Community Practitioner - Intensive Home Support Service
Burnley, England, United Kingdom Internship Posted 9 hours ago
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two enthusiastic, motivated and committed Community Practitioners to join the Intensive Home Support Service (IHSS).
To support the Senior Practitioners to proactively case manage high risk patients with chronic long term conditions and complex health and social needs to avoid unnecessary hospital admission. Working closely with an integrated neighbourhood team, primary care services and local GP practices.
The post holder will provide clinical assessment, identification, planning, case management and co-ordination of care for people with long term conditions who have complex needs and co-morbidities. The post holder will work towards enhanced professional practice including medicines management, professional leadership, improving mental health and supporting and promoting a self-care management model.
The post-holder will promote partnership working to improve outcomes for patients with co-morbidity of long-term conditions in order to reduce unplanned hospital admissions, reduce length of stay, and facilitate seamless transition of care. The post holder will join a rotational rota covering shifts over a 24 hour period, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.
To support the Senior Practitioners to proactively case manage high risk patients with chronic long term conditions and complex health and social needs to avoid unnecessary hospital admission. Working closely with an Integrated Neighbourhood Team, Primary Care Services and local GP practices.
The post holder will provide clinical assessment, identification, planning, case management and co-ordination of care for people with long term conditions who have complex needs and co-morbidities.
The post holder will work towards enhanced professional practice including medicines management, professional leadership, improving mental health and supporting and promoting a self-care management model. The post-holder will promote partnership working to improve outcomes for patients with co-morbidity of long term conditions in order to reduce unplanned hospital admissions, reduce length of stay, and facilitate seamless transition of care.
The post holders will contribute to a rota working over 24 hours, 7 days a week on a rotational basis.
At East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
We have 2 main hospital sites in Blackburn and Burnley along with peripheral community sites.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Wood Job title: Deputy Director of Operations Email address: natalie.wood@elht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07969 367540
To support the Senior Practitioners to proactively case manage high risk patients with chronic long term conditions and complex health and social needs to avoid unnecessary hospital admission. Working closely with an integrated neighbourhood team, primary care services and local GP practices.
The post holder will provide clinical assessment, identification, planning, case management and co-ordination of care for people with long term conditions who have complex needs and co-morbidities. The post holder will work towards enhanced professional practice including medicines management, professional leadership, improving mental health and supporting and promoting a self-care management model.
The post-holder will promote partnership working to improve outcomes for patients with co-morbidity of long-term conditions in order to reduce unplanned hospital admissions, reduce length of stay, and facilitate seamless transition of care. The post holder will join a rotational rota covering shifts over a 24 hour period, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.
To support the Senior Practitioners to proactively case manage high risk patients with chronic long term conditions and complex health and social needs to avoid unnecessary hospital admission. Working closely with an Integrated Neighbourhood Team, Primary Care Services and local GP practices.
The post holder will provide clinical assessment, identification, planning, case management and co-ordination of care for people with long term conditions who have complex needs and co-morbidities.
The post holder will work towards enhanced professional practice including medicines management, professional leadership, improving mental health and supporting and promoting a self-care management model. The post-holder will promote partnership working to improve outcomes for patients with co-morbidity of long term conditions in order to reduce unplanned hospital admissions, reduce length of stay, and facilitate seamless transition of care.
The post holders will contribute to a rota working over 24 hours, 7 days a week on a rotational basis.
At East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 7,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
We have 2 main hospital sites in Blackburn and Burnley along with peripheral community sites.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Wood Job title: Deputy Director of Operations Email address: natalie.wood@elht.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07969 367540
