Outreach/ Reconnect Practitioner
6 months ago
** Full description in attached advert**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Main duties and responsibilities Take responsibility for specialist assessment (within service specification) in Liaison and Diversion in conjunction with service user and carer, helping to promote self-determination, choice and autonomy. To provide written reports for Crown or Magistrates Courts or to attend and give verbal evidence as required. To offer considered recommendations to these bodies. Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
Assess patient's individual care needs, agree and refer on to appropriate agency. Complete and contribute, where appropriate to robust risk assessments and risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence. Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of process, as part of Health and Justice Service. Participate in the development of the service to ensure clinical governance processes are actively implemented at team level. Assist in ensuring that the aims and objectives of the service (as set by the Team Leader) are fulfilled and to identify factors which may inhibit these from being achieved. The post holder will be required to work within the NMC Code of Practice and professional guidelines.
Maintain an up-to-date level of professional competence within the specific environment. Assist in the implementation of evidence-based nursing practice and participate in research and other projects as required.
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