Dentistry. We are committed to integrated, personalized care rooted in local communities, striving to deliver outstanding healthcare as a key NHS provider in the West Midlands.

If you want to be part of our team and work with a Foundation Trust committed to excellence and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

We seek a person who is an excellent communicator, flexible, and eager to establish links with health and social care partners. A passion for 'trusted assessor' principles and the ability to support junior staff and lead service development projects will be advantageous. We offer excellent leadership training and career development opportunities.

HCPC/NMC registration is required for registered staff roles. The post may require shift work over 7 days per week, aligned with service needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
• Evidence of current post-registration education relevant to the role
• Mentoring or teaching qualification
• Degree in a relevant subject
• Nurse prescriber qualification

Experience

• Significant experience as a registered nurse, including rehabilitation or older adult care
• Community nursing experience
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team
• Competence in IV drug administration and cannulation

Skills/Knowledge

• Ability to organize team workload and prioritize tasks
• Understanding of relevant legislation and equal opportunities law
• Ability to apply evidence-based practice
• Strong assessment skills and knowledge of older persons' needs and risk management
• Knowledge of current legislation affecting community services
• Understanding of NMC Code of Conduct and scope of practice
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance principles and clinical audit
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Awareness of the needs of diverse populations
• Understanding of safeguarding legislation for vulnerable adults and children

Personal Qualities

• As per person specification
• As per person specification

Other requirements

• As per person specification
• As per person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role is subject to a DBS check, as per the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Applicants must submit to a criminal background check.