Community Nurse - Leatherhead PCN - Surrey Downs H&C

Job summary

Surrey Downs Health & Care - Leatherhead PCN

This is an exciting opportunity for highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 nurse to come and join the innovative team at Leatherhead PCN. We are a highly supportive team, who encourage nurses with or without community experience to come and join us, to make a positive contribution to community nursing.

The post holder will be responsible with the continuing management of the patients and staff within their clinical setting, without supervision, alongside their team lead and deputising when required.

This includes the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, the setting and maintaining of standards and the supervision and deployment of staff.

The post holder will undertake facilitation of educational programmes for basic, post basic and in-service training, in close liaison with the Learning and Development Team.

To work closely with the senior team member to facilitate patient focused, innovative research based practice, in line with Surrey Downs Health and Care objectives.

The NHS is changing, and more emphasis on community-based care means there has never been a better time to join us. If you are patient-centred, passionate about making a difference, committed to delivering high quality integrated care, have excellent nursing care skills and a desire to offer the best service to our patients, then we would love to hear from you, as this is obviously the job for you!

Main duties of the job

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 team's data entry is maintained and supporting other team members to ensure their outcoming is delivered timely

About us

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 Count

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 return for joining Leatherhead PCN's great nursing team in leafy Surrey, we can offer you:

• Flexible working patterns
• Supportive learning environment
• Comprehensive induction into community nursing and your role
• Dedicated career pathways
• Great opportunities for continuing professional development
• Commitment to and support for your well-being
• NHS Pension Scheme
• NHS discount and salary sacrifice schemes, including childcare vouchers
• Free parking