Up to 37.5 hours per week.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of people with frailty in our communities across Plymouth, the South Hams, and West Devon? Do you thrive in a dynamic and innovative healthcare environment? We have some very exciting opportunities to join our exciting Community Frailty Virtual Ward project. This project forms part of a wider plan to improve urgent and emergency healthcare delivery.
We are committed to revolutionising healthcare delivery for frail and elderly patients by launching a Community Frailty Virtual Ward. Our aim is to provide high-quality, patient-centred care in the comfort of their own homes, reducing hospital admissions and length of stay in hospital and enhancing overall well-being through enhanced care coordination.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
Main duties of the job
Key to the delivery of the Frailty virtual ward is the delivery of high-quality treatment escalation plans (TEPs) for people with moderate and severe frailty. We aim to have 100% of people with this diagnosis with a TEP in place. You will form part of a team that will hold sensitive conversations using advanced communication techniques with people and their family and carers to enable them to make informed decisions about what should happen if their treatment needs escalate. You will be supported by the Frailty Virtual Ward Team, which comprises Medics, ACPs, Frailty practitioners and Allied Health Professionals.
Training will be provided for those not already competent to undertake this. It is essential that the applicant is fully competent in their own area of work before applying for this position.
We will consider applications for people seeking full and part time posts and flexible hours.
Key Responsibilities
1. Production of Treatment Escalation plans in collaboration with people, carers and health care professionals for people with moderate and severe frailty.
2. Support staff in locality teams with the production of TEPs.
3. Backfill other nurses within your own areas of competence and scope to allow them to train to deliver TEPs.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
This role will help to ensure that all people with moderate and severe frailty have an agreed Treatment Escalation Plan in place that can be called upon during times of escalated need. The post holder will visit identified people with frailty in the community, and work with them in a sensitive and empathetic fashion to agree a robust TEP that meets the needs of the individual. The role will link closely with the Frailty Virtual Ward team, which will comprise of a range of professionals, including Medics, Advanced Care Practitioners and a range of other healthcare professionals.
In addition to these duties, the post holder will be expected to provide backfill into nursing teams, within their existing level of competency. This will allow current staff to train to undertake TEPs, increasing the overall number of people in the workforce who can have these conversations with people.
It is the aim that 100% of people who have been identified as having moderate or severe frailty have a TEP in place.
4. SCOPE AND RANGE
* To work within the scope of the NMC professional code of practice. Moving across the organisation should the need arise, for example, in a pandemic situation.
* Your role may require you to be a non-medical prescriber / Nurse Prescriber taking responsibility for prescribing in line with Nurse Prescribing formulary and Plymouth Area Joint Formulary.
* To work within Livewell Southwest policies.
* Within the role you will be expected to work with more complex patients providing holistic evidence-based care, assessing, planning, implementing the treatment requirements of the practice population.
* To work collaboratively and maintain key working relationships with managers, service heads and leads.
* Establish and uphold proactive connections with stakeholders, including ICBs, NHS Organisations, CHC, PCNs, Plymouth City Council, as well as private/voluntary sector (i.e. St. Lukes).
* Lead and participate in the management of enhanced assessments, rehabilitation programmes.
* Promoting and supporting people in their care and treatment to help them manage their own health and wellbeing, Maximise independence.
* Share knowledge and skills and empower others.
* Support the audit of patient outcomes.
* Some services may need extra training to administer certain medications, such as intravenous medication, oxygen, or medicines under patient group directives.
* Prevent hospital admission.
* You may be required to undertake 7 days working, including bank holidays, this is subject to the terms and conditions set out in your contract of employment.
Person Specification
Additional Requirements
Essential
* Familiar and committed to the principles and values of the NHS.
* Demonstrate commitment to focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
* Creates and fosters a culture of openness, honesty, integrity and inclusiveness.
* Ability to work flexibly, demonstrating commitment to partnership working.
* Ability to travel across Plymouth and other geographical areas. Reasonable adjustments under equality act will be considered for the successful applicant.
Desirable
* Values diversity and difference.
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered NMC Nurse with a Degree (or working towards).
* Current Registered Nurse with a minimum of 2 years post registered experience.
* Experience of mentoring.
Desirable
* Recognised teaching qualification mentorship or equivalent.
* Leadership experience/qualifications.
* NMP prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake.
* DNSPQ Qualification.
* Specialist Nurse modules.
Specific Skills
Essential
* Good time management.
* Autonomous practitioner with the ability to work unsupervised.
* Ability to assess and treat patients using evidence-based practice.
* Ability to work alongside clinicians to support and enhance quality of patient care.
* Excellent interpersonal skills in Leadership, coordination and management skills.
* Delegation skills.
* IT Literate.
* Highly motivated with ability to influence and inspire others.
* Ability to act as a champion for patients and carers and their interests, ensuring the patients voice has an impact on service developments.
Desirable
* Flexible/Adaptable /Team player.
* Evidence of using initiative to put innovation into practice.
Experience
Essential
* Minimum 2 years post registered experience.
* Able to demonstrate Clinical Management skills appropriate to the role.
* Proven relevant experience of Leadership.
* Experience in leading and development of new pathways of care and delivering best practice.
* Experience in managing sensitive issues and overcoming obstacles in communication.
Desirable
* Experience and working knowledge of community setting desirable.
* Management/Leadership qualification.
* Experience of influencing change in the workplace.
Knowledge
Essential
* Up to date knowledge of current practice within the area specified in job purpose.
* Knowledge of national and local frameworks and strategies.
* Ability to translate best practice evidence and national policies in practice.
* Background and development knowledge of Government Policies and changes in Primary Care.
* Understanding of NICE guidance.
* The post holder will have experience undertaking Incident Investigations.
* Ability to undertake holistic patient centred assessment.
Desirable
* Evidence of continued recent academic and clinical development.
* Knowledge of service development.
* Previous primary care/community experience.
* Competent to the level for post in each of the dimensions of the knowledge and skills framework.
Employer details
Employer name
Livewell Southwest
Address
200 Mount Gould Road
Mount Gould
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 7PY
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