Job summary
IUCT Nurse - Band 6 - Full time - Fixed Term - 12 Months
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled nurse to join the Integrated Urgent Crisis Team (IUCT) predominantly working within IUCT Community however the scope of this role will include working across the wider IUCT team which include Admission Avoidance and IUCT Acute. As a member of the Integrated Urgent Crisis Team, you will be expected to work as a senior nurse with a broad range of competencies who is able to adapt to a wide variety of clinical circumstances.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to complete skilled rapid assessments for individuals referred into the Integrated Urgent Crisis Team either from discharge from the hospital under the discharge to assess pathway or via the community for a rapid visit referred by family, public or other health / social care professionals including North West Ambulance Service and GP's.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
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Safety
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Care
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Respect
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Communication
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Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
IUCT Nurse
Essential
- oRegistered General Nurse (level 1)
- oCommunity Nursing / Emergency Nursing / Rehabilitation / Falls or relevant experience in specialist areas
- oStrong evidence of continued professional development
- oMentorship / teaching and assessing qualification
- oAbility to work autonomously and collaboratively, co-ordinating programmes of care
- oAbility and evidence to analyse complex situations and solve as appropriate and necessary
- oKnowledge and understanding of current evidence based practice in relation to specialist area
- oTime management skills demonstrated through an ability to prioritise own work load
- oExcellent personal interpersonal and communication skills
- oExcellent presentation skills, written and verbal
- oAbility to work within own boundaries of competence
- oAbility to interpret National Regulations for Data Protection and record keeping and to develop local systems to ensure these are maintained
- oKnowledge of community health and social care issues
- oWorking knowledge of national policies and procedures across Health & Social Care and it's local implementation or application
- oEvidence of theoretical knowledge and practical experience of long term conditions, falls management in relation to admission avoidance and reduced length of stay
- oRelevant experience gained working in specialist areas
- oExperience in using analytical and reflection skills
- oChange management experience
- oExperience of working autonomously
- oSelf-motivated, assertive and able to negotiate complex cases / situations
- oFlexible
- oAbility to work cross site
- oAbility to travel between various locations in Tameside and Glossop
Desirable
- oExtended / supplementary nurse prescriber or commitment to undertake
- oInnovative - Enthusiastic.
- oProven ability to meet targets and deadlines.
- oManagement leadership qualification
- oAccident and Emergency experience
- oSocial Care experience
- oCase management experience
- oExperience of managing complex patients and clients
Person Specification
IUCT Nurse
Essential
- oRegistered General Nurse (level 1)
- oCommunity Nursing / Emergency Nursing / Rehabilitation / Falls or relevant experience in specialist areas
- oStrong evidence of continued professional development
- oMentorship / teaching and assessing qualification
- oAbility to work autonomously and collaboratively, co-ordinating programmes of care
- oAbility and evidence to analyse complex situations and solve as appropriate and necessary
- oKnowledge and understanding of current evidence based practice in relation to specialist area
- oTime management skills demonstrated through an ability to prioritise own work load
- oExcellent personal interpersonal and communication skills
- oExcellent presentation skills, written and verbal
- oAbility to work within own boundaries of competence
- oAbility to interpret National Regulations for Data Protection and record keeping and to develop local systems to ensure these are maintained
- oKnowledge of community health and social care issues
- oWorking knowledge of national policies and procedures across Health & Social Care and it's local implementation or application
- oEvidence of theoretical knowledge and practical experience of long term conditions, falls management in relation to admission avoidance and reduced length of stay
- oRelevant experience gained working in specialist areas
- oExperience in using analytical and reflection skills
- oChange management experience
- oExperience of working autonomously
- oSelf-motivated, assertive and able to negotiate complex cases / situations
- oFlexible
- oAbility to work cross site
- oAbility to travel between various locations in Tameside and Glossop
Desirable
- oExtended / supplementary nurse prescriber or commitment to undertake
- oInnovative - Enthusiastic.
- oProven ability to meet targets and deadlines.
- oManagement leadership qualification
- oAccident and Emergency experience
- oSocial Care experience
- oCase management experience
- oExperience of managing complex patients and clients
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.
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).
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.
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).
