This is a 12 month fixed term contract for a practitioner (RGN or AHP) to join the Complex Care Support Team who are proactive in supporting Children with Medical Complexities across the Trust. It will be a varied role; looking to address the non-medical barriers to discharge that this complex cohort of patients face and will need an enthusiastic, innovative and problem solving applicant who will be able to support and represent the team both internally and externally across the region and nationally.
The team aim to support the complex patient’s journey through Alder Hey and are child, young people and family focused, ensuring that this complex cohort of patients get the optimum support to guide them through their patient stay in Alder Hey and back to their homes and beyond into adult services with care and coordination.
* To be a team member within Alder Hey’s Complex Care Support Team providing a substantial contribution to the clinical work of the team: including accepting, prioritising and assessing referrals of children and their families. Providing assessment, Complex Discharge planning arrangements, review and evaluation for children and young people with medical complexity throughout the Trust.
* This role will require the post holder to provide clinical care co-ordination of complex discharge pathways, whilst working collaboratively within a wider multi-organisational team. You will work to developing processes as part of a co-produced service. The post holder will require a working knowledge of commissioning processes.
* You will work in partnership with other health professionals, parents, carers, education and other service providers to ensure a child centred approach to discharge planning.
* In addition, they may provide consultation to professionals from other services and participate in service development.
* To provide cover to other areas of service as necessary to support other members of the team.
* To provide clinical management and oversight of complex care arrangements for patients preparing for adulthood on both an inpatient and outpatient basis.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Cathryn Livingstone Job title: Matron for Complex Care Support Email address: cathryn.livingstone@alderhey.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01512933663
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