Job summary
Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.
We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.
Main duties of the job
Bank - Community Nursing, Frailty and IV Therapy team Pool
Band 5 - £29,970 - £36,483
Hours Various (including Out of Hours)
Location Various across Kirklees
If you're an ambitious professional in search of the work-life balance that you've been striving for, working at a time suited to you, prepare for a very pleasant surprise.
We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated and reliable nurses who are keen to support and deliver a range of quality nursing services to our patients within Kirklees. You will have the energy, enthusiasm and drive to support our teams to deliver high quality services, as well as excellent professional skills.
Working within the Community nursing teams, you will undertake duties involving delivery of nursing services and holistic assessments of patients health needs using a person-centered approach including providing quality and seamless nursing care to housebound patients and being proactive in coordinating their care needs as appropriate, avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or long-term care settings.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long term conditions, health promotion, and complex out of hospital patient care.
About us
Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-
- Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
- Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
- Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.
Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Frailty and OPAT Team Competencies
- To provide holistic nursing assessments
- To follow the escalation plan for the deteriorating patient
- To provide patient centred care
- Assume delegated responsibility for holistic assessment and the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes of care/ care packages, contributing to complex assessment/ care packages.
- To help the patient towards self-care and maximising independence, maintain their optimum level of health and prevent further deterioration.
- To delegate work appropriately within the competency framework and to take responsibility for the workload as required for short periods with support from a designated Band 6 or clinical lead.
- To provide high quality evidence-based nursing practice to patients within their own home.
- Deliver the Outpatient Antibiotic Pathway (OPAT)
- To support the role of the OPAT Clinical Lead.
- To assess and administer intravenous therapies for patients with acute care needs, long term conditions and palliative care needs to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Frailty and OPAT Team Competencies
- To provide holistic nursing assessments
- To follow the escalation plan for the deteriorating patient
- To provide patient centred care
- Assume delegated responsibility for holistic assessment and the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes of care/ care packages, contributing to complex assessment/ care packages.
- To help the patient towards self-care and maximising independence, maintain their optimum level of health and prevent further deterioration.
- To delegate work appropriately within the competency framework and to take responsibility for the workload as required for short periods with support from a designated Band 6 or clinical lead.
- To provide high quality evidence-based nursing practice to patients within their own home.
- Deliver the Outpatient Antibiotic Pathway (OPAT)
- To support the role of the OPAT Clinical Lead.
- To assess and administer intravenous therapies for patients with acute care needs, long term conditions and palliative care needs to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
For more details about the duties and responsibilities for this role, please refer to the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please refer to the attached person specification document.
Desirable
- Please refer to the attached person specification document.
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience of IV therapy delivery, management of vascular access devices, experience in a community setting, venepuncture and cannulation skills and IV administration skills.
Desirable
- All Community nursing interventions for housebound patients, predominantly:
- Holistic Nursing assessment and ongoing care planning liaising with the team and attendance at safety huddle.
- Medicines administration including Diabetes management (insulin), palliative care anticipatory medicines and syringe driver administration.
- Complex wound care including pressure ulcer assessment and management and Leg Ulcer compression therapy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please refer to the attached person specification document.
Desirable
- Please refer to the attached person specification document.
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience of IV therapy delivery, management of vascular access devices, experience in a community setting, venepuncture and cannulation skills and IV administration skills.
Desirable
- All Community nursing interventions for housebound patients, predominantly:
- Holistic Nursing assessment and ongoing care planning liaising with the team and attendance at safety huddle.
- Medicines administration including Diabetes management (insulin), palliative care anticipatory medicines and syringe driver administration.
- Complex wound care including pressure ulcer assessment and management and Leg Ulcer compression therapy.
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.
