Intermediate Care Lead Torbay
3 weeks ago
Provision of leadership to the Intermediate Care team within Torquay
- To be part of the locality’s management team, providing leadership to the wider, locality-based Health & Wellbeing Team
- To contribute to the strategic development of Torbay Locality, in partnership with the Deputy Community Service Manager, Community Service Manager and other Professional Leads
- To contribute to the strategic development of Intermediate Care in partnership with wider Community Service Managers/other Locality Leads
- To work as a supportive and inspirational clinical leader within the integrated Locality team, providing a high standard of service-specific expertise
- To work closely with the primary care networks to ensure that Intermediate Care services are delivered in a safe and effective way; with the outcome of providing an alternative to hospital admission, enabling earlier hospital discharge and preventing early admission to long term care
- To develop and maintain professional working relationships with the Care Homes commissioned to provide Intermediate Care bed-based care
- To value everyone as an individual and actively support their right to have their voice heard in decisions about how their needs are met
- To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all
- To respond with humanity and kindness to every person, by listening attentively and respecting others in conversations
- To respect every person’s preferred wishes whilst providing nursing care and therapy-based assessments within their own home
- To provide the highest quality of care by listening to and acting on feedback
- By taking personal responsibility you will play your part in sustainably improving services by implementing change positively and contributing to MDT discussions in a constructive and flexible way
- To work in partnership to achieve the best possible outcomes for our people
- Helping and supporting your colleagues so that you work well together to achieve common goals and objectives
- To act as a role model, valuing everyone’s opinion and experiences
- To seek out, recognise and value the contributions of others and the role they play in a patient’s life
- To strive to provide excellent, innovative services that helps our people to be able to live their lives to the full
- Taking every opportunity to encourage and support individuals to improve their own health and wellbeing
Intermediate Care supports the acutely unwell people of Torbay, to manage as safely and as independently as possible in their own homes. Intermediate Care has three main goals:
- Preventing unnecessary hospital admissions
- Facilitating timely hospital discharges
- Preventing the need for long term care packages and care home placements, where possible
We pride ourselves on being person centred and flexible, providing high quality, short term interventions.
Why work with us - Torbay Hospital provides acute care for the local community and has several community hospitals, and is a hot-spot for those who are considering living by the sea or within half an hour of Dartmoor National Park and an hour to Exmoor National Park. Meanwhile, Plymouth and Exeter are also both within a short drive to enjoy the culture, maritime history and shopping experiences.
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
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