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SalaryThe post holder will work within the discharge to assess (D2A) and home pathway teams. The post holder will be facilitating hospital discharges, liaising closely with hospital teams, assessing the needs of people when they are home; putting in a package of care, equipment and any therapy or nursing needs over a 6 week period. The post holder will work closely with stake holders to ensure that the person is supported safely at home and that there is a seamless transfer of care and support to other agencies when discharged from D2A and home pathway.
The post holder will collaborate with members of the multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team to ensure that patients individual needs, autonomy and independence are promoted.
The post holder will be responsible for implementing agreed nursing policies and clinical standards in accordance with agreed criteria and NMC Scope of Professional Practice, and monitoring the compliance of staff in accordance with agreed criteria.
The role of the post holder will be flexible the service is a Monday- Friday 8-8 service comprising of a few shift patterns and weekend working.
To work without direct supervision in the community. To triage referrals from acute hospitals/GP's and other services, manage and co –ordinate referrals and patient flow, liaise with hospital and social care to facilitate safe discharge home and ensure packages of care are in place when appropriate, order collect and install equipment for patient use in their own home, assess, plan implement and evaluate goal or treatment plans for patients when they are home, refer on to multi agencies and other stake holders.
To manage, support, supervise junior staff and students. To deputise for the team leads as required. To manage the caseload and service in the absence of the team lead.
To share and cascade any knowledge gained and ensure that all care and treatment are delivered using best practice-based research and to ensure that D2A/home pathway therapy colleagues are competent in any basic nursing care or assessments
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Thursday 25 Jan 2024
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