Job summary
Rochdale Health Alliance (RHA) is dedicated to
contracting and delivering high quality health services to the community of
Heywood Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) on behalf of its GP Practice members.
Improving patient outcomes, experience, and keeping Primary Care at the
forefront of the NHS reforms. It also delivers the Homeless Alliance Response
Team [HART] providing a pro-active Service to the homeless and transient
population of the borough.
Benefits
of Working for Rochdale Health Alliance
NHS
Pension Scheme:
The
post holder will have the opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme (subject
to eligibility checks).
Long
Service Award:
3 days
additional annual leave after 5 years, a further 2 days following 10 years
(subject to good performance).
Occupational
Sick Pay:
Sick
pay paid from first day of fallen ill in line with the terms in your contract.
Birthday
Day Off:
A
day off every year within the week of your birthday.
Main duties of the job
There are a range of unique challenges that
nurses working with homeless patients or clients face. Often people without a
secure home are not registered with a GP. If they move frequently, they may be
less likely to attend scheduled appointments and programmes of treatment for
certain infections or long-term conditions becomes very difficult.
People without a secure home are also at greater
risk of a number of health harms, including unsafe alcohol and drug use,
infectious diseases, risk of experiencing violence, and mental health issues.
The HART team provide a link to Primary Care and
wider services while offering GP Registration, Health Checks, low level
clinical interventions, advise, guidance, signposting and safeguarding support
About us
Rochdale Health Alliance (RHA) was established in 2016, by GP practices from across the Rochdale Borough.
Our Vision:
To work collaboratively with members, partners, and stakeholders to improve care and health outcomes for patients
To sustain the future of local Primary Care Practices
To be representative and supportive of all practices and lead the design and delivery of new ways of working - Ensuring local GP services are at the heart of the integrated system.
We have 31 member practices across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale and have a dedicated team on hand to support practice needs. Our dedicated team has expertise that can provide support and expertise in finance, HR, communications, project management and strategy, and our aim is to ensure we share our knowledge to help our members improve their resources.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities, which
follows, represents a broad range of responsibilities, which may be required to
be undertaken either routinely or periodically,
with consultation and agreement by the post
holder
Key working
relationships
Clients/Patients
PETRUS
Hostel staff
RBC Adult Care
GMP
Non-statutory
agencies
Voluntary
Agencies
Mental Health
Services
Podiatry
Drug &
Alcohol Services
Dental Services
GP Practices
Single Point of
Access Service
Treatment Room
Service
NWAS & Urgent
Care Centre
RHA Management
Team
Responsibilities
underpinning the role
To develop a good
working relationship with key partners listed above
To attend
meetings as required
To provide advice
and guidance on health issues to the staff at the Hostels
To ensure quality
services and take account of service risks, with robust clinical assessment and
care planning skills
Clinically
skilled in assessing and managing wound care and arranging referral to the
Treatment Room Service
Provide written
updates/reports/presentations on the progress of the service as required
To deliver the
required clinical skills and competence to fulfill the role of the HART
Outreach Nurse
To develop a good
working relationship with the wider health and social care teams to enable streamlined,
timely care and response for the homeless and transient of the borough
To plan and
organise the post holders own workload, including contribution to audits/project
work, and training sessions for Hostel staff as appropriate
Ensure records
are managed in line with GDPR & RHA policy
To record
personally generated information through robust systems of working. (Personally
generated information includes information and records relating to audit and
clinical work undertaken by the post holder]
To maintain registration as a registered nurse
and comply with appropriate professional codes
As appropriate to
the post, maintain and develop professional competence and expertise, keep up
to date with clinical evidence and opinion, and local and national service, legislation,
and policy developments, agree objectives and a personal development plan and
participate in the appraisal process with your line manager
To undertake any
other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed with the post
holders line manager
All employees
should understand that it is their personal responsibility to comply with all
organisational and statutory requirements (e.g. health and safety, equal
treatment and diversity, confidentiality and clinical governance)
Job description
Job responsibilities
This list of duties and responsibilities, which
follows, represents a broad range of responsibilities, which may be required to
be undertaken either routinely or periodically,
with consultation and agreement by the post
holder
Key working
relationships
Clients/Patients
PETRUS
Hostel staff
RBC Adult Care
GMP
Non-statutory
agencies
Voluntary
Agencies
Mental Health
Services
Podiatry
Drug &
Alcohol Services
Dental Services
GP Practices
Single Point of
Access Service
Treatment Room
Service
NWAS & Urgent
Care Centre
RHA Management
Team
Responsibilities
underpinning the role
To develop a good
working relationship with key partners listed above
To attend
meetings as required
To provide advice
and guidance on health issues to the staff at the Hostels
To ensure quality
services and take account of service risks, with robust clinical assessment and
care planning skills
Clinically
skilled in assessing and managing wound care and arranging referral to the
Treatment Room Service
Provide written
updates/reports/presentations on the progress of the service as required
To deliver the
required clinical skills and competence to fulfill the role of the HART
Outreach Nurse
To develop a good
working relationship with the wider health and social care teams to enable streamlined,
timely care and response for the homeless and transient of the borough
To plan and
organise the post holders own workload, including contribution to audits/project
work, and training sessions for Hostel staff as appropriate
Ensure records
are managed in line with GDPR & RHA policy
To record
personally generated information through robust systems of working. (Personally
generated information includes information and records relating to audit and
clinical work undertaken by the post holder]
To maintain registration as a registered nurse
and comply with appropriate professional codes
As appropriate to
the post, maintain and develop professional competence and expertise, keep up
to date with clinical evidence and opinion, and local and national service, legislation,
and policy developments, agree objectives and a personal development plan and
participate in the appraisal process with your line manager
To undertake any
other duties commensurate with the post holders grade as agreed with the post
holders line manager
All employees
should understand that it is their personal responsibility to comply with all
organisational and statutory requirements (e.g. health and safety, equal
treatment and diversity, confidentiality and clinical governance)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree Level or equivalent experience
- Tissue Viability/Leg Ulcer management-ENB or equivalent
- Mandatory registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council
Desirable
- Independent prescriber (Non-Medical) or willing to undertake the qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within Primary and/or Community Nursing Sector
- In depth clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- Experience of Long-Term Conditions Management
- Clinically competent in the provision of assessment, care planning
- Clinical competence in wound care/leg ulcer management
- Experience in Multi-Disciplinary Working
- Experience in teaching clinical skills and competences
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. clients)
Desirable
- Evidence of implementing Clinical and Service improvements
- An understanding of Primary Care and the role within Placed Based Care and Neighbourhood working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree Level or equivalent experience
- Tissue Viability/Leg Ulcer management-ENB or equivalent
- Mandatory registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council
Desirable
- Independent prescriber (Non-Medical) or willing to undertake the qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within Primary and/or Community Nursing Sector
- In depth clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare.
- Experience of Long-Term Conditions Management
- Clinically competent in the provision of assessment, care planning
- Clinical competence in wound care/leg ulcer management
- Experience in Multi-Disciplinary Working
- Experience in teaching clinical skills and competences
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. clients)
Desirable
- Evidence of implementing Clinical and Service improvements
- An understanding of Primary Care and the role within Placed Based Care and Neighbourhood working
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
