Nurse Practitioner - Enhanced Care Home Team

This is a new exciting opportunity for the right individuals to join a service that supports the provision of the Enhanced Health in Care Home aspect of the National DES PCN Contract.

This service reaches across large proportion of the Care Home Sector within Dudley giving a first class provision of health care to those residents who fall under the scope of this new service.

The vision for this service is that it will be regionally leading and improve the health care offering to the care home population enabling a more proactive health care vision with prevention and admission avoidance at the heart of the delivery model.

The aim of the Enhanced Care Home Team is to support the provision for the “Enhanced Health in Care Home DES” working in a small team of MDT health care professionals to provide this provision across approx. 40 care homes within the Dudley Borough.

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• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health and wellbeing
• Undertake duties associated with the Enhanced Health in Care Home (EHCH) National DES Requirements
• Manage a patient caseload and build relationships within allocated care homes within the Dudley locality
• Be confident independently prescribing and reviewing medication, this will be appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evident practice and national and practice protocols
• Triage visits and provide telephone advice as appropriate.
• Delivery of care in line with NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.
• Identify patients who are entering the final months of life utilising the Gold Standard Framework (GSF) pro active identification guidance.
• Co-ordinate the planning and delivery of care ensuring patients and carers/relatives are involved.
• Prescribing and reviewing medication that is appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with latest evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols and within the scope of qualified practice.
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic conditions, including drug and non-drug based treatment methods into a management plan.
• Request diagnostic investigations and interpret within agreed protocols e.g. x-ray, blood tests, scans, etc.
• Assess, diagnose and treat patients/residents within care homes who require medical attention and/or refer to appropriate agency if/as required.
  
  

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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.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sue Hodder Job title: EHCT Lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01384 322350

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