Enhanced Care Home Team Nurse Educator

We are looking for a registered nurse with effective communication and negotiation skills and a desire to inspire people at all levels. You will need to be innovative and be able to work autonomously, whilst providing a positive and supportive learning culture. Based at Brierley Hill Health and Social Care centre, you will work within a team made up of nurses, a dietician and occupational therapists, led by a senior nurse. The post holder will work within the Community Hub to provide leadership, education and support within care homes, with an expectation of a reduction in unnecessary, unplanned and avoidable admissions to hospital, as well as an improvement in the quality of care provision., The post holder will work within a service that will provide leadership, education and support within care homes, with an expectation to see a reduction in unnecessary, unplanned and avoidable admissions to hospital, support safe return of residents from hospital, as well as improvement in the quality-of-care provision and improved patient experience. The post holder will assist in developing and delivering appropriate educational packages and advice to care homes on best practice and/or individual needs.

Aside from delivering education and training to care staff, you will assist in addressing specific patient needs including review, advise, or signposting of the resident/ Care Home to other services where appropriate with the overall aim of maintaining their independence in the Care Homes for as long as practicable and ultimately prevention of unnecessary hospital admissions.

The post holder will work with all disciplines and professionals to educate develop and support clear understandings of the needs and management of patients cared for within the care home environment.

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust recognises the values and transferable skills that the Armed Forces community bring and recognise their compatibility with NHS roles.

We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible.