Senior Liaison Practitioner ACAH

jobs24.co.uk; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare service is looking for a Senior Liaison Practitioner to join their team. This role focuses on facilitating safe patient transfers from acute hospitals to Virtual Wards, ensuring appropriate medical management plans are in place. You'll work closely with hospital staff to identify patients suitable for ongoing care at home, improving patient outcomes and experiences. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to enhancing healthcare delivery, where your contributions will have a meaningful impact on patient lives. If you are passionate about patient care and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Support for DBS Check Costs

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patient care and clinical diagnostics.
• Strong communication and case management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Senior Advanced Liaison Practitioner for patient transfers.
• Engage and educate hospital staff on Virtual Ward criteria.

Skills

Patient Care Management

Clinical Diagnostics

Case Management

Communication Skills

Education

Relevant Nursing Qualification

Advanced Practitioner Certification

Job description

Our General Acute Medicine and Frailty Virtual Ward is a new and innovative service, that has an agreed admission criteria and works in partnership with supporting care services to deliver acute care in the patient's own home. The aim of a virtual ward is to reduce length of acute hospital stay and/or avoid hospital admission; this leads to quicker recovery and reduces disruption to patients', and their carers' lives. This means we can proactively manage people living with frailty at home, and for those that have a sub-acute episode we can improve a patient's experience and outcomes. In addition, this means we have more space in our hospitals for acutely unwell patients and reduces the pressure on urgent care.

We have an exciting opportunity to support our Supported Early Discharge Pathways from the Acute Trust into Virtual Wards, working as a Senior Liaison Practitioner, joining our current team within Royal Stoke & County Hospital. This 6 month secondment is designed to support the safe transfer of care from Acute Hospital wards, portals and departments into a Virtual Ward. Working closely with the Virtual Ward Matrons to deliver Case Management, Bed Management and Acuity Management of the patients suitable for Supported Early Discharge. Predominantly working across both Royal Stoke and County Hospital sites.

The role is to act as the Senior Advanced Liaison Practitioner between the Acute Trust and Virtual Wards, in a "pull" function, to ensure the correct utilisation of Virtual Ward beds.

Identifying suitable patients who may need ongoing Virtual care within their own homes, reviewing clinical diagnostics and decision making to ensure the safe transfer of care. Ensuring Medical Management plans are appropriate and in place for discharge.

A vital aspect of this role will be to engage with, educate and empower hospital staff to identify suitable patients who meet the criteria for Virtual Ward care.

Applicants will need the approval of their managers to be released from November 2024 into this post.

For further information please contact Lesley Roberts at 0300 123 0983 or [email protected]. All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.

1. References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
2. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
3. Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
4. New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
5. We work with 'trac.jobs' to support our recruitment process. If you have any queries regarding this please read this privacy notice.
6. If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
7. At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
8. If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.
9. If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.