Senior Urgent Community Response practitioner

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and autonomous person to be part of a growing multi-disciplinary team which will take forward the 2 Hour Urgent Community Response for Lincolnshire. This service will provide holistic assessments, treatment and support to patients in their usual place of residence who are experiencing a health or social care crisis who might otherwise be admitted to hospital. You will be part of a service in which care is provided by a multi-skilled team including nurses, paramedics,  occupational therapists and physiotherapists.

Main duties of the job

Urgent Community Response is an evolving  service in Lincolnshire. It will be a fast paced, interdisciplinary community team aimed at preventing unnecessary admission to hospital. This is an integrated health and social care team that visits patients in their own homes or care homes and assesses the patient’s safety to remain out of the acute environment. Patients are aged over 18 and are likely to present with frailty and falls or deterioration of condition. The team will ensure the patient is supported out of hospital for a minimum 48 hour period and ensure transferred to appropriate services on discharge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work as part of an integrated health and social care team providing a crisis intervention for patients across Lincolnshire registered with a Lincolnshire GP to prevent admission to the acute sector.
• Ensure the effective running of the Team in the absence of the Clinical Lead.
• To provide complex assessment and treatment and support for patients who require intensive support in order to remain safely in their own homes.
• To be part of the 7 day working rota. ( available for early, late or long shifts and to work flexibly)
• To work as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking specialist assessment of those who have complex needs using analytical and investigative approaches
• Ensure that the team has the appropriate levels of knowledge and skills, provide specialist advice to more junior colleagues in the management of the caseload.

• To facilitate a transfer of care or discharge plan and inform all the relevant partners of the long term care and management recommendations
• To ensure a high standard of care for all patients by effective communication with patients, carers, GPs and other health professionals.
• To maintain own Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and assist the Clinical Lead to assess the CPD needs of the staff and training requirements.