Job summary
Surrey Downs Health & Care
We have exciting opportunities for Senior Staff Nurses (Band 6) to join Epsom PCN. We are a passionate team who are well supported with Band 7 clinical support who are looking for Registered Nurses to support and develop.
If you are passionate about caring for people and making a difference within your community, we would love to hear from you!
We are looking for nursing staff from all backgrounds, looking for a change, maybe wanting to work locally, excited by the difference of being out within the community with the benefits and challenges that brings.
To work within the team, contributing to team management and the development of innovative practice. To be responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of holistic care packages.
We have our own Learning & Development Department that have a range of different courses and development plans that give you the opportunity to grow your career.
Due to the closure of the Horton Lane sites (NEECH & Poplars) in 2023 all staff will be relocated to another ESTH SDHC site within the local area.
Main duties of the job
Epsom- Primary Care Network
It is a network formed from GP practice populations working in partnership with others to provide health and care to local communities.
What will PCNs do?
- Provide ongoing care and support
- Deploy the most appropriate staff member(s) in a coordinated and timely way to best use community resources
- Reduce risk of admission for patients
- Support people in their homes, people incare homes and through in-reach in tohospitals where necessary
- Work closely with the community hospitalsand specialist teams
Epsom PCN has a community focused triumvirate (group of three) of Lead GP / Community; Lead Clinician and Operational Manager. Specialist services and community hospitals work closely with the PCNs to ensure a whole system approach to working across Surrey Downs.
About us
Surrey Downs Health and Care (SDHC) deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.
Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centric care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:
- The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
- CSH Surrey
- Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Surrey Council County
Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.
It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.
In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principle Duties to include:
- Work as a role model within the team undertaking lead responsibilities providing skilled nursing care to patients, assessing their immediate and long term needs and that of their family/carers, by informing, preparing and reviewing plans of care.
- Participate in and promote nursing research and project work within the clinical area to promote the delivery of skilled high quality care within the team and encourage others within the team to diversify their skill set. Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines.
- Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers where appropriate
- Take every opportunity to promote the health and wellbeing of the patient
- In the absence of the senior team member, be responsible for planning cover, appropriate staffing and skill mix ensuring adequate cover at all times, deputising as appropriate
- Ensure continuity of care between all clinical settings through appropriate timely planning and good communication through all available channels
- Be responsible for individual timely data entry and as well ensuring wider corporate teams data entry is maintained and supporting other team members to ensure their outcoming is delivered timely.
- Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to Surrey Downs Health and Care procedures.
- Ensure up to date knowledge in all aspects of clinical practice, and act as a resource and provide support and guidance for other staff.
- Be responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures and standards of care, are adhered to at all times
- Support Surrey Downs Health and Cares process of clinical supervision for self and team member. Carry out monthly one-to-ones with the team including appraisals.
- Support the team lead where appropriate and assisting with delegated tasks and duties requested to support the service needs.
- Plan, participate in and evaluate teaching programmes for all levels of staff in liaison with the team lead and liaising with the Learning and Development Team to ensure competencies are maintained.
- Identify staff training and development needs and facilitate a good clinical learning environment for all members of the nursing team.
- Act as an assessor and mentor to qualified and unqualified staff. You will be the main support network for all new staff members within your team.
- Work within the budget allocated and ensure economic use of resources. Identify and monitor consumable levels with the administration team and approve usage of off-formulary requests.
- Participate in the recruitment and selection process when appropriate.
- Ensure maximum effectiveness of care by facilitating a multi-disciplinary approach, this includes holding team meeting in the absence of the team lead and responsible for forwarding on minutes to absent team members to ensure they are briefed.
- Be aware and act upon, when necessary procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals. Liaising with safeguarding team and social services and support other team members in this process.
- Participate in the Surrey Downs Health and Care Clinical Governance Strategy, facilitating and instigating clinical audit and monitoring of care. Supporting Team Leads with Datix investigations and facilitating and supporting within Rapid Response Reviews (RRRs).
- Participate in the Surrey Downs Health and Care Risk Management Strategy, ensuring that all processes are adhered to and reporting any identified risks to the team lead or operational manager.
- Undertake any such other duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with responsibilities of the post
- Team members who are employed to work within Surrey Downs Health and Care localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily or on a more permanent basis, as requested by service needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principle Duties to include:
- Work as a role model within the team undertaking lead responsibilities providing skilled nursing care to patients, assessing their immediate and long term needs and that of their family/carers, by informing, preparing and reviewing plans of care.
- Participate in and promote nursing research and project work within the clinical area to promote the delivery of skilled high quality care within the team and encourage others within the team to diversify their skill set. Maintain own professional and clinical integrity in line with NMC guidelines.
- Treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times involving, supporting, informing and educating family/carers where appropriate
- Take every opportunity to promote the health and wellbeing of the patient
- In the absence of the senior team member, be responsible for planning cover, appropriate staffing and skill mix ensuring adequate cover at all times, deputising as appropriate
- Ensure continuity of care between all clinical settings through appropriate timely planning and good communication through all available channels
- Be responsible for individual timely data entry and as well ensuring wider corporate teams data entry is maintained and supporting other team members to ensure their outcoming is delivered timely.
- Maintain clear and comprehensive, signed and contemporaneous records according to Surrey Downs Health and Care procedures.
- Ensure up to date knowledge in all aspects of clinical practice, and act as a resource and provide support and guidance for other staff.
- Be responsible for ensuring that policies and procedures and standards of care, are adhered to at all times
- Support Surrey Downs Health and Cares process of clinical supervision for self and team member. Carry out monthly one-to-ones with the team including appraisals.
- Support the team lead where appropriate and assisting with delegated tasks and duties requested to support the service needs.
- Plan, participate in and evaluate teaching programmes for all levels of staff in liaison with the team lead and liaising with the Learning and Development Team to ensure competencies are maintained.
- Identify staff training and development needs and facilitate a good clinical learning environment for all members of the nursing team.
- Act as an assessor and mentor to qualified and unqualified staff. You will be the main support network for all new staff members within your team.
- Work within the budget allocated and ensure economic use of resources. Identify and monitor consumable levels with the administration team and approve usage of off-formulary requests.
- Participate in the recruitment and selection process when appropriate.
- Ensure maximum effectiveness of care by facilitating a multi-disciplinary approach, this includes holding team meeting in the absence of the team lead and responsible for forwarding on minutes to absent team members to ensure they are briefed.
- Be aware and act upon, when necessary procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals. Liaising with safeguarding team and social services and support other team members in this process.
- Participate in the Surrey Downs Health and Care Clinical Governance Strategy, facilitating and instigating clinical audit and monitoring of care. Supporting Team Leads with Datix investigations and facilitating and supporting within Rapid Response Reviews (RRRs).
- Participate in the Surrey Downs Health and Care Risk Management Strategy, ensuring that all processes are adhered to and reporting any identified risks to the team lead or operational manager.
- Undertake any such other duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with responsibilities of the post
- Team members who are employed to work within Surrey Downs Health and Care localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily or on a more permanent basis, as requested by service needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Passionate about working within community
Desirable
- Post registration experience
- Working within community
Skills
Essential
- Holds a valid UK driving licence
- Access to a car to use for work purposes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Passionate about working within community
Desirable
- Post registration experience
- Working within community
Skills
Essential
- Holds a valid UK driving licence
- Access to a car to use for work purposes
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
