Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic, forward thinking and motivated nurse; committed to delivering excellent patient care, team leadership and looking for a new challenge?
Then we would like you to join one of our Integrated Network Teams (INTs) in the Bristol North and West Locality as a Senior Community Nurse.
Our INTs plan and deliver evidence-based nursing care to housebound patients with both short and long term nursing and therapy needs within defined geographical areas. You will work both autonomously and collaboratively within supportive teams.
You will have excellent communication and clinical skills and be able to demonstrate previous experience of leading and working within a team. Additionally you will possess excellent leadership, managerial and IT skills, alongside good time management and the ability to prioritise your own workload. We will provide you with ongoing professional development and support from our leadership team.
Main duties of the job
- Responsibility for all aspects of service user management in the team, planning day to day care influencing changes to clinical practice and being a role model.
- Ensure collaboration of the team with other health professionals.
- Coordinate staff, ensuring appropriate staffing levels and appraising, developing and leading.
- Ensure all clinical practice within the team is evidence based.
- Manage own case load, carrying out a range of clinical activities.
- Deal with a variety of information, managing daily team priorities, keeping these under review and working with other teams to meet objectives.
- Contribute to the development of new policies/practices and help in their introduction and possible adaptation.
- Oversee a range of systems, equipment and devices that help provide coordinated care.
- Assist in further integration of health and social care practices, breaking down barriers and enabling more joint working with other practitioners and teams.
- Seek ways to improve and extend services; make recommendations, partake in audits and contribute to tendering processes to retain/obtain new services.
- Resolve problems, using analytical/problem solving techniques. Use judgement to select best course of action.
- Influence the team by demonstrating best practice and help shape the team culture.
- Chair/attend decision making panels.
About us
We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.
At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.
Benefits:
We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.
Additional Information:
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role before applying.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold recognised qualifications with the professional area at degree level/BTEC Advanced Professional Diploma/Graduate Certificate Level/NBQ4/VQ4.
- Hold a degree or qualification recognised as equivalent by professional body and with the appropriate registration.
Desirable
- Hold or working towards a post-graduate a post graduate diploma/degree in professional disciple and/or management practice.
Experience
Essential
- Previous post qualification experience working in a health and social care environment within the relevant professional discipline.
- Depth of knowledge of principles and practices within a professional discipline.
- Experience and knowledge of professional and management practices relevant to the job role.
- Good working knowledge of typical work related systems, procedures, equipment and technology.
- Knowledge and understanding of the legislation that applies to care and health work.
- Good levels of IT literacy including good knowledge of service related systems.
- Demonstrate experience in a people management role, including experience conducting appraisals and general performance management tasks.
- Experience of helping to develop team members and of seeking ways to improve services.
- Able to interpret and explain a variety of routine and more complex technical information to a variety of audiences.
- Evidence of the ability to resolve varied problems using sound logic and taking into consideration relevant implications and able to demonstrate evidence of good decision making.
Desirable
- Previous experience monitoring and managing a budget.
- Understanding of information governance requirements in a care/organisational setting.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Hold a UK Driving Licence and have access to reliable transport for the purposes of the post.
- Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK. If you currently reside in the UK, and are on a visa, please confirm what type of visa you hold, or confirm if you require sponsorship.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold recognised qualifications with the professional area at degree level/BTEC Advanced Professional Diploma/Graduate Certificate Level/NBQ4/VQ4.
- Hold a degree or qualification recognised as equivalent by professional body and with the appropriate registration.
Desirable
- Hold or working towards a post-graduate a post graduate diploma/degree in professional disciple and/or management practice.
Experience
Essential
- Previous post qualification experience working in a health and social care environment within the relevant professional discipline.
- Depth of knowledge of principles and practices within a professional discipline.
- Experience and knowledge of professional and management practices relevant to the job role.
- Good working knowledge of typical work related systems, procedures, equipment and technology.
- Knowledge and understanding of the legislation that applies to care and health work.
- Good levels of IT literacy including good knowledge of service related systems.
- Demonstrate experience in a people management role, including experience conducting appraisals and general performance management tasks.
- Experience of helping to develop team members and of seeking ways to improve services.
- Able to interpret and explain a variety of routine and more complex technical information to a variety of audiences.
- Evidence of the ability to resolve varied problems using sound logic and taking into consideration relevant implications and able to demonstrate evidence of good decision making.
Desirable
- Previous experience monitoring and managing a budget.
- Understanding of information governance requirements in a care/organisational setting.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Hold a UK Driving Licence and have access to reliable transport for the purposes of the post.
- Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK. If you currently reside in the UK, and are on a visa, please confirm what type of visa you hold, or confirm if you require sponsorship.
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
