Job overview

Main duties of the job

The key responsibility will be triaging and managing referrals to the HVS and allocating them to the most appropriate clinician in the team. 

You will also provide support, advice & guidance to the team.

Provide day-to-day clinical leadership for the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency service to deliver effective, efficient and high-quality Primary Care services to Housebound Patients.

Mentorship, guidance and support to clinical decision making throughout the whole extended team.

Medical assessment and management on behalf of and in conjunction with members of the team.

Senior clinical triage for the Acute Home Visiting service, to determine the urgency and type of response needed, according to clinical need.

Provide education and mentorship to members of the team, especially those in advanced or extended practice roles, including trainees.

Contribute to quality improvement and learning activities, including audit, service improvement, PDSA cycles and learning event analysis.

Build relationships across the extended team including, but not limited to social care, ambulance, social prescribers, community, and mental health clinicians.

Working for our organisation

This is a new Team of highly skilled healthcare professionals employed by DCHS with full NHS terms and conditions including access to the NHS Pension scheme. You will be working on behalf of Derby City South PCN.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) is one of the largest providers of specialist community healthcare in England and we currently employ around 4,500 staff.  We deliver a variety of services across Derbyshire, caring for nearly 1.8 million patients each year.

We deliver patient care through 11 community hospitals, 4 minor injury units, 29 health centres and a learning disability centre.  Another key part of our service is out in the community where we care for people in their own homes via therapists, health visitors and district nurses, and promoting public health in the wider community.  As a Trust we care for patients of all ages with a special focus on the needs of elderly people and the very young.

DCHS has been recognised as a top 10 NHS organisation to work for in the UK by the Health Service Journal and NHS Employers in their Best Places to Work 2015 campaign.  The Trust is also the runner-up in the category for the best NHS community trust employer.

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Our vision “to be the best provider of local healthcare and to be a great place to work”

Our values:

1) To get the basics right
2) To act with compassion and respect
3) To make a difference
4) To value and develop teamwork
5) To value everyone’s contribution because everyone matters

The majority of our locations offer free parking facilities for staff.

We will communicate with you regarding your application via email so please check your email account on a regular basis.  If using hotmail, MSN or yahoo email accounts please check your 'junk/spam' mail regularly.

If you require any support in completing the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team,   01332 564856, option 1, option 1  or   [email protected]  and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please note - if we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. 

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you.  Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.