Hybrid worker / Nurse Associate

The post holder will work as part of the Rapid Response Team (RRT), avoiding preventable admissions to the acute hospital settings. Assist with delivering nursing and therapy care as part of a multi-professional service/team, in the patient's own home or community setting. Undertake visits and holistic assessment of needs and assist with ongoing management of personalised care, thus reducing the need for an acute admission. The post holder will support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working within their scope of practice. They will supervise Band 3 support workers in the team. They will be committed to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies., To be responsible for organising and prioritising own workload in the day-to-day allocation of work. Carry out assessments in patients' own homes within the scope of practice and guidelines. Contribute to and identify care planning and delivery in the patient's own home. To be able to independently manage a rapidly changing patient caseload with support from senior members of the team. To have organisational knowledge relating to Trust protocols and procedures, and adhere to them, particularly the administration of medicine and moving and handling. To be responsible for providing accurate records of information required by the Trust for audit purposes, which is a true representation of the interventions you provide for patients under your care. Will be able to respond quickly to emergency situations in the community.

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.