Job summary
Are you looking for a high performing role in an integral and supportive team? Perhaps you are ready for your next challenge!
Home 1st Twilight Nursing service is looking to recruit colleagues who are patient focused, dynamic and have the ability to work autonomously.
The Home 1st Twilight Nursing service provides out of hours unplanned nursing care to patients in their own homes. The service operates between the hours of 7pm and 2am.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
Have developed a wide range of practical nursing skills which are demonstrated to a high standard.
Work with the Home 1st Nursing service to provide skilled patient care to patients and their families in their own homes or other settings as appropriate.
Provide skilled nursing intervention/care to patients with a range of conditions.
Work independently and without direct supervision and have the ability to prioritise a changing workload.
Ensure clear, concise and accurate records are kept and updated in a timely manner, including the use of departmental electronic records.
To be aware of health and safety at work and follow risk assessments to ensure the safety of service users and staff.
Apply knowledge/skills gained from education/training so that a high standard of care is maintained at all times.
Ensure the needs of carers and relatives are listened to and reported back to the Nurse in Charge of the shift.
About us
CNWL Milton Keynes is committed to providing quality health & social care services, tailored to the needs of individuals, public & private organizations, delivered close to home. Our services are designed to increase well-being & provide opportunities for recovery. We want our employees to feel valued, challenged & supported.
Our commitment as an employer & in accordance with the NHS constitution is to provide you with:
Clear roles and responsibilities and a rewarding job so that you can make a difference to patients, their families and care and communities. Personal development, access to appropriate training for your job and line management support to succeed. A good working environment with flexible working opportunities, consistent with the needs of patients and with the way that people live their lives. Opportunities to enable you to be empowered to put forward ways to deliver better and safer services for patients and their families.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a member of the Home 1st Twilight Nursing Service
- Provides unplanned nursing care to patients in Milton Keynes between the hours of 8pm and 1am.
- Provides skilled nursing intervention/care to patients with a range of conditions in partnership with the Home 1st Nursing Service and the clinical direction of the General Practitioners within the management structure of the employing Trust.
- Maintains close working relationships with the Home 1st Services, District Nursing Service, GP services and other members of the multi-disciplinary teams involved in the patients care.
- Applies current Infection Control Policy
- Encourages patients towards self-care and independence
- Demonstrates, teaches and supervises the nursing care that families/carers can safely undertake
- Ensures that adequate medical supplies, equipment and other materials are maintained for patients
- To obtain consent to any procedure from each patient and to proceed only when consent is obtained. Document when procedures are carried out in patients best interests.
- Be competent with the steps to be taken in medical emergencies and act accordingly.
- Maintain contemporaneous records that are recorded in a timely manner.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a member of the Home 1st Twilight Nursing Service
- Provides unplanned nursing care to patients in Milton Keynes between the hours of 8pm and 1am.
- Provides skilled nursing intervention/care to patients with a range of conditions in partnership with the Home 1st Nursing Service and the clinical direction of the General Practitioners within the management structure of the employing Trust.
- Maintains close working relationships with the Home 1st Services, District Nursing Service, GP services and other members of the multi-disciplinary teams involved in the patients care.
- Applies current Infection Control Policy
- Encourages patients towards self-care and independence
- Demonstrates, teaches and supervises the nursing care that families/carers can safely undertake
- Ensures that adequate medical supplies, equipment and other materials are maintained for patients
- To obtain consent to any procedure from each patient and to proceed only when consent is obtained. Document when procedures are carried out in patients best interests.
- Be competent with the steps to be taken in medical emergencies and act accordingly.
- Maintain contemporaneous records that are recorded in a timely manner.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Sound Clinical Knowledge relative to experience
- Ability to work Unsupervised
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of community nursing
- Evidence of post registration training
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Sound Clinical Knowledge relative to experience
- Ability to work Unsupervised
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of community nursing
- Evidence of post registration training
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).
