Connect to Health, PRISM Plusmansfield & Ashfield

Job Description

Connect to Health, PRISM PlusMansfield & Ashfield

Community Support Self Care Advisor

Salary: / £18,500 (Pro-rata .6fte is £11,100) & up to 6% matched pension contribution
Hours: / 22 Hours .6fte
Base: / To provide peripatetic coveracross Mansfield and Ashfield depending on need
Responsible to: / Connect to Health Team Leader
Appointment type: / Temporary until 31st March 2017 (subject to funding; further funding is envisaged but not guaranteed).
Conditions: / Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

Job purpose

To signpost patients at high risk of hospital admission to services in the voluntary, community and statutory sector, with the aim of improving their health & wellbeing. To support patients to self-care more effectively and to ensure they are supported through the Care Planning process.

Self-care Advisor Duties

To take patient referrals from Integrated Care Team members, other health professionalse.g. GPs and others as directed by the Connect to Health Service Manager.
To be the identified Self-care Advisor for a given locality in Mid Nottinghamshire and work as a member of the PRISM integrated care team.
To work, if required, in other areas across Mid-Nottinghamshire.
When required; to carry out home visits to assess, with the patient, the services which could benefit their health & wellbeing.
When required; to carry out telephone assessments with patients,to assess the services which could benefit their health & wellbeing.
Signpost patients to appropriate services and, where necessary, provide direct support to patients to access services for an agreed period of time, normally no more than six contacts.
To carry out follow ups with patients after an agreed period of time, to review progress and obtain evaluation feedback.
To maintain confidential records and share information with the Integrated Care Team and other health professionals as appropriate.
To maintain accurate and complete monitoring information.
To research the services available to patients in the community and network with the providers.
To take an active part in team meetings of the Integrated Care Team.
To work in partnership with health and other professionals to enhance project delivery.
To make referrals to partner organisations.
To supportthe induction, training and development of self-care volunteers.
To maintain up to date information on support services that may benefit patients and share withother team members.

In addition the post holder will be expected:

To identify own training needs and ensure that these are incorporated into a personal training plan in order to improve job performance and personal and professional development.
To take reasonable care for the health and safety of him/herself and other persons who may be affected by his/her activities. To safeguard, where appropriate, the health and safety of all persons under his/her control and act in accordance with the provisions of Health and Safety legislation.
To exercise proper care in handling, operating and safeguarding any equipment or appliances provided and issued by Self Help UK (SHUK)& NHS for the post holder’s individual or collective use in the performance of his/her duties.
To contribute to opportunistic projects as they arise.
To contribute to staff team meetings and related events and generally contribute to the effectiveness of the organisation.
To work in accordance with the vision, mission and values of (SHUK) and to observe policies, procedures and working practices set out by the Director and the Board of Trustees.
To carry out any other responsibilities that reasonably fall within the scope of the post holder and to assist with any reasonable duty at the request of the, Director or Board of Trustees.