Bank Overnight Community Staff Nurse

Integrated Care 24 Ltd

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Job summary

Express new ideas, take initiative and save lives. Others talk about being brave, at IC24, were made that way.

From providing high quality integrated urgent care for over six million people, to thinking of innovative solutions for our patients every role at IC24 is made to be brave.

IC24s Overnight Community Nursing meets the nursing and 1-1 Health Care Support needs for patients within the Brighton and Hove CCG location between the hours of 8pm and 8am.

With the extension of the contract and awards of contracts to IC24 for Home Visiting and Clinical Assessment Services it is an exciting time to join this service as it is being developed to support Community Nurses in a career development to a UCP or ACP role if that is of interest and become a permanent member of staff.

Main duties of the job

The service provides both planned visits referred during the day, unplanned visits during the night and a small caseload of ongoing needs to compliment the day services. Our main aims are to prevent unnecessary hospital admission; facilitate more expedient discharges from hospital or community beds; to support daytime services to meet needs and facilitate end of life care at home.

We achieve this by running a team consisting of a qualified nurse and support workers based at the IC24s Woodingdean site. As a Bank Community Staff Nurse you would work with an HCA using extended nursing skills to include male catheterisation and verification of death alongside the varied needs of patients in the community. A car is provided, you would not be working alone you will be joining a very friendly and supportive team.

About us

We are Integrated Care 24 (IC24), the leading not for profit Social Enterprise providing innovative and patient focused primary care services. IC24 is committed to improving access to health and social care for our patients and reducing the demand on secondary care services. IC24 provides services to over 6 million patients, including GP led out-of-hours services, NHS 111, primary care and secondary care support services.

As this is a night service the unsociable hours enhancement is added to your basic rate which differs on weekday nights and weekend. As this service is an NHS provider there is an opportunity to join the NHS pension.

Whats in it for you: -

  • Hourly rate of £18.09 plus enhancements on evenings, weekends and bank holidays
  • Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Free 24/7 independent counselling service
  • Learning and Development Opportunities

Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and two references.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all people and we particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, applicants with a disability and those from other under-represented groups.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance on careers@ic24.nhs.uk.

Date posted

28 June 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£18.09 an hour plus enhancements on evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Contract

Bank

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0214-23-0194

Job locations

Unit 6, Brighton Office Campus

Hunns Mere Way

Woodingdean

BN2 6AH


Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a clinical position for an experienced nurse providing care for patients within the Brighton and Hove locality. The emphasis is on ensuring that decisions made are based on good clinical practice which is inline within the prescribed protocols and both local and corporate policies.

The post holder will be required to be the nurse in charge of the shift including care delegation and support for junior colleagues both in the mobile team and night sitting workers.

The post holder will be required to deliver nursing care to a high standard, and this may include initial assessment, care planning and risk assessment if they have not been performed by other community colleagues.

The post holder is responsible for the safe delivery of care and effective communication and handover of care delivered to the daytime services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a clinical position for an experienced nurse providing care for patients within the Brighton and Hove locality. The emphasis is on ensuring that decisions made are based on good clinical practice which is inline within the prescribed protocols and both local and corporate policies.

The post holder will be required to be the nurse in charge of the shift including care delegation and support for junior colleagues both in the mobile team and night sitting workers.

The post holder will be required to deliver nursing care to a high standard, and this may include initial assessment, care planning and risk assessment if they have not been performed by other community colleagues.

The post holder is responsible for the safe delivery of care and effective communication and handover of care delivered to the daytime services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Adult Nursing Qualification.
  • Experience of making autonomous decisions.
  • Ability to relate theory to practice.
  • Knowledge of Community Nursing policies and practices in your local area.
  • Ability to demonstrate use of risk management strategies.
  • Understanding of clinical governance.
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of NMC guidelines.
  • Ability to demonstrate up to date clinical expertise in relation to Community Nursing practice.
  • Understanding of current NHS legislation and policies.

Desirable

  • Community Specialist Qualification.
  • Mentor Qualification or ENB 998.
  • Evidence of Post Graduate L6 or 7 Development.
  • Setting up and changing syringe drivers.
  • Experience 2-4 years Community Nursing experience at Band 6 level.
  • Management of team members.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Adult Nursing Qualification.
  • Experience of making autonomous decisions.
  • Ability to relate theory to practice.
  • Knowledge of Community Nursing policies and practices in your local area.
  • Ability to demonstrate use of risk management strategies.
  • Understanding of clinical governance.
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of NMC guidelines.
  • Ability to demonstrate up to date clinical expertise in relation to Community Nursing practice.
  • Understanding of current NHS legislation and policies.

Desirable

  • Community Specialist Qualification.
  • Mentor Qualification or ENB 998.
  • Evidence of Post Graduate L6 or 7 Development.
  • Setting up and changing syringe drivers.
  • Experience 2-4 years Community Nursing experience at Band 6 level.
  • Management of team members.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Integrated Care 24 Ltd

Address

Unit 6, Brighton Office Campus

Hunns Mere Way

Woodingdean

BN2 6AH


Employer's website

https://careers.ic24.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Integrated Care 24 Ltd

Address

Unit 6, Brighton Office Campus

Hunns Mere Way

Woodingdean

BN2 6AH


Employer's website

https://careers.ic24.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Assistant

IC24 Recruitment Team

careers@ic24.nhs.uk

Date posted

28 June 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£18.09 an hour plus enhancements on evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Contract

Bank

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0214-23-0194

Job locations

Unit 6, Brighton Office Campus

Hunns Mere Way

Woodingdean

BN2 6AH


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