Unplanned Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

The Unplanned Community Nursing Team reflects an integrated approach that has been designed in response to the changing needs of the local population, with a special emphasis being placed on the proactive vision of care for patients in the community setting. The Unplanned Community Nursing Team provide a 7 days a week service; 24 hours a day, which can react to the patients needs as and when required.

As the unplanned care team, we cover the whole borough of Doncaster and provide all aspects of nursing care to patients in their own homes. We offer a supportive environment with opportunities for further career development, a strong in-house training programme, including excellent links with our partner Universities and opportunities to gain further qualifications. We offer a comprehensive 12-month preceptorship for all staff new to post.

We believe in care that treats the whole person, not just the condition. We enable patients to stay at home longer and leave hospitals faster. Our community nurses work closely with members of the wider multi-disciplinary teams, including our GP's, local hospice, Clinical Lead Nurses, and specialist nurses.

We are seeking to appoint a Staff Nurse who can demonstrate the vision and skills to work innovatively, flexibly and in partnership with other agencies supporting the MDT team assessment and provision of care to the high standard we aim for.

Main duties of the job

This role not only involves assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care in the patients own home but also over the telephone. The post holder will have the ability to utilise excellent communication skills, IT skills, clinical expertise, telephonic clinical assessment, diplomacy skills and judgement to ensure that referrals into Community Nursing are managed effectively and the relevant services are involved within appropriate timeframes.

• Setting, maintaining and delivering high standards of care in a variety of locations.
• Under the supervision of a Senior Nurse, triage incoming referrals assessing the patient's needs and determining the priority of care accordingly.
• A multi system's approach to case management, linking in with case managers and the wider health and social care community, to ensure a seamless patient journey for a wide variety of care needs across the Doncaster area.
• The first line management of junior staff within the team, offering support, mentorship, acting as a positive role model, having a solution focused 'can do' approach to any challenge, ensuring that standards are maintained and the best practice evidence base is adhered to.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook