Company Detail

Name: CHH Clinical
Employment Type: Full Time
Wage: $38,000.00 - $40,000.00 Yearly
Job Code: HCAH1CC/1121555
Category: Health Care - General
Post Date: 11/3/2009 at 1:19 PM
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Registered General Nurse RGN in Not Specified,

Healthcare at Home is one of the UK's leading providers of home healthcare and specialist pharmacy services. Healthcare at Home also delivers clinical services on site throughout the NHS and the independent healthcare sector, whilst offering a vast range of complex and highly sophisticated clinical services outside of the traditional hospital setting.

This role requires an RGN (Part1 NMC Register) with a prescriber qualification and a post registration qualification, who is able to work as a member of a multi-disiplinary team. Working towards providing effective and high quality care, to patients with respiratory and chronic diseases within a home environment.

Other roles include:
- To act as a care coordinator by taking responsibility for the overall assessment, care planning and review of a
case load of patients requiring specialist nursing.
- Assess and evaluate specialist clinical care using a range of assessment tools, clinical guidelines and approaches
(e.g. Pain, sleep, nutritional status, speciality specific tools).
- Ensure that patient care plans are regularly updated, changes implemented and that patients' records and
documentation are maintained and current.
- Organise meetings to discuss patient management as required.
- Participate in the development of evidence - based patient care policies and procedures. Develop and contribute
to clinical guidelines and protocols where appropriate and ensure they are implemented.
- Provide specialist support to the clinical team in dealing with the complex needs of different client groups and
when imparting or receiving sensitive, complex or contentious information.
- Assessing and talking to patients about their problems and discussing the best way to plan and deliver their care;
- To follow clinical risk assessment and management procedures in accordance with the Company policy.
- To promote the involvement of users and family members in all aspects in the planning and delivery of care
- Maintain accurate data in accordance with NMC and the Company Policy for ensure evaluation and audit purposes.
- Ensuring the ongoing good communication and effective relationships with relatives and fellow professionals in the team and
attending regular meetings to review and monitor patients' care plans
- Assisting in planning a smooth transition of patient care from the hospital to the home.

We firmly believe that our employees are our most valuable asset. Our commitment to training and development is focused upon empowering each individual to deliver high quality care.
Healthcare at Home is an Equal Opportunities employer and we actively encourage candidate applications from all sections of the community.

If you are interested in this position, please apply below now!