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Job overview

The Integrated Neighbourhood AHP Team Liaison Practitioner will be responsible for acting as liaison between Specialist Community Teams to ensure representation of all Allied Health Professionals at the Active Case Management functions of the 5 neighbourhood teams.

They will liaise with all key members of the multidisciplinary team to advise and support colleagues in the delivery of specialised patient care across professional boundaries.

They will contribute to the facilitation of the planning, delivery, and evaluation of care pathways for a designated group of patients.

Main duties of the job

The INT AHP Liaison Practitioner is responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient operation and link to specialist teams by developing an understanding of the referral criteria, referral and clinical pathways within each team.  The role will be responsible for understanding the service pressures across AHP teams and the impacts on cases discussed.

 The post holder will contribute to complex case discussions offering clinical advice and opinions.  As an experienced clinician, the post holder will be expected to challenge appropriately using specialist clinical skills and knowledge of clinical systems and processes.

 The post holder will be required to receive, audit, analyse and communicate a wide range of complex and sensitive information, including confidential service user/patient level information.

 The post holder will be responsible for relaying and interpreting clinical information relating directly to the patient’s care and signpost appropriately based on clinical and social care information.

 The post holder will support in the development of person centred multi-disciplinary pathways and integrated care programmes with partners.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.