About this role
Job summary
The post holder is accountable to the Operational Services Manager, and will be clinically supervised by area Team Manager, but is required to undertake the duties of the post without direct supervision. The post holder will offer assessment and support through the diagnostic journey of the individual and their carers/family, across the care environment. The post holder will offer advice, support and signposting to individuals and their carers and work very closely with the other teams in the Older Adult Community Mental Health, Dementia & Frailty service, integrated community services, primary care, third sector organisations and others involved in the individual's care and carer support. The post holder will ensure that an integrated service is provided to the patient, liaising with other services as required, throughout the diagnostic pathway. Patients, relatives, carers and all staff will find the post holder flexible, approachable, helpful and co-operative, upholding the ethos of EPUT of good customer care at all times with an awareness of own attitude at all times.
Main duties of the job
1. The post holder will be expected to act as an allocated senior nurse, undertaking Open Compassionate Empowering assessments and supporting individuals and their carers through the dementia diagnostic pathways.
2. The post holder will have close links in with the other teams in the Older Adult Community Mental Health, Dementia & Frailty Service.
3. The post holder will facilitate diagnosis by assessment and use off the appropriate individualised pathway.
4. The post holder will be required to fast track to dementia diagnosis, via suitable qualification and support, as identified
5. The post holder will, if appropriately qualified, offer expert and appropriate prescribing advice on the treatment of dementia and related psychological and behavioural aspects, and to act as an independent prescriber in the role, supported by the appropriate qualification.
6. Ensure effective lines of communication and good networking exists, both with EPUT and with other Community, Primary and Social Care Services.
7. Disseminate specialist knowledge across the range of work areas and practices underpinned by sound theoretical knowledge.
8. To participate when required with local MDT's.
About us
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
Season Ticket Loans NHS discounts for staff Excellent Training facilities and opportunities Buying and Selling annual leave scheme The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work Day One Flexible Employer The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Job description Job responsibilities
1. Responsible for monitoring the quality of the service within their catchment area and participate in agreed clinical quality assurance activities, leading on clinical audits when required, practice development and innovation to improve services and apply evidence based practice.
2. In liaison with the Associate Director and Team Manager achieve the agreed performance and activity targets for the service and ensure all required DDS and other performance and activity data are submitted on time.
3. To review at regular intervals with the Manager, the overall nature of the workload to ensure and effective workload management system is in place and that there is an equitable distribution of work, effective work methods and techniques and evaluating clinical practice as a whole.
4. Act as role model at all times, able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills
5. Provide and ensure the availability of specialist advice, support and consultation, to staff within the Primary Healthcare Team, Care Home Teams, outside Teams and other agencies as required.
6. As required undertake appraisals and ensure the training needs of staff are met via the appraisal system and also adopt a cascaded system of appraisal, to ensure all staff needs are met.
7 Establish and maintain a professional and effective working relationships with colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualification and Education Essential
RMN Qualification Educated to Degree Level Additional Professional Qualifications (Tier 3)/Dementia Experience
Desirable
Identification of a Dementia Syndrome qualification/willingness to undertake training Non-medical Independent nurse prescriber/willingness to undertake training
Essential Essential
Experience in the use of risk assessment tools Use of screening tools in dementia
Desirable
Current driving licence Non-medical Independent nurse prescriber
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Brentwood Resource Centre
Greenwich Avenue
Brentwood
CM14 4SW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)