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Trosolwg o'r swydd

We take referrals for medical and/or social crisis from the community and SRFT departments, aiming to promote early discharge from hospital and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions; by implementing treatment/care plans in patients  own home.

The team manages acutely unwell patients at home using a variety of pathways e.g IV antibiotics via cellulitis pathway , DVT pathway  we are currently developing further pathways to manage patients in their own environment and prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital e.g  heart failure pathway

HOPT ( OPAT) facilitates discharge and manages patients at home with long term antibiotics  in Salford and Out of area 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

You will be responsible for providing nursing care and intervention, with an aim to help adults to continue to live at home. You will be a competent autonomous practitioner who will need to be lone working at times with the support of senior members of staff on shift.

You will be working as apart of a large multidisciplinary team that includes Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapist , Social Workers, Advanced Practitioners and Care Support Workers.

The Urgent Response /HOPT  Service operates a 7 day service, currently covering the hours of 8am until 10pm, including weekends. You will be expected to work shifts to cover these hours, and need to be flexible.

You must have the ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs.

Desirable option: Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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.