Rapid Response Practitioner
Job summary
The community rapid response team is part of the 2-hour Urgent Community Response service. This is an admission avoidance service for people in the community experiencing a sudden deterioration in health and wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
Due to maternity leave we are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic experienced nurse or allied-health professional, who is able to work autonomously in the community. They must be able to demonstrate advanced clinical skills, including physical assessment, clinical decision making and differential diagnosis for a range of common acute and chronic conditions.
Candidates must also have an interest and experience in service development and leadership.
The role involves visiting people in their own home, who require urgent assessment and intervention with a view to preventing unnecessary hospital admission. The role also involves working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to manage complex health and social care needs.
About us
Welcome to Your Healthcare CIC, we are a not for profit social enterprise, proud of delivering patient-led, high quality health and social care community services for residents in the Borough of Kingston, as part of the NHS family.
Your Healthcare is located in the South West of London within the Royal Borough of Kingston. Working as a Community Interest Company (CIC), our status allows us to invest any surplus or profit back into front line services, where it is needed most by you, our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
2. Job Purpose
Your Healthcare (YH) Rapid Response Team is an integral part of the multi-disciplinary
Urgent Community Response Service. The team responds within 2 hours to adults in their
own home, who are experiencing an acute or sudden deterioration in their health and
wellbeing, with the aim of preventing an unnecessary hospital admission. The team
provides advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, management plans and integrated
working with health and social care services to support people at home.
This is an opportunity for an experienced and motivated autonomous practitioner to join an independently led supportive team which is highly valued by health and social care partners across the borough of Kingston.
The post holder will demonstrate safe, competent, advanced clinical assessment and decision-making skills and apply a broad range of clinical knowledge and interventions. They will provide leadership support, contribute to service delivery and supervise junior members of the team.
Due to maternity leave there is an upcoming 12-month fixed-term vacancy within the team, due to commence 1/11/2024.
3. Key Result Areas
3.1. Clinical
Assess and triage referrals to ensure they meet the criteria for urgent community response (UCR) intervention
Use clinical reasoning and physical assessment to assess, diagnose and treat the needs of patients, presenting with a deterioration in health and wellbeing who may be at risk of a hospital admission
Formulate and implement a comprehensive evidence-based plan of care with the patient/relative/carers, promoting choice and empowerment of the patient
Provide expert clinical knowledge, skills, advice and health promotion to patients/ carers/relatives to support them in their own home
To provide/facilitate a range of appropriate care at home including but not limited to acute respiratory exacerbations, urinary tract infections, pain management and bowel management as required
Act where appropriate as a Non- Medical Prescriber, taking responsibility for prescribing based on efficacy, safety and cost
Evaluate treatments plans for patients with acute and/or complex needs and amend plans in response to patient treatment.
Use appropriate assessment tools such as NEWS2 to assess for deterioration,
prioritise health problems and escalate effective emergency care or urgent care as appropriate
Initiate appropriate and timely consultation and/or referral with appropriate medical professional when the problem exceeds own professional scope and practice
Work collaboratively with UCR therapists, community nursing services, allied health professionals, General Practitioners, adult social care, 111, ambulance service and relevant health and social care partners
3.2. Service Delivery
To contribute to day to day delivery of the Rapid Response team including appropriate delegation and organisation of workload within the team, absence and performance management.
To practice within the framework provided by the YHC Policies, Procedures and Guidelines and those laid down by professional regulatory body
To contribute to the delivery of the Rapid Response service
Participate in the development and integration of care pathways, policies and procedures, which will influence service delivery and practice.
To record accurate legible health records
To accurately record, review and report on service performance
3.3. Management
To have an awareness of budgetary constraints and resource issues when delivering care.
To support safe and efficient staffing levels through the planning of appropriate and flexible duty rotas.
To undertake supervision and performance development reviews with team members
To participate in the recruitment and induction of new staff.
To plan, coordinate and contribute to the induction, training and education of staff.
To teach, mentor and assess pre and post registration nursing and allied health professional students
To provide expert clinical advice and support to team members
3.4. Quality
To accept professional responsibility for own work and work delegated to others.
To practice within the professional bodys codes of conduct at all times
To be up to date with current practices and procedures and promote evidence-based practice.
To participate in a supervision and appraisal process and ensure the development and maintenance of a personal development plan which contributes to team and organisational objectives
To provide fair and equitable opportunities for all staff promoting a culture of equality, diversity and inclusivity
To practise and promote safe service effectiveness and clinical governance
To undertake the review and investigation of incidents as delegated by the line manager per the organisations internal process and policy
To promote and deliver the CQC quality framework in practice
To actively participate in audit and standard setting
To support the evaluation of the effectiveness of care within the team.
To contribute to policy development and changes in practice including those that may impact on other areas
To keep up to date with current research and national guidelines to recommend changes to service delivery and/or clinical practice
Person Specification
Personal qualities
- Highly motivated
- Innovative
- Enthusiastic
- Good interpersonal skills
- Able to work alone
- Flexibility
Knowledge
- Common acute and chronic presentations in the older person
- Evidence based clinical practice.
- Local and national health policy including Urgent Community Response
- Wider health economy and impact on organisational change
- Organisational objectives
- Audit and research
- Service Effectiveness and clinical governance
- Understanding of finance and resource management
Experience
- Significant post registration experience
- Minimum 12 months working in a community environment.
- Lone working, autonomous -practice and clinical decision making
- Management of patients with complex acute and chronic needs
- Clinical leadership, service delivery
- Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
- Managing and working effectively as part of a team
- Governance/risk management and implications for practice
Skills and abilities
- Work with minimal supervision in a community setting
- Advanced clinical assessment and examination skills.
- Developing management plans for patients with complex acute and chronic needs
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Organisation and time management
- IT skills
- Venepuncture
- Administration of IV antibiotic therapy
- Ability to influence and effect change through a range of skills
- Ability to lead projects
Qualifications
- Registered first level nurse, paramedic or physiotherapist
- Evidence of post registration study and professional development
- Advanced assessment and clinical decision- making modules
- Minor illness/ailments module
- V300/Independent Prescribing qualification
Other factors
- Car driver/owner with current driving licence
- Ability to work a flexible shift pattern to include early, late, weekends and bank holidays
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Your Healthcare CIC
Address
Hollyfield House, 22 Hollyfield Road
Surbiton
KT5 9AL
http://www.yourhealthcare.org
- Company
- Your Healthcare CIC
- Location
- Surbiton, United Kingdom KT5 9AL
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £49178.00 - £55492.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Your Healthcare CIC
- Location
- Surbiton, United Kingdom KT5 9AL
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- £49178.00 - £55492.00 a year
- Posted