An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Registered Nurse or Social Worker with a desire to optimize patient flow and discharge pathways across the region, working closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues.
The successful candidate must display a considerable degree of initiative, possess mature judgement. The successful candidate will additionally be required to provide comprehensive, professional, operational, effective leadership and managerial support to within the Single Point of Access and Patient Flow Service whilst being supported by the Service Manager.
You will also work closely with the Service Manager and will be deputising for them at times ensuring a seamless service is delivered to patients across specialties, ensuring optimum bed capacity and that resources are deployed to meet the challenges faced with patient flow.
This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is looking for a new challenge, enjoys variety in their work and wishes to be part of a team striving to make a difference to our patients. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work alongside six different NHS Trusts across East of England.
We welcome applicants who may want to take this opportunity as a development post band 6 - 7 or secondment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the reviewing and processing of day to day coordination of requests for CAMHS, Adult Eating Disorders and Secure inpatient admissions.
The Patient Flow Bed Management Team will be responsible for managing bed resources across the East of England (EoE) provider collaborative.
Provide clinical advice to all referrers from across the EoE collaborative regarding admission processes.
To receive referrals from EoE clinicians requesting hospital admissions, to negotiate appropriate placement taking into account service user presentation organizational policy and organization resources. To take clinical responsibility for bed allocation decisions.
Car driver essential, or access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 2010). As part of the selection process you will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring check. The service believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the
Care Quality Commission .
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To liaise with services across the collaborative to facilitate organization of EoE resources to ensure the availability of beds for admissions. This will include supporting discussions and decisions regarding transfers between wards and to community services to facilitate new admissions as required.
To work proactively with EoE services, social care services and other providers to support discharge, transition and contingency plans to ensure bed availability across services in scope.
Jointly with the bed management service and outreach teams, where clinically indicated, to develop repatriation plans for YP currently placed out of EoE area.
Demonstrate clinical excellence in contributing to the management of complex cases and to assist inpatient MDTs as appropriate in the management and treatment of delayed discharges and Out of Area Treatment processes (OATs).
To support the bed management/outreach team manager with ensuring robust and timely clinical audit systems and the production of associated reports.
To provide clinical supervision to junior staff within the team. The post holder will regularly undertake QI and development activity as part of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Professional qualifications RN with mental health experience or DipsSW or CQSW or OT. Relevant degree or equivalent post qualification training Management Qualification or equivalent management experience to masters level Evidence of professional registration
Desirable
Approved Mental Health Professional 3 years senior level experience at band 7
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Strong Leadership and Motivational Skills Demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise Demonstrate sound organisational skills and the ability to lead teams Knowledge of legislation and practice relevant to the care group. Ability to assess needs of service users and their carers and to implement care planning within the Care Programme Approach framework. Ability to work collaboratively with other agencies and as a member of the multidisciplinary team in order to influence practice in relation to early discharge and bed occupancy. Ability to use the Trust computerised record system, i.e. Care Notes. To have an understanding of mental health community based services
Analytical skills
Essential
Ability to consider more than one solution to a potential problem. Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change. Positive and outcome focused approach. Ability to take decisions when on call at night and weekends
Communications
Essential
Excellent communications skills, oral and written.
Budgetary management
Essential
Have knowledge and understanding of Health and Social Care budgets and pressures Manage a budget up to £5000.00
Experience
Essential
Experience of working with people with mental health problems and working in a care environment. Experience of working in a mental health setting as a ward manager or equivalent experience in the community relating to the discharge from hospital of service users Knowledge of the National Service Framework and understanding of clinical governance Experience in extra contractual referrals (ECRs) and Individual Patient Agreements (IPAs)
Desirable
Previous experience training/practising as an ASW/AMHP Experience of using a variety of intervention methods Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the DDA)
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingsley Green, Harper Lane, Radlett, WD7 9HQ
Harper Lane
Radlett
WD7 9HQ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
367-CYP-9053 #J-18808-Ljbffr
The successful candidate must display a considerable degree of initiative, possess mature judgement. The successful candidate will additionally be required to provide comprehensive, professional, operational, effective leadership and managerial support to within the Single Point of Access and Patient Flow Service whilst being supported by the Service Manager.
