Digital Hub Clinical Navigator B5

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to join its Digital Hub team. The successful candidate will participate in triage and digital remote monitoring, prioritizing patient needs to ensure effective care delivery. Strong communication and IT skills are essential as you'll liaise with key stakeholders and contribute to patient-centered nursing practices. The role involves completing accurate records and supporting the education of junior staff. Competitive salary and opportunities for professional development offered.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with sound knowledge of trust policies.
• Experience in teaching and assessing students.
• Ability to perform patient assessments.

Responsibilities

• Undertake holistic patient assessments.
• Implement and evaluate treatment plans.
• Communicate with patients and families effectively.

Skills

Excellent communication

IT skills

Time management

Compassionate care

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Education

1st level registration with NMC

Diploma/degree in Nursing Practice

GCSEs in Maths and English

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the Digital Hub team. The successful candidate will participate within duties aligned to triage/navigation and assessment and digital remote monitoring conjunction with an administration team, and will liaise key stakeholders across primary, community and secondary care. They will work in collaboration with the Out of Hospital teams..Excellent communication and IT skills are required to support the Digital Hub functions of navigation and virtual remote monitoring. This will include prioritising patients to the right team and services and to be competent in the utilisation of digital remote monitoring and virtual patient consultations. They provide excellent professional, skilled and effective person centred, evidence-based nursing care. They are actively involved in promoting self-care and promoting independence.They contribute to achieving all performance indicators, essential standards and quality outcomes They contribute to the education and development of the workforce and students. They contribute to staff appraisals and support personal development plans.The Registered Nurse has sound knowledge of trust policies and practice guidelines and demonstrate compassionate care that is based on empathy, respect and dignity.

This role is within a digital hub where the candidate will be navigating health care professional referrals to the appropriate service and monitoring patients via the virtual ward.

Main duties of the job

Undertake holistic patient assessment that will support care navigation as appropriateImplement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients within the digital platform and virtual ward.Produce and maintain accurate records both written and electronic in a timely manner. To abide by all relevant policies including Information governance, confidentiality and data protection.Understand own responsibilities and accountability in the delivery of care to patients, working within own competence and professional code of conduct.To communicate with patients, carers and staff as part of effective patient care and in line with digital; remote monitoring guidelinesTo act as Assessors or Supervisors for Pre-Registration Nursing Students, Trainee Nurse Associates / Trainee Assistant Practitioners and other learners in practice as appropriate or junior members within the digital team.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job responsibilities

To communicate with patients, carers and staff as part of effective patient care and in line with digital monitoring guidelines and clinical templates. To lead the team in the absence of the SPOA Team Leader.

Produce and maintain accurate records both written and electronic in a timely manner. To ensure that the digital platform has accurate clinical recording alongside EMIS Community. To abide by all relevant policies including Information governance, confidentiality and data protection.

To engage in partnership working with patients/carers and families to facilitate person centred holistic care.Understand own responsibilities and accountability in the delivery of care to patients, working within own competence and the NMC Code (2015)To have an understanding of the health conditions of patients and to recognise common signs of deterioration or exacerbation of those conditions. To ensure accurate electronic records are completed within the Digital templates upon the platform and EMIS Community.

Please see full job description for the full roles and responsibilities.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

• Current 1st level registration with NMC Diploma/ degree in Nursing Practice
• GCSEs Grade C or above in Maths and English Language / New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent (not entry level 2)
• Teaching and Assessing Certificate

Knowledge

• Demonstrate knowledge of current local and national health agenda and developments.
• Awareness of current clinical issues in out of hospital care and understand the relevance of virtual wards and remote monitoring
• Demonstrate an understanding of an implication of an issue which could impact on community service provision.

Experience

• Delivery of patient
• Evidence of teaching and assessing students and junior members of staff
• Developing areas of expertise in community related practice. For example community nursing/ Frailty/ End of Life care
• Experience of audit involvement in project work.

Skills & Abilities

• Effective time management
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work in a team.
• Use own initiative
• Demonstrate an awareness of patient dignity and respect.
• Flexible and adaptable

Work Related Circumstances

• Positive approach to work & able to adapt and work flexibly
• Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
• Open minded, treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect
• Compassionate and caring
• Occupational health clearance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearpro rata per annum