We are excited to offer a Community Specialist Practitioner post to join our growing Hospital at Home team. The successful candidate will work closely and collaboratively with our award-winning Integrated Care team, GP’s, and other providers to support a range of patients with complex needs to remain in their own home, avoiding hospital admission where possible following agreed pathways to manage acute illness and manage long-term conditions.
Proposed interview date: March 4th
The post-holder will be an excellent communicator and work well both individually and within a team. You will be patient-focused and have the ability to undertake clinical assessments to arrive at a differential diagnosis, start, plan and evaluate care. You will also have organisational and time management skills and be able to demonstrate leadership skills across the inter-professional team.
Responsibilities include:
1. Working as part of the Integrated Community Care team to prevent inappropriate hospital admission.
2. Providing assessment and treatment of patients.
3. Delivering a high standard of patient care using an evidence-based framework within East & North Hertfordshire.
4. Working autonomously to provide a comprehensive advanced assessment and care package to patients and families.
5. Utilizing support services and liaising with other agencies to ensure the complex needs of this client group are met.
6. Providing advanced nursing assessment, diagnostic, prescribing, care, and treatment.
7. Marshalling resources, overseeing the quality of care from all agencies, and coordinating acute, primary, and social care ensuring that the focus of care remains at home and in the community where possible.
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.
We put our patients, their families, and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring, and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.
Please note that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Natasha Shepherd
Job title: Office Manager/PA
Email address: natasha.shepherd@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07891897370
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