An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 7 practitioner to join the High Impact User Team based in theBristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) Emergency Department.
This post is a key role within the wider multidisciplinary team, comprising of ED Consultant, Senior Nurses, and colleagues from specialist areas including the Homeless support team, Drug and alcohol services, Safeguarding, and Liaison Psychiatry. High Impact Users can be frequent attenders to the Emergency Department, those whose presentations need increased support or those with complex medical, psychological or social needs. The post holder will be based within the Adult Emergency Department.
The post has been created to provide co-ordination and management of High Impact Users to the Adult Emergency Department, ensuring that this group of patients are identified, safely and effectively managed, and given the best and most appropriate care.
The post holder will use their expert knowledge, skills and initiative to ensure that existing systems and protocols are used for the early identification and coordination of care for High Impact users, and that these systems are maintained and updated as required.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024
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