Specialist Neighbourhood Nurse | South Lincs Rural PCN
Spalding PCN – Specialist Neighbourhood Nurse
Job summary
The post available is 0.8WTE (30 hrs/week) with an offered salary of £43,858 (Pro rata)
The development of Integrated Neighbourhood working is supporting Providers to work in a joined-up way. and Primary Care plays a key role in the success of Integrated Neighbourhood working, supporting patients to self-manage their condition or be assisted to manage their health needs closer to home, in their local communities. This approach enables more people with health and social care complexities to achieve a greater balance in all round health.
The role of the Specialist Neighbourhood Nurse is to support both the practice staff and members of the Neighbourhood Team to identify and support people to reduce the risk of unplanned hospital admissions and to effectively support those individuals in the community.
To work dedicated hours to focus on proactively case managing people and being the preferred point of contact for the patient and Neighbourhood Team in order to achieve the following objectives:
- To be a pro-active member of the Neighbourhood Team
- To pro-actively engage with people deemed to be at a high risk of hospital admission
- To pro-actively engage with the in-reach teams to reduce length of stay in hospitals
- To pro-actively engage with people living in care homes
- To pro-actively engage with housebound people
- To be the key contact for people at the practice
Detail Job Description:
Contact Information and How to Apply:
Please send your CV and cover letter outlining why you are suitable for this role and to be considered for this position.
if you want to discuss the role, please contact Lisa Jones, PCN Manager for Spalding PCN (email lisa.jones30@nhs.net)