NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
Norfolk and Waveney ICB are excited to offer this opportunity and look forward to hearing from you if you are a highly motivated, experienced, and enthusiastic Registered Nurse with a specific interest in compassionate end of life care. You will be required to assess and evaluate patient conditions, in accordance with the National framework for NHS Continuing healthcare, fast track pathway.
You will arrange personalised care, which will require close monitoring. You will be working closely with individuals and their families during a difficult time in their lives. You will be working as part of a team that strives to deliver a high standard of care
You will be expected to undertake face to face visits to complete regular reviews and DSTs where appropriate.
Main duties of the job
* The successful candidate will join the Continuing Healthcare Fast track team, working with autonomy and holding responsibility for managing and prioritising your own workload against the needs of patients and the service requirements.
* You will be required to receive, triage, and accept referrals from appropriate clinicians for patients with a rapidly deteriorating condition who may be entering the terminal phase.
* You will manage an individual caseload, supporting patients and their families with high quality, safe and compassionate care, commissioning appropriate packages of care for patients referred for NHS Continuing Healthcare Fast Track in accordance with Norfolk and Waveney ICB`s policies.
* You will act as a specialist resource for colleagues and other multi-disciplinary team members to advise on Fast Track completion and appropriateness, supporting colleagues with education, clinical work, audit and service development work.
* You will need to be an effective communicator to share sensitive condition related information successfully with patients, providers and carers in a timely and understandable manner, using different communication methods to clarify understanding.
About us
We are committed to integrated working with a wide range of partner agencies and individuals, including our local NHS Acute and Provider Trusts, GPs, County Councils, the voluntary sector and of course our patients. Our aim is to ensure we commission the right integrated services, enabling us to improve the experience of patient care and ensuring the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes for the Norfolk & Waveney community.
The organisation has a hybrid working system, with staff working from home and in the office when necessary.
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
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As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
Person Specification
* A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it.
* skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks
* Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
* Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills
* Take decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be a number of options.
* previous experience in similar role in public sector
* experience in communications and stakeholder managment
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.
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board
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