Transfer of Care Nurse

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust in Royal Tunbridge Wells is recruiting for a Transfer of Care role focused on safe patient discharge and multiagency collaboration.

You will assess capacity, support safeguarding, maintain accurate records, and work with families and carers to plan care in a busy environment. Flexible working and safeguarding training are involved, with opportunities to contribute to audits and service improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in safeguarding adults and children.
• Ability to work in a busy, changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Support complex discharges from acute hospital to appropriate level of service.
• Take a holistic approach with the person, family or system to enable sustainable outcomes.
• Maintain clear, accurate records of advice, observations and actions.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, escalating concerns as needed.
• Engage in multiagency collaboration and participate in audits/surveys.

Job description

Working closely with health and Social Care colleagues to support the complex discharges out of the acute hospital to ensure the level of service is appropriate to meet their needs.

Provide a holistic approach to interventions, working with the whole person, their family or system, building relationships and networks, enabling individuals, their families and carers to achieve sustainable good outcomes. Have a good understanding of KCC law and procedures or know how to access this information/advice if required.

Support and participate in, joint and integrated working with a range of teams including community safeguarding teams, partner organisations and other parties to offer a broad range of options to clients and carers to keep them safe and reduce risk. Join wash up discussion within health to encourage sharing of knowledge and information.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

• This is a busy role so you will be working together within your team to balance different tasks that often change.
• Working as part of a team and on your own, you will draw from your knowledge, skills and experience, to make informed decisions and use your initiative. You may also be required to work in collaboration with multiagency partners.
• You will play a key part in safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also when necessary. This will also include assessment of capacity and assisting with decision making.
• You will be required to maintain clear and accurate records of all advice provided to families, observations and action taken.
• You will be required to assess, plan, agree, implement and evaluate care for patients, recognising your own limits and asking for help and escalating concerns. You will also be responsive to changing in a patients condition.
• We have a number of policies and procedures in place to support you in keeping both yourself and our patients safe. You will also have the opportunity to comment on and be responsive to any proposals for change and participate in audits and surveys.

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amanda Gibson Job title: Operational Lead for Transfer of Care (TWH) Email address: [e-mail]

846-7996039-TS