Assertive In-reach Practitioner

Are you a people person, caring and want to make a difference? If yes then this could be for you. An exciting opportunity is available for a Registered General Nurse, qualified Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist, to work for Lincolnshire Community Health Services (LCHS). The Assertive In-Reach Team (AIR) is part of the Integrated Urgent & Emergency Care Division of LCHS and based within the acute hospital. The team cover mainly admission avoidance areas - A&E, UTC, SDEC, Fracture Clinic and work closely with our other community services and stakeholders based within the community and acute. The AIR team is pivotal in preventing admission to the hospital ensuring patient needs can be safely met back in the community with the emphasis on home first.

If you relish working under pressure, have an eye for service improvement and always put the person at the heart of everything you do we look forward to hearing from you. Within LCHS we are driven to make healthcare fit for the future, if you feel the same then this role is not to be missed.
- PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY- To work as an accountable and autonomous practitioner. Recognising and responding to requests for patient reviews in a timely manner enabling a rapid continuation of flow back to the community, to avoid admission to hospital. As well as pro-actively identifying potential patients for admission avoidance, working to the "homefirst" principle. To be able to work alone and also as part of a MDT ensuring the patient stays centre of any decision and plan. Ability to liaise with other key stakeholders and services to provide the most appropriate support/onward needs of the patient.

Ability to think outside of the "box", have influencing skills and ability to lead discussions. To demonstrate well informed clinical decision making in order to provide support and advice to patients, carers and other members of the multidisciplinary teams.

Prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and respond in a timely responsive way.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

Ability to recognise the un-well patient and respond appropriately.
Forge strong and effective links with acute and community health services,
adult care and other key stakeholders who are central to effective
service planning and delivery
Ensure that health and safety procedures and safe working practices are
maintained by self and others in the workplace
Act as a senior specialist advisor for the service
Provide senior leadership, ensuring the highest standard of care, supported by evidence based practice.
Be able to evaluate risk, complex needs and make sound and effective
decisions alone and as part of the multi-disciplinary team
Make professionally autonomous decisions for which you are accountable
for, using well-informed decision making and problem solving skills. Undertake medicine management review for patients

The Integrated Urgent and Emergency Care services in Lincolnshire see thousands of patients every year both in the acute setting and community. As well as providing a urgent response, we are responsible for the management of patient flow across our system, working with partners from a range of other organisations to deliver care closer to home.