Care Home Case Manager

Transformationunitgm; Walsall; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Care Home Case Manager to join their community services team. In this vital role, you will leverage your advanced nursing skills to assess and address the needs of high-risk adults, ensuring they receive the best possible care. You will play a crucial part in developing individualized care plans and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive environment that prioritizes professional development and community health, making a real difference in the lives of those you serve.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice scheme

Car leasing scheme

On-site staff accommodation

NHS pension retention

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in community nursing with a focus on high-risk adults.
• Teaching and mentorship skills for developing others.

Responsibilities

• Assess physical and social needs of clients with complex conditions.
• Develop and adjust care plans for clients at risk of hospital admission.
• Communicate effectively with health professionals and patients.

Skills

Community nursing experience

Teaching qualification

Frailty experience

Job description

Main area Community services Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (working to cover the service between 8 and 6 over a 5 day period) Job ref 407-COMMUNITY-7083520

Employer Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Blakenall Village Centre Town Walsall Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/05/2025 23:59

Care Home Case Manager

NHS AfC: Band 7

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.

We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce

Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.

The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at COVID-19 Vaccination | How to access your vaccine in the Black Country and West Birmingham (blackcountryandwestbirmccg.nhs.uk ) where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community. As an organisation, we are aiming to achieve the next level Silver award, with our sights firmly on Gold.

RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORK - PROFESSIONALISM

Job overview

The post holder will be responsible to work as part of a team of Case Managers in the community care setting providing the best possible outcomes for an identified group of high risk adults with long term conditions, at risk of hospital admission to provide teaching and mentorship to others as the service develops. To be an advocate for people with acute conditions and associated issues requiring a Case Manager.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS

Main duties of the job

• Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to assess the physical- social needs of a defined client group with complex acute conditions, instigation therapeutic treatments, including extended and supplementary prescribing, based on best available evidence in order to improve health outcomes.
• Anticipate short and long term care needs and develop appropriate care plans for client with acute conditions, planning organising, adjusting care plans and treatment, also referring on to other services or professionals as appropriate.
• Take responsibility for recognition and assessment of the learning and development needs of colleagues, participating in creation, delivery and evaluation of learning opportunities that fulfil these requirements.
• Able to effectively communicate at all levels of organisation; to a variety of health professionals; users and carers, to provide the best outcomes for older people.

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to assess the physical- social needs of a defined client group with complex acute conditions, instigation therapeutic treatments, including extended and supplementary prescribing, based on best available evidence in order to improve health outcomes.
• Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to identify subtle and unpredictable changes in condition.
• Use advanced skills and expert knowledge to make both a comprehensive and focussed assessments.
• Work in partnership with GPS, consultants in secondary care and Advanced Nurse Practitioners to ascertain diagnosis, develop care plans, interpret highly complex factors and situations and initiate follow up for people with acute conditions.
• Negotiate and agree with patients, carers and other care professionals, individual roles and responsibilities with regard to actions to be taken and outcomes to be achieved referring on to other services or professionals as appropriate.
• Challenge professional and organisational boundaries, identify areas for skills/knowledge development and apply these to practise to provide continuity and high quality patient centred health care.

Person specification

• CPD evidence
• Teaching qualification or similar
• Community nursing experience
• Frailty experience

Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac

Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.

** Please Note that this post may be identified as suitable and a preference given for Internal at Risk Employees**

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM

References from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. When completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover this period. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please review the attached Job description and person specification carefully before applying to ensure that you meet the essential job requirements.

Candidates should be aware that, regardless of country of origin, their ability to communicate in written and spoken English to the standard required to carry out the post, will be assessed during the selection process.


Referee email addresses should be provided on your application form.

Following the closing date, if you have not heard from us within 6 weeks you may assume your application has been unsuccessful.

We reserve the right to close this job early. Interested applicants are therefore advised to apply as early as possible.

If a large number of applicants meet the essential criteria then random selection will be applied.

We are committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible and committed to equal opportunities.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early due to high volume of applications