Acquired Brain Injury Team Lead / Case Manager
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
The Acquired Brain Injury Team are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Team Lead & Case Manager to join our community specialist team and support the delivery of neurorehabilitation to patients living with an acquired brain injury in the Community. The Acquired Brain Injury Team provide specialist assessment, rehabilitation and advice for patients, families and carers. We are looking for a suitably qualified, experienced and registered professional from a field such as social work, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy to fulfil this role.
The team have an administrative base in Carlisle and Kendal and covers the whole of Cumbria, so the successful candidate must be prepared to travel as part of their job role.
As a Team Lead, the post holder will provide clear direction, support and guidance to the Acquired Brain Injury Service by adhering to and implementing service plans, Trust Policies, and Standard Operating Procedures.
As a Case Manager, the post holder will lead on new referrals and assessment of patients into the service. The Case Manager will work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to design and implement specialist rehabilitation plans.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist assessment and rehabilitative packages of care to patients with brain injury aimed at reaching the clients' full potential.
To work with other health, social care, and voluntary agencies including out of area establishments regarding the repatriation of patients.
The service is considered locally and nationally as an exemplar service, offering evidence-based intervention for adults, primarily of working age with an acquired brain injury, including trauma, stroke, anoxia, inflammation, etc.
The post holder will become part of a team providing neurorehabilitation to patients living with an acquired brain injury in the community. They will work directly and indirectly, providing:
* Direct care for complex cases, working with patients and their families.
* Consultancy to teams to support the case management of patients' care and treatment.
* Supervision of other professionals, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, and Rehabilitation Assistants.
* Contribution to the continued professional development of other Allied Health Professionals within the service.
* Providing group interventions alongside other Allied Health Professionals.
* To lead on the coordination of new referrals into the service, ensuring assessments are carried out in a timely manner.
* To monitor and evaluate the goal-oriented process for all patients able to participate in identifying and setting their own goals collaboratively with the team and the patient.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high-quality care every time':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Carlton Clinic (The Coppice Carlisle) or Bridge Mills (Kendal)
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