Trusted Assessor Band 4

Job responsibilities

Communications

• To communicate effectively with patients and carers, members of the multi-disciplinary team, healthcare colleagues and other agencies.
• To work as a member of the Discharge to Assess and Active Recovery and wider multi-disciplinary team, participating in discussions and decisions regarding patient care and treatment programmes.
• To be able to establish a rapport and give effective advice within your competency framework to patients, staff, and carers.
• To communicate with patients to gain consent to assessment and outcomes of generic Discharge to Assess assessment.

• Provide information to enable clinicians to evaluate the treatment being delivered.
• To provide support and education regarding aspects of the Discharge to Assess pathway 1.
• To be able to maintain paper and electronic records, adhering to Trust and departmental standards.
• To have competent IT skills, as required, for electronic records and communication. To ensure confidentiality of all records and information

• Use available resources i.e., interpretation services to meet the differing communication needs of the population e.g., Ethnic minorities, the hearing impaired.

• To record personally generated clinical observations based on skills within your competency framework and complete accurate records.

• To be familiar with the Discharge to Assess organisational structure and communication links, including professional meetings.

Responsibility for Patient Care

To comply with Trust Values and Behaviours.

To identify potential therapy goals and nursing needs, within a competency framework in collaboration with the patient and with onward referrals to the appropriate professionals within the team.

To assess the patients understanding of treatment proposals; gain valid consent and work within the legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.

To carry out home assessment/environmental visits as appropriate within the remit of the Trusted Assessor role.

To contribute to the safe discharge of patients from hospital and to provide timely assessment and intervention to enable a smooth transition between services.

Assess for and make referrals for appropriate equipment and minor adaptations within your competency framework to maximise mobility and independence.

• To be able to discharge the patient at an appropriate time and determine the outcome of Holistic management of the patient, within a competency framework and pathway in place with oversight of professionals in the team via huddles.

To manage service user risk within own patient caseload and escalate to appropriate professionals.

To be legally accountable for all aspects of your own work.

To move and handle patients and equipment safely in accordance with Trust and national guidelines.

To demonstrate on-going personal development through participation in internal and external development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.

Complete training to acquire theoretical knowledge/skills/competencies for specific conditions of client group encountered in their area of work, verified by assessment and observation by qualified staff.

• To help prevent avoidable hospital admission by escalating signs of deterioration or exacerbation of those conditions utilising the MDT.
• To work within the multidisciplinary team, to attend and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings as required.
• Application of simple dressings as delegated by a registered professional; when competent.
• Administer and supervise self-administration of medication as prescribed including the installation of eye/ear drops, the administration of insulin, immunisation and vaccination, under the direction of the registered professional and non-medical prescribers, when trained and competent.
• Adhere to the trust policies and guidelines in relation to the safe care planning of healthcare professionals administrating medications within a competency framework

• Be aware of and adhere to local guidelines in relation to patient care.
• Be aware of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Policy and apply the principles to practice.
• To seek informed patient consent before delivering care.
• Apply the principles of the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards to all practice.
• Apply principles of positive health and health promotion to patients and carers.
• To maintain accurate records both written and electronic in a timely manner.
• To promote self-care, to teach and advise patients/carers as appropriate within your competency framework.
• To always act professionally, as a representative of the trust and as an advocate for service users and their families.

Responsibilities for Planning and Organising

To be responsible for patients and to plan and organise efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time.

To decide priorities for own work area, and to provide cover for other areas within your competence during time of staff pressures through close working with senior staff members.

To allocate work to senior support workers

• To seek support from senior staff on duty

• Responsible for the effective and efficient use of resources taking into consideration financial, personnel and quality components.
• Ensure safe and efficient use of equipment, ...