Job summary
Full Time & Part Time Post Available
We are looking for motivated & enthusiastic experienced nurses to join our Urgent Community Response (UCR) team in Barnsley.
Working in community delivering care to patients in line with 2hr UCR timescales, you will make a difference to patient outcomes & reduce unnecessary hospital admission.
You will be responsible for management of caseloads, coordinating care with individuals & their families through acute illness, long term & multiple health challenges & at the end of life.
You will also work as part of the MDT & be involved in the delivery of care for patients including virtual ward.
Primarily supporting crisis pathways in community but also have or develop skill set to work across both crisis & planned pathways.
You will work across a 7-day week shift pattern (days/afters/nights) including weekends/bank holidays & will need to be able to travel independently between sites & to patients homes.
All employees of the Trust are strongly
encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- Be a Registered General Nurse with substantial post qualifying experience.
- Have or be willing to complete Nurse Prescriber Course.
- Provide & deliver cover across our neighbourhood footprint, working in an integrated way with therapy, community nursing & acute adult social care as part of the wider system.
- Deliver an efficient, effective & safe pathway from triage to discharge.
- Work autonomously as part of a MDT.
- Be able to suggest & contribute to improvements in the pathway/team.
- Demonstrate a broad range of specialist nursing clinical expertise that supports high quality person-centred care for patients in Barnsley.
- Assess individuals with complex health care needs or those presenting with more acute illnesses, using a range of evidence-based assessment tools & consultation models.
- Supervise the delivery of person-centred care plans ensuring regular evaluation of care & develop systems to support staff interventions/care quality.
Various working hours available
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Neighbourhood Teams Charge Nurse / Community Sister will:
- Adapt and provide a wide range of nursing care in home and community-based settings.
- Be accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for patients and managing unpredictable situations flexibly and responsively ensuring this is of a high standard.
- Be responsible for delivering skilled nursing care to patients in the community setting e.g., recording and monitoring a patients clinical observations, wound care management, palliative care, IV cannulation, intravenous medications, urinary catheterisation, and obtaining bloods for diagnostic purposes etc.
- Have the flexibility and skill set, with appropriate training, to work across planned and crisis pathways supporting patients to remain well in their own homes, or long-term place of residence and/or prevent hospital admission.
- Be responsible for the management of caseloads, coordinating care, whether anticipated or unscheduled, with individuals and their families, through acute illness, long term and multiple health challenges and at the end of life.
- Have ongoing management of people with multiple pathology and long-term conditions whose mobility is impaired.
- Lead and managing a team to deliver care in the home and community.
- Prescribe according to assessed need from within the nurse prescribing formulary.
- Participate with the training of learners.
- Work in an integrated and partnership way with primary, secondary, social care, the independent and voluntary sector and others to improve the health and care of individuals, families and communities, particularly the most vulnerable.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
- Demonstrate a broad range of specialist nursing clinical expertise that supports high quality person-centred care for the caseload population in a variety of community settings.
- Use appropriate physical and clinical examination skills to undertake the assessment of individuals with complex health care needs or those presenting with more acute illnesses, using a range of evidence-based assessment tools and consultation models.
- Assess the health-related needs of families and other informal carers, developing therapeutic relationships and using creative problem solving that enables shared decision making for the development of care plans, anticipatory care and delivery of care packages.
- Supervise the delivery of person-centred care plans by the team ensuring regular evaluation of care and develop systems to support staff interventions and care quality.
- Support all staff to use tools to identify changes in health status and maximise the skills of the nursing and support team to support complex assessment where the patient is showing signs of deteriorating health or new symptoms.
For full job description please see attached supporting documents
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Neighbourhood Teams Charge Nurse / Community Sister will:
- Adapt and provide a wide range of nursing care in home and community-based settings.
- Be accountable for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for patients and managing unpredictable situations flexibly and responsively ensuring this is of a high standard.
- Be responsible for delivering skilled nursing care to patients in the community setting e.g., recording and monitoring a patients clinical observations, wound care management, palliative care, IV cannulation, intravenous medications, urinary catheterisation, and obtaining bloods for diagnostic purposes etc.
