Job Descrption
The Care Home Service is part of Ealing Community Partners (ECP), led by West London NHS Trust, and provides an enhanced primary care service to for over 1000 patients living in Care Homes (Nursing and Residential) across Ealing.
The team includes GPs, Pharmacists, Nurses, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Administrators and the service is provided 8am – 8pm 7 days per week. The service is currently supported by local social enterprise provider London Central and West Unscheduled Care Collaborative out of hours (Mon-Fri, 6-8pm, Sat/Sun/Bank Holiday, 8am-8pm).
The service works closely with colleagues across ECP and Ealing’s Borough Based Partnership teams as well as Care Home providers with the aim of providing an integrated approach to the care available to the residents.
We are looking for someone with strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills with a compassionate approach to the older patient.
Provide clinical care to patients via face to face consultation sessions... in various care home settings, telephone and video triage, telephone and video consultations), clinical administration, medical examinations and reports.
Provide accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of all patient consultations and clinical interactions, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and in a format noting that entries will be provided to the care home and read by patients or their families.
Maintain open and effective communication with patients, their families, and caregivers, providing updates on treatment progress and addressing any concerns or questions.
Proactively contribute to and be able to chair multi-disciplinary team meetings including internal and external management meetings.
Promptly interpret, review and action diagnostic investigation such as ECG, X-Ray and Blood Tests
Work closely with colleagues across Ealing, including third sector organisations such as Marie Curie and Dementia Concern, and with other Ealing Community Partnership and Older Peoples services
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ritika Kochhar Job title: MH Transformation Programme Manager Email address: ritika.kochhar@westlondon.nhs.uk
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