Urgent Community Care Practitioner (Part-Time)

Wight Healthcare; Fordingbridge; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Wight Healthcare in Hampshire is seeking a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional to join our Urgent Community Response and Hospital at Home Service. You will perform urgent assessments, enable crisis intervention, and support admission avoidance and discharge for people with complex health needs.

Work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team of nurses, therapists, primary care colleagues and hospital partners to deliver high-quality care closer to home.

Responsibilities

• Undertake holistic clinical assessments and develop person-centred care plans
• Deliver urgent interventions and proactive case management
• Support patients living with frailty, long-term conditions, rehabilitation and complex health and social care needs
• Contribute to hospital admission avoidance and timely discharge
• Provide leadership, supervision and support to junior staff and students
• Participate in service improvement, innovation and quality initiatives

Job description

Wight Healthcare in Hampshire is seeking a Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional to join our Urgent Community Response and Hospital at Home Service. You will perform urgent assessments, enable crisis intervention, and support admission avoidance and discharge for people with complex health needs.

Work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team of nurses, therapists, primary care colleagues and hospital partners to deliver high-quality care closer to home.