Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. Leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres, and in people's homes. Experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals, and community matrons care for people of all ages across Croydon. Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
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Urgent Crisis Response/Virtual Ward Senior Clinician
Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation TrustCroydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. Leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres, and in people's homes. Experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals, and community matrons care for people of all ages across Croydon. Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Role Description Rapid Response/Urgent Crisis Response Clinician Band 6 (Newly qualified Band 5 Nurses will be considered for this role however must have previous community experience) - Work as part of a team of clinicians, therapists, rehabilitation assistants, and Community Geriatricians, prioritising avoidance of unnecessary hospital admission. - Assessment and treatment of patients during a crisis, identifying complex and specialist needs and developing, implementing, and evaluating programmes of care. - Facilitating early hospital discharge for patients back to their own home. - Support and promote the ongoing development of all care delivery within the patients' own home, enhancing the quality of care delivered. - Work with a high level of autonomy, managing undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems using advanced clinical skills by incorporating physical assessment and diagnosis. Qualifications - Registered General Nurse/Paramedic with current NMC/HCPC registration. - Completing of clinical reasoning and physical assessment. - Willingness to undertake Independent (V300) prescribing study (desirable). Requirements - Significant post-qualification experience. - Experience of working within the community setting. - Leadership course and evidence of changing practice (desirable). - Experience of managing staff (desirable). - Evidence of advanced clinical skills, including physical assessment, decision making, and psychological therapies. - Communication skills. - Capable of working and making decisions under own initiative. - Administration of IV antibiotics and IV diuretics within the community setting. - Car driver, current UK licence, and access to a car for work purposes. - IT skills. - Flexible to meet the needs of a 7-day, extended hours community service. Benefits - Working as part of the Rapid Response team, providing assessment and treatment of patients within their own home during a crisis. - Identifying patients suitable for virtual ward monitoring and fitting appropriate technology following training and support from the team. - Assessing unwell patients at home on request of the virtual ward hub. - Administering IV antibiotics and IV diuretics in the community.
