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Job overview

NHS@Home is an exciting model of care that bridges the gap between traditional hospital-based care by providing care in people’s home, supported by joint working with system partners and the use of appropriate remote clinical monitoring tools.

We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic, and experienced Nurses to support the coordination and delivery of the NHS@Home service at UHBW. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day delivery of the service, case management and supporting in-patient identification. The role will require collaborative working across the Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire NHS@Home teams.

This is a diverse role that requires resilience and the ability to work effectively under pressure. You will work closely with the senior NHS@Home team along with other collaborative partners to ensure the service operates efficiently and effectively, ensuring that high standards of patient care are always maintained.

This role is based out of our Weston General Hospital hub but may be required to work trustwide.

Main duties of the job

The full job Description provides overview of the key tasks of the role, and person specification outlines the qualification, skills and knowledge required.

The NHS@Home Band 6 nurse will:

• Coordinate the daily operations of the NHS@Home service.
• Maintain an oversight of all patients being supported under the service.
• Support staff members undertaking patient visits and make autonomous decisions regarding patient management plans.
• Undertake accurate patient assessments within in-patient and out-patient settings.
• Support in-patient identification and manage referrals.
• Work with system partners to oversee system-wide service capacity.
• Assess patients and make comprehensive reports to the relevant MDTs.
• Support the Clinical Operational Lead and B7 with the development, implementation, and delivery of new clinical pathways to support service growth.
• Work collaboratively with Sirona and NBT staff organising NHS@Home caseload and managing referrals. 
• Escalate clinical concerns appropriately.
• To work autonomously making clinically effective and appropriate decisions.
• Undertake community visits to deliver clinical care. Full UK driving license, appropriate car insurance and access to a car is essential

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.