Self Care Facilitator/Expert Patient Programme Coordinator

at  NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

To play a key role in ensuring full user (both patient and carer) involvement in their own care by taking on a facilitative or care navigator role. To contact identified service users on a one-to-one and group basis to promote health promotion initiatives and user empowerment by using the following initiatives: o Telephone support service o Specialist Health Professionals o Email o Community Visits o Involvement in the Older Peoples Network i.e. Age Concern o Collaborative working with community champions i.e. Voices of Experience Healthwatch o Involvement with Carers Support service o GPs and Consultants To explore alternative ways for people to access the Expert Patient/Carers Programmes so as to spread the learning of the programme.
To establish and maintain close links with other services agencies and voluntary groups. To take the role of a care navigator in directing patients to the relevant pathways of care so as to improve the patient journey. Increase the availability of self-care management programme, and in particular to people from minority ethnic communities. See job description for further detail.
If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.
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Please refer the Job description for details