You will also work closely with the Service Manager and will be deputising for them at times ensuring a seamless service is delivered to patients across specialties, ensuring optimum bed capacity and that resources are deployed to meet the challenges faced with patient flow.
This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is looking for a new challenge, enjoys variety in their work and wishes to be part of a team striving to make a difference to our patients. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work alongside six different NHS Trusts across East of England.
We welcome applicants who may want to take this opportunity as a development post band 6 - 7 or secondment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the reviewing and processing of day to day coordination of requests for CAMHS, Adult Eating Disorders and Secure inpatient admissions.
The Patient Flow Bed Management Team will be responsible for managing bed resources across the East of England (EoE) provider collaborative.
Provide clinical advice to all referrers from across the EoE collaborative regarding admission processes.
To receive referrals from EoE clinicians requesting hospital admissions, to negotiate appropriate placement taking into account service user presentation organizational policy and organization resources. To take clinical responsibility for bed allocation decisions.
Car driver essential, or access to a car (unless you have a disability as defined by the Disability Discrimination Act 2010). As part of the selection process you will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring check. The service believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the
Care Quality Commission .
Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To liaise with services across the collaborative to facilitate organization of EoE resources to ensure the availability of beds for admissions. This will include supporting discussions and decisions regarding transfers between wards and to community services to facilitate new admissions as required.
To work proactively with EoE services, social care services and other providers to support discharge, transition and contingency plans to ensure bed availability across services in scope.
Jointly with the bed management service and outreach teams, where clinically indicated, to develop repatriation plans for YP currently placed out of EoE area.
Demonstrate clinical excellence in contributing to the management of complex cases and to assist inpatient MDTs as appropriate in the management and treatment of delayed discharges and Out of Area Treatment processes (OATs).
To support the bed management/outreach team manager with ensuring robust and timely clinical audit systems and the production of associated reports.
To provide clinical supervision to junior staff within the team. The post holder will regularly undertake QI and development activity as part of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Professional qualifications RN with mental health experience or DipsSW or CQSW or OT. Relevant degree or equivalent post qualification training Management Qualification or equivalent management experience to masters level Evidence of professional registration
Desirable
Approved Mental Health Professional 3 years senior level experience at band 7
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
Strong Leadership and Motivational Skills Demonstrate a high level of clinical expertise Demonstrate sound organisational skills and the ability to lead teams Knowledge of legislation and practice relevant to the care group. Ability to assess needs of service users and their carers and to implement care planning within the Care Programme Approach framework. Ability to work collaboratively with other agencies and as a member of the multidisciplinary team in order to influence practice in relation to early discharge and bed occupancy. Ability to use the Trust computerised record system, i.e. Care Notes. To have an understanding of mental health community based services
Analytical skills
Essential
Ability to consider more than one solution to a potential problem. Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change. Positive and outcome focused approach. Ability to take decisions when on call at night and weekends
Communications
Essential
Excellent communications skills, oral and written.
Budgetary management
Essential
Have knowledge and understanding of Health and Social Care budgets and pressures Manage a budget up to £5000.00
Experience
Essential
Experience of working with people with mental health problems and working in a care environment. Experience of working in a mental health setting as a ward manager or equivalent experience in the community relating to the discharge from hospital of service users Knowledge of the National Service Framework and understanding of clinical governance Experience in extra contractual referrals (ECRs) and Individual Patient Agreements (IPAs)
Desirable
Previous experience training/practising as an ASW/AMHP Experience of using a variety of intervention methods Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the DDA)
Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingsley Green, Harper Lane, Radlett, WD7 9HQ
Harper Lane
Radlett
WD7 9HQ
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
367-CYP-9053 #J-18808-Ljbffr
