Advertised as Band 6 nursing roles, they recruited staff with a range of skills and experience who were engaged in a training programme developed specifically for the role.
In addition to achieving financial savings the initiative has proved to be an effective way of sharing good practice between teams within the trust. Patients moving from in-patient to community-based services are seen as having a better journey with fewer episodes of resubmission being reported.
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