CRS and H@H Senior Discharge Co-ord, Health and Social Practitioner

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

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Person specification

Driving

Essential criteria

• Car driver / access to an appropriate vehicle on a daily basis and ability to transport equipment safely in vehicle

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Foundation degree in health and social care
• NVQ level 3 in care

Desirable criteria

• Health related qualification such as clinical skills
• Recent in-service trianing

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working within a community response team with a high level of autonomy.
• Current or prior experience of working in health, therapy and/ or social care setting

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within rehabilitation/district nursing.
• Previous experience of working with adults with complex needs.
• Experience of working with people with chronic/ progressive disease.
• Experience of working with people/ families and carers who may be distressed depressed or aggressive

Skills/ Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Experience of: • Vena Puncture • ECG's • Obtaining Specimens • Pressure area Care • Blood sugar monitoring • Clinical observations and NEWS 2 tool
• Contribute to safe moving and handling of patients
• Be able to carry out treatment programmes and follow senior staff/ therapist instruction
• Ability to work as part of and contribute to a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to manage own case load and work without direct supervision

Desirable criteria

• Up to date professional portfolio
• Effective organisational and administration skills
• To motivate and enable individuals

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Flexibility
• Good team worker
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Commitment to continued personal and professional development

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 456.4KB)
• Person Specification (PDF, 240.6KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 933.8KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Medical and Dental (PDF, 895.9KB)