Job summary
We are looking for a enthusiastic motivated individual to join our expanding 2 hour Urgent Response Team based in Oldham community. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the integrated health and social care organisation.
You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills which will be utilized with in this multi-disciplinary health and social care teams; You must be able to provide clinical support to patients in their own homes.
You must have a keen eye for monitoring patent condition, and have the confidence to escalate patients appropriately. You will be closely supported by the team leads but will also be expected to work independently in the community.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to work within the 2hr UCR team as part of the MDT providing full holistic care and assessments, to patient in need of urgent health or social care support working as part of the community integrated services in partnership with Enablement, NWAS, Age UK and social to name a few.
You will be expected to manage your patient caseload within your scope of practice, ensuring we meet the 2hr response target set of the team in line with the home first model. The ethos of the service is to support patients in their own home or usual place of residence avoiding unnecessary ambulance call out and A&E attendances.
We welcome forward thinking individuals who would like to be part of a dynamic urgent care response team covering the Oldham area supporting the home first model.Due to the nature of the post it is expected that you will have a full driving license and will have use of an appropriate vehicle for work purposes.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Registration
Essential
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC Register
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the nursing and interdisciplinary team and the Organisation, and how the role may contribute to service development
- Understands and acts in line with NMC professional standards for practice contained within The Code
- Knowledge of when to seek advice and escalate to the appropriate professional for expert help and advice
- Understand requirements for NMC professional revalidation
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community, urgent care setting
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Nursing Associate with Foundation Degree
- GCSEs Grade C or above in Maths and English Language / New GCSE Grade 4-9 in Maths and English Language OR Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Equivalent
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
- Ability to communicate effectively (written, verbal and non-verbal communication) with patients/relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to support, supervise, assess, and act as a role model to nursing associate students, other learners and health care support workers as required within the clinical setting
- Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
Desirable
- Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oldham Care Organisation
Spindles Shopping Centre Council Offices
Oldham
OL1 1HD