Nurse Practitioner (ICRAS)
Job Description
Job summary
The vision for the Integrated Community Re-enablement and Assessment Service (ICRAS) is that a multidisciplinary team work together to manage the care of people both in the community, requiring support of an urgent nature and who are risk of imminent hospital admission as well as those transitioning from an acute environment who require additional support. The service consists of a multidisciplinary approach including General Medical Practitioners, Advanced Practitioners, Pharmacists, Nursing staff, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social Workers, Podiatrist, Dietician, Assistant Practitioners and Health Care Assistants.
The ICRAS service operates for 24 hours a day over 7 days, services across Liverpool and South Sefton may vary in operating/shift hours for example therapists core hours/shifts and weekend rota.
Shortlisting is planned for : 20th January 2025
Interviews are planned for: 4th February 2025
Main duties of the job
ICRAS provides high quality, culturally sensitive, nursing and therapy treatment/interventions for people in their permanent or temporary place of residence. Promoting a co-ordinated approach to admission avoidance that facilitates a seamless service leading to improved health and social care outcomes.
Therefore reducing the incidence of re-admission through education seeking early intervention providing an evidence based approach to clinical practice to improved patient care.
ICRAS aims to prevent inappropriate and/or avoidable hospital admissions by providing short term, intensive, multidisciplinary and holistic assessment treatment of care, ensuring collaborative working with existing social care providers and other agencies, NWAS, working with GPs, clinicians and Liverpool City Council via Home First +
About us
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist inpatient and community mental health, learning disabilities, addiction and acquired brain injury services for the people of Liverpool, Sefton and Kirkby, Merseyside. We also provide community physical health services in Liverpool, Sefton, secure mental health services for the North West of England, the West Midlands and Wales and specialist learning disability services across Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside.
Our ambition is to deliver perfect care to become the world's leading organisation in holistic health and well being.
Mersey Care's vision and values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm and Support (CARES) drive our organisation and the way we work together to deliver services. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate, during recruitment and any subsequent employment with the Trust, that their behaviour supports our values.
Job responsibilities
ICRAS provides high quality, culturally sensitive, nursing and therapy treatment/interventions for people in their permanent or temporary place of residence (Hub rehab units). Promoting a co-ordinated approach to admission avoidance that facilitates a seamless service leading to improved health and social care outcomes.
Therefore reducing the incidence of re-admission through education seeking early intervention providing an evidence based approach to clinical practice to improved patient care.
ICRAS aims to prevent inappropriate and/or avoidable hospital admissions by providing short term, intensive, multidisciplinary and holistic assessment treatment of care, ensuring collaborative working with existing social care providers and other agencies, NWAS, working with GPs, clinicians and Liverpool City Council via Home First +.
ICRAS philosophy reflects the vision and values of Mersey Care NHS Trust.
ICRAS promotes a Just and Learning Culture, where we put equal emphasis on accountability and learning.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered practitioner
Desirable
- Mentor/teaching qualification, or equivalent, or equivalent work based experience.
Experience
Desirable
- Evidence of clinical experience in relevant field
- Clinical supervision experience
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Awareness of Clinical Governance, patient group directions and associated policies.
- Understanding of audit process.
- Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
- Conflict resolution skills
- IT literate
- Work as member of a team
- Ability to travel to work across boundaries
Desirable
- Understanding of local and national quality initiatives.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Business first
Goodlass Road
Liverpool
L24 9HJ