Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Barrow Town Barrow-in-Furness
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 13/04/2025 23:59
Integrated Wellness Centre Case Manager
NHS AfC: Band 6
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join our exciting new programme in Furness – The Integrated Wellness Centre. We are developing a new multidisciplinary team to provide dedicated support for those patients who are at high-risk of admission to hospital and those who are recurrently being admitted.
The programme aims to be Co-ordinated, Holistic, Intensive, Early and Focussed, bringing together colleagues from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social care, voluntary sector, therapy and community teams.
You will support the leadership of the care coordinators using your knowledge and experience to offer them support and guidance within an MDT setting to enable holistic interventions that are driven by the needs and goals of the citizen.
You will undertake full assessments of health and social needs, identify those at high risk of admission, and intervene early to reduce that risk.
As Case Manager, you will promote good practice and influence service development to improve patient care. The successful applicant will need to develop strong relationships with the teams involved in the MDT and wider system partners and work closely with the Clinical Lead and Team Lead. This is an opportunity to work within an exciting new model of care in Furness.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic and skilled Case Manager to join our Integrated Wellness Centre team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive environment where your expertise and initiative will drive meaningful patient outcomes.
Our data identified a very small number of patients (<1000) who drove ~30% of our admissions and bed days at Furness General Hospital. With your input, we want to see the Integrated Wellness Centre address the diverse, unmet needs in these patients and then support them to ‘live well’ in their home environment.
As a Case Manager, you will provide holistic, evidence-based care to individuals at high risk of hospital admission or those frequently admitted. You will manage a complex caseload, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop, implement, and evaluate personalised care plans. Key responsibilities include:
* Supporting admission avoidance and ensuring high-quality patient care through reactive case working.
* Leading holistic care planning and providing specialist advice to patients and carers.
* Acting as a role model and mentor to junior staff.
* Monitoring and improving patient outcomes, including admission and readmission rates.
* Developing clinical expertise and contributing to service improvement.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including GP Practices, Millom Hospital and GP Practice, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website here.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
* 1st level registered nurse, educated to degree level or undertaking degree pathway.
* Post registration clinical qualification in relevant specialist area that has enhanced clinical practice.
* Mentoring and Assessing qualification.
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Educated to Masters Level
Change Management
* Demonstrates by example.
* Experience of presenting to MDT
Research to Practice
* Demonstrates by examples.
Leadership
* Recent management/leadership experience relevant to clinical speciality
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. To access click on this link here.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
#J-18808-Ljbffr