Community Sister/Charge Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

We provide a range of care and treatment to predominantly housebound patients who often have complex care needs or long term conditions that require treatment and support in wound care, catheter maintenance, palliative care, supporting people to die at home, insulin and diabetes care and a whole range of other health conditions.

The post holder will be responsible for effective caseload management and high quality care to those patients over the age of 18 requiring bespoke nursing care in their own homes and other community settings, often working autonomously and independently. You will provide holistic care, initial assessment of new patients, and will offer expert clinical advice, treatment and support to those people who require additional support to remain in their own homes, particularly during the later stages of life.

You will work collaboratively across the multidisciplinary team which includes Community Matrons, Virtual ward,Tissue Viability Nursing, Continence Specialist, Urgent community response team comprising, Paramedics, IV specialist team , therapists and our Phlebotomy Service to ensure a seamless patient care journey.

We are committed your training and professional development , offering unique training opportunities in end of life care and other relevant post graduate courses, working towards advanced clinical practice.

Interested?Watch and listen to our Community Team by clicking here : Community Recruitment Video FINAL - YouTube.You'll be joining a great team in a great place, where your commitment will be genuinely valued, your skills respected, and your ambition rewarded .

For more information or to arrange an informal discussion to learn more about our opportunities and the service we provide then please contact Heather Atkins 07919424949 or Lucy Smith 07900168103 We look forward to hearing from you.

Great People. Great Place. Great Western Hospitals

Please see attached Job Description for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RN (Adult)
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant for Band 6 post/ ? willingness to work towards, for example ? Specialist Practitioner Qualification ? PACR or equivalent ' ? 'Long term conditions' ? Frailty

Desirable

• Specialist Practitioner Qualification
• Clinically relevant Post Grad modules

Experience

Essential

• Systematic approach to assessment, planning and evaluation of needs led care.
• Able to carry out activities of a fully functional community nurse including end of life care, competent in the use of Mckinley syringe drivers, the administration of medications to support people in the last stages of life, catheter management skills including male and supra pubic catheter management ,wound care management and administration of iv antibiotics
• Use of an electronic patient record system (SystmOne)
• Previous community nurse experience and lone working advantageous
• Experience in supporting junior staff and students through supervision and opportunity to achieve learning outcomes

Desirable

• Life experiences that have enhanced professional development.
• Experience in leading practice developments
• Experience in caseload management

Skills

Essential

• Good IT skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Present their application and supporting information in a clear reflective manner

Desirable

• To be able to communicate with a wide range of colleagues in different disciplines and agencies
• Ability to make decisions and judgments within a community setting

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Orbital Offices

North Swindon District Centre

Swindon

SN25 4AN

Employer's website

https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)