Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

The EPC/UCR Team are seeking a Community Staff Nurse who is keen to work and develop their skills within the community setting. As a Community Staff Nurse, you will work within a Primary Care Network team led by one of our Community Matrons and will work alongside other professionals such as GP's and Social Services. As a Community Staff Nurse, you will be an autonomous practitioner and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will work to a high professional standard, which will enable us, as a team, to provide high quality, person-centred care.

EPC/UCR service provides Nursing care to patients at home across a 12 hour period 8am-8pm, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

This position will be based at Fort Southwick, Fareham, covering the South East Hants area.

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract.

Main duties of the job

Act at all times with Compassion, to be Committed to delivering high quality Care, use effective Communication, be Competent and have Courage when needed.

Person-Centred Care

Participate in the holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and therapy for patients in the home, without direct supervision. This includes those with chronic disease, terminal illness who wish to die at home and complex care needs. Other settings include, residential homes, nursing homes, clinic's community centres and community hospitals.

Recognise and respond to the need for appropriate referral to other members of the Community Care Team or external organisations including appropriate escalation of potential Safeguarding risks.

Provide safe medicines management in your area, according to professional and organisational guidelines to ensure safety and efficacy.

Inform the Senior Community Nurse / Community Matron of any concerns with patients, relatives, visitors, or staff that may compromise patient care.

Develop and maintain constructive working relationships and liaise effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team so that patients' needs are met.

Communicate effectively with colleagues, patients and carers so that information is shared in order to meet patients' needs.

Demonstrate competence and confidence in clinical practice: this includes all clinical procedures that are relevant to the area.

Recognises own limitations in the provision of clinical care.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fort Southwick

James Callaghan Drive

Fareham

Hampshire

PO17 6AR

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fort Southwick

James Callaghan Drive

Fareham

Hampshire

PO17 6AR

Employer's website

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

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