Enhanced Health Care Home Nurse

NHS Jobs; Scunthorpe; Vor Ort; GBP 38.000 - 54.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is seeking clinicians to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care in care homes. You will perform comprehensive assessments, arrange investigations and initiate treatment plans using advanced clinical skills.

You will visit residents in care homes, work with GP practices, and support MDT decision-making. The role also involves promoting health, engaging in safeguarding processes, and contributing to audits and quality improvements within

Qualifikationen

• Provide evidence-based, person-centred clinical care to care home residents.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments and initiate treatment plans.
• Engage in safeguarding and quality improvement initiatives.

Aufgaben

• Deliver high-quality clinical care to care home residents with chronic/complex conditions.
• Perform face-to-face visits and coordinate with GP practices for timely care.
• Promote health and wellbeing through education, screening and communication.
• Participate in MDT meetings and support shared clinical decision-making.
• Use clinical IT systems for documentation and monitoring; contribute to audits.

Kenntnisse

Clinical assessments

Face-to-face visits

MDT collaboration

Health promotion

Safeguarding

Clinical governance

Professional communication

Tools

Clinical IT systems

Jobbeschreibung

The role offers an opportunity to contribute to the strategic development and expansion of the care home team, support colleagues professional development and help implement innovative approaches to care home healthcare. Key Responsibilities Deliver high-quality, evidence-based and person-centred clinical care to care home residents chronic and complex health conditions. Undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, make diagnoses, arrange appropriate investigations and initiate treatment plans using advanced autonomous clinical skills and in-depth clinical knowledge. Performing face to face visits to patients within our Care Homes. Work closely with GP practices to ensure residents receive timely, coordinated and appropriate care, initiating direct referrals to specialist and community services where indicated. Provide expert clinical advice and support to patients, carers, care home staff and healthcare colleagues. Promote health and wellbeing through health promotion, health education, screening and effective therapeutic communication.. Work in accordance with Patient Group Directions (PGDs), where applicable. Foster a supportive, collaborative and learning-focused team culture that promotes high standards of clinical practice. Work collaboratively with GP practices, PCN colleagues and wider community teams to ensure integrated and effective care delivery. Work within the Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) framework, contributing to the delivery of coordinated, proactive and personalised care. Participate in and contribute to weekly multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, supporting shared clinical decision-making and coordinated care planning when required. Work with PCN colleagues and member practices to deliver the requirements and targets of the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES). Develop effective working relationships with care home teams, community services, specialist providers and other healthcare professionals. Use clinical IT systems effectively to support patient care, communication, documentation, service monitoring and the achievement of PCN DES requirements. Participate in and undertake clinical audits, research, service evaluations and quality improvement initiatives. Engage in safeguarding processes, ensuring concerns are identified, escalated and managed appropriately. Maintain high standards of clinical governance, patient safety, confidentiality and professional accountability. Act as a clinical resource for colleagues, offering specialist advice and guidance on the management of care home residents with complex needs.

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber NHS Foundation Trust