Description
We are seeking a CHST Liaison Clinician to provide high-quality, proactive and person-centered clinical assessment, intervention and care coordination for care home residents with moderate and severe frailty and/or complex health needs.
The post holder will act as the clinical delivery arm of the multidisciplinary Care Home Support Team, translating MDT decisions and anticipatory care plans into timely hands-on care within the care home.
A key priority is to improve the completion, quality and review of Urgent Care Plans (UCPs), ensuring that residents have a clear, personalised plan for recognising deterioration, treatment and escalation, including how to access appropriate community services and when hospital admission is or is not appropriate.
The role will support residents to receive care in their usual place of residence wherever this can be achieved safely and in accordance with their wishes.
Main duties of the job
- Clinical Assessment and Intervention
- Urgent Care Plans (UCPs) - Core Responsibility
- Frailty and Proactive Care
- Care Coordination and Integrated Working
- Education, Coaching and Support to Care Homes
- Clinical Leadership and Professional Practice
- Quality, Audit, Data and Service Improvement
- Collect and submit activity and outcome data required by the service,
- Contribute to clinical audit, evaluation, quality improvement and service changes.
Person Specification
- Current Registered Adult Nurse with NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the clinical role
- Relevant post-registration experience/development in frailty, older people or long-term conditions
- Significant post-registration nursing experience, including caring for older people and/or people with complex health needs
- Experience of undertaking holistic clinical assessments, developing care plans and recognising/managing deterioration
Benefits
- Agenda for Change pay scheme
- Band 6 salary £45,953 to £54,254 a year per annum inc. HCAS outer pro rata
Job details
- Permanent, full-time position
- Based at 1st Floor - Green Wrythe Clinic, 411a Green Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, SM5 1JF