Job summary Do you want to be part of an innovative organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people? We are looking to appoint people who are as passionate about high quality care as we are. Here at NELFT, embracing a Just and Compassionate Culture is our commitment to our colleagues and to our patients. Our vision is to create an engaging place to work in partnership, where we value diverse perspectives and work in an environment in which you feel valued, supported, understood, and developed. Our professional relationships are built on a foundation of mutual respect, trust and honesty. The Intensive Rehabilitation Service is a large multidisciplinary community team supporting patients to recover after illness. As the Band 6 bed assessor within IRS, you will support the bed management team to screen all patients accepted into Meadow Court inpatient rehabilitation beds. This will also involve face to face assessments within our acute partner hospital sites, assessing complex patients to support the patient pathway from hospital discharge into NELFT's community services. There is an expectation to join the weekend rota. You will support the other staff members, provide training, supervision and joint sessions. The role would be suitable for therapist or nursing staff. If you are interested in coming to work for NELFT and meet our criteria we would welcome your application. Main duties of the job The main responsibilities of the post holder are: Please refer to the Job Description for full responsibilities 1. To prioritise workload, delegate and supervise more junior staff to aid provision of high standard of patient care. 2. Co-ordinate patient flows in and out of hospital maintaining the highest clinical standards. 3. To support the wards, in ensuring that they have in place a System to capture a real time bed state of their admissions, discharges and predicted discharges, such as the Midnight bed return and capacity management system (CMS). 4. To have a wide range of knowledge in approaches to communicating and managing patient care. 5. Ensure junior staff are actively supported to enable them to achieve their learning needs as discussed in appraisals and regular supervision sessions. 6. Ability to travel effectively to acute hospitals to complete face to face assessments when appropriate. About us Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff). Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex. High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,551 to a maximum of £5,735 p.a. pro rata for part time). Use of AI Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability. Date posted 30 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum (Plus HCAS) Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 395-AR177-24-A Job locations meadow court, bed management office goodmayes hospital, barley lane ilford IG3 8XJ Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage. Person Specification Qualifications Essential to have a msc in relevant medical field to have relevant professional registration ie - HCPC/NMC To have a good level of IT skills Experience Essential To have at least 2.5 years clinical experience within physical health services To have previous NHS experience To have experience within audit and service development Desirable TO have previous experience within manging a team CPD / learning Essential Evidence of up to date CPD travel Essential to be able to travel effectively across sites Person Specification Qualifications Essential to have a msc in relevant medical field to have relevant professional registration ie - HCPC/NMC To have a good level of IT skills Experience Essential To have at least 2.5 years clinical experience within physical health services To have previous NHS experience To have experience within audit and service development Desirable TO have previous experience within manging a team CPD / learning Essential Evidence of up to date CPD travel Essential to be able to travel effectively across sites Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name NELFT North East London Foundation Trust Address meadow court, bed management office goodmayes hospital, barley lane ilford IG3 8XJ Employer's website https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)