Job summary
This is a part time post working 24 hours per week. This post is only open to current employees of the Trust.
You must have read and understood the terms of the Trust's secondment policy and gained permission from your Line Manger to undertake the secondment before applying.
If you wish to be considered for a secondment please gain permission from your Substantive Manager before applying.
The teams operate 7 days a week between the hours of 07.30- 18.30 and shift times are variable within these hours, i.e. 07.30 15.30, 08:30 16:40, 10:30 18.30, You will be supported to work flexibly within these hours.
We can offer you regular CPD and clinical supervision, a comprehensive in-service training programme, support from experienced senior physiotherapists and a structure offering career mobility, coaching and/or mentoring. You will be involved in development and supervision, team building and support networks.
As a Team we offer career progression opportunities, skills training, access to LGBTQ +, Disability and Carers forums, wellbeing and support programmes. We consider flexible working opportunities to help you get your work/life balance right. The team ethos is to enable and support people to remain in their own home as first alternative to inpatient admission. Collaboration and problem solving is key.
You will be involved in team meetings, clinical audit, staff management and team development. Working with the team leaders, your input is a valuable part of the teams work.
Main duties of the job
Your typical working day will include coordinating and supporting the Wyre Forest Neighbourhood teams caseloads, you will support triage and allocate planned and unplanned visit requests for nursing interventions. You will clinically supervise/ support the Wyre Forest integrated team and support the clinical overview of the integrated work across the Neighbourhood teams.
This may involve urgent response assessment as part of the teams admission avoidance remit, supporting complex hospital discharges including complex care needs and planning domiciliary interventions to facilitate independent living. You will work alongside nursing, physiotherapy and OT colleagues in the same team. The role includes clinically supporting the workforce, mentoring new and existing staff, supporting with complex clinical issues and supporting operational delivery of the service. Also to include mentoring students and as we have close links with Worcester and Birmingham universities in support of these student placements.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our website.
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Details
- Date posted: 25 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 7
- Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year Pro rata
- Contract: Secondment
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: C9798-2394
- Job locations: Ground Floor, Gemini House, Stourport Road, Kidderminster, DY117QL, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on a day to day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
Work as an autonomous practitioner within an integrated team providing timely and expert professional assessment and treatment interventions to patients either in their own homes or other community settings. This will be achieved through a combination of hands on expert clinical skills and knowledge as a Nurse to treat, educate and support patients and by working with patients and their families to assess, plan and implement appropriate care plans and treatment.
Provide case management for a designated caseload of patients who have immediate and / or complex care needs.
Triage patients to ensure prioritisation of clinical need. Develop and co-ordinate individualised care plans in close liaison with the team, the patient and their carers as well as all other services.
Work holistically with all team members, carrying out joint visits and actively participating in the integration of services, increasing the knowledge of all team members through case discussion and joint working.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical leadership of nursing workforce
Be responsible for the timely assessment and treatment of patients who have urgent and/ or complex primary care needs
Co-ordinate appropriate interdisciplinary, patient centred care that promotes independence for patients on their caseload
Provide health care advice, clinical supervision and education to team members, statutory, voluntary and independent sector providers
Be responsible for health promotion, teaching and training of support workers, preregistration students, patients, relatives and carers
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical skills and knowledge appropriate to the role.
- Understanding of professional and ethical boundaries and code of conduct.
- Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of the professional groups within an integrated team
- Knowledge of rehabilitation concepts and services
Desirable
- Knowledge of research and audit processes Working knowledge of Mental Capacity Act Knowledge of appropriate NSFs and guidelines
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working within community and primary care settings
- Experience of Leadership
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience implementing change in clinical practice
- Experience of active engagement in audit and clinical governance activities
Desirable
- Recent experience in a community setting.
- Experience of working in an integrated team
- Experience within relevant clinical
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse / Registered Allied Health Professional
- Registered with appropriate professional body
- Degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to masters level equivalent
- Non-medical Prescribing (V150) / ability to work within PGDs (if within scope of practice)
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses / Continual Professional Development maintained in portfolio
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Clinical educators qualification Relevant validated clinical courses
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Leadership skills.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Confident and enthusiastic.
- Reliable and flexible.
- Commitment to personal and team development.
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
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