Clinical Lead

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester

Clinical Lead

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Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 days ago, 1 Jan | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 1fbcbc6d74f94ae1b368c3390c55e5b5

Full Job Description

Due to continued investment and development we are looking to recruit two full time Clinical Lead - Community Nurse working 37.5 hours per week (Weekends included and working day between 8am and 5pm included) to join our happy and friendly Community Health Support Team. We are a dynamic team who are proud to provide a high level of care and receive exceptional feedback in connection with our practice. The Team provide care to patients within the Western Cheshire Footprint so travel is an important part of the role. Access to a car for work purposes is essential. The post holder will be a clinical resource, providing a visible clinical profile, having advisory, leadership and clinical oversight of the caseload. The team focus is on prevention of unnecessary acute hospital admission and End of Life Care. By working collaboratively with the wider healthcare team we ensure person centred care for those patients whose preferred place of care is at home. A high level of communication is essential for the role, with Team work at the core of our practice.Main duties of the job

  • Provide a highly visible clinical profile with leadership and clinical oversight of the designated Community Health Support Team caseload
  • Working collaboratively with the wider health, social care and the third sector partner agencies to meet the needs of patients.
  • Ensure patients receive the right care, by the right person at the right time and the right place.
  • Placing the patient at the centre of all decisions, reinforcing the concept of a more streamlined patient journey, with minimal avoidable delays, and an emphasis on people achieving independence whilst improving quality of care
  • To provide direction within the caseload in consideration of the impact of current health and social care agendas and local initiatives
  • To be aware of local public health community profiles and how this influences the required care for the population
  • According to community profiles: understand the skills required from the Community Health Support Team.
  • To focus on the delivery of person centred care
  • To provide effective, evidence based care to a defined population through case load management and monitoring of care standards

    CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.
  • Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall. We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you. CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences. To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role. We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

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