Enhanced Specialist Nurse PCN and Neighbourhood Frailty TeamNHS
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enhanced specialist nurse to pilot and lead on the development of our new PCN and Neighbourhood Frailty Team. Experience of long term condition management with the associated post graduate diploma qualifications, leadership and line management of registered professionals are essential to deliver on our ambitious goals. You must hold a level 7 MA qualification relevant to the role for example, MA healthcare leadership. Initially, you will lead a team of healthcare assistants to support the collation of clinical data required to reviews long term conditions for housebound and care home patients. Completing desk top reviews, with a requirement to carry out home and care home visits as required for patient care and clinical supervision. This is a key role in leading the expansion of this service to further realise our neighbourhood ambitions.
Please Note Interviews are due to take place w/c 21st September
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide high quality, patient centred care for frail, housebound and care home patients, undertaking home visits where clinically indicated and supporting patients with frailty, complex needs and multiple long term conditions. Duties include monitoring and reviewing care plans, identifying deteriorating patients, coordinating interventions and working with GPs, community services, social care and voluntary partners to deliver integrated care, alongside health promotion, screening, safeguarding and referral management.
The post holder will provide clinical leadership to the Neighbourhood Frailty Team, offering support, supervision and mentorship. They will undertake advanced assessments, support complex clinical decisions, lead community based interventions and promote evidence based practice and quality improvement.
As line manager, the post holder will support staff performance, wellbeing and development through supervision, audits, competency assessment and attendance management, monitoring standards and acting as a key contact for staff.
The role also involves coordinating and prioritising workloads, deploying resources, monitoring caseloads and escalating concerns. The post holder will contribute to developing PCN and neighbourhood frailty services through service improvement, governance and innovation, supporting the evolution of integrated neighbourhood care.
Job description
Conexus CIC operate a robust Competency Framework linked to pay scales. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification
About us
Were an established PCN in Wakefield, with excellent relationships with our member practices. We value our teams, providing opportunities for development in line with PCN objectives, and promote a culture of We pride ourselves on innovation and utilising digital solutions to enhance productivity, monitoring and patient experience. With compassionate leadership and accountability, we make data led decisions to provide high quality patient care. Our 69,000+ patients are always front of mind whilst we support our member practices with additional roles, opportunities for working at scale, project management, and service design. Our teams engage in multiple workstreams that support the Neighbourhood working agenda, and we have multiple links with our wider neighbourhood partners. We have work to do to truly take advantage of our position at the forefront of Neighbourhood working in our area. Please see the attached document for more information about West Wakefield PCN.