- Have the flexibility and skill set, with appropriate training, to work across planned and crisis pathways supporting patients to remain well in their own homes, or long-term place of residence and/or prevent hospital admission.
- Be responsible for the management of caseloads, coordinating care, whether anticipated or unscheduled, with individuals and their families, through acute illness, long term and multiple health challenges and at the end of life.
- Have ongoing management of people with multiple pathology and long-term conditions whose mobility is impaired.
- Lead and managing a team to deliver care in the home and community.
- Prescribe according to assessed need from within the nurse prescribing formulary.
- Participate with the training of learners.
- Work in an integrated and partnership way with primary, secondary, social care, the independent and voluntary sector and others to improve the health and care of individuals, families and communities, particularly the most vulnerable.
KEY RESULT AREAS:
- Demonstrate a broad range of specialist nursing clinical expertise that supports high quality person-centred care for the caseload population in a variety of community settings.
- Use appropriate physical and clinical examination skills to undertake the assessment of individuals with complex health care needs or those presenting with more acute illnesses, using a range of evidence-based assessment tools and consultation models.
- Assess the health-related needs of families and other informal carers, developing therapeutic relationships and using creative problem solving that enables shared decision making for the development of care plans, anticipatory care and delivery of care packages.
- Supervise the delivery of person-centred care plans by the team ensuring regular evaluation of care and develop systems to support staff interventions and care quality.
- Support all staff to use tools to identify changes in health status and maximise the skills of the nursing and support team to support complex assessment where the patient is showing signs of deteriorating health or new symptoms.
For full job description please see attached supporting documents
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Willingness to complete Nurse Prescriber V150 course
- Experience of mentoring/supporting learners or ability to demonstrate the skills required for effective mentoring
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake Independent V300 Prescribing course
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualifying experience
- Experience of working with older people in a nursing/rehabilitation setting
- Demonstrable experience as a trained nurse (Band 5)
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of supervision of other staff/student nurses
- Experience on research/audit
- Service Development
Training
Essential
- Professional knowledge relevant to practice acquired by degree, diploma, specialist training and short courses
- Demonstration of current continual professional development
Desirable
- Further training/qualifications in areas relevant to practice (ACP module completion, First Response Course, V300)
- Venepuncture
- Male Catheterisation
- Ear Syringing
- Vaccination and Immunisation
- Syringe Driver
- Relevant teaching qualification
- LTC Related qualification e.g. COPD Diploma
Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge across a range of areas relevant to practice underpinned by evidence
- Demonstrate Innovative Practice
- Demonstrate Leadership and Management Skills
- Demonstrate Motivational Interviewing Skills
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Health Education/Promotion Skills
- Time Management
- Relevant Clinical and Assessment Skills
- Understanding of government legislation/documentation affecting NHS and Primary Care
- Demonstrate good I.T. Skills
- Teaching skills
Desirable
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy)
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
- Responsive attitude and approach
- Dress appropriately for the environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Willingness to complete Nurse Prescriber V150 course
- Experience of mentoring/supporting learners or ability to demonstrate the skills required for effective mentoring
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake Independent V300 Prescribing course
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualifying experience
- Experience of working with older people in a nursing/rehabilitation setting
- Demonstrable experience as a trained nurse (Band 5)
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of supervision of other staff/student nurses
- Experience on research/audit
- Service Development
Training
Essential
- Professional knowledge relevant to practice acquired by degree, diploma, specialist training and short courses
- Demonstration of current continual professional development
Desirable
- Further training/qualifications in areas relevant to practice (ACP module completion, First Response Course, V300)
- Venepuncture
- Male Catheterisation
- Ear Syringing
- Vaccination and Immunisation
- Syringe Driver
- Relevant teaching qualification
- LTC Related qualification e.g. COPD Diploma
Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge across a range of areas relevant to practice underpinned by evidence
- Demonstrate Innovative Practice
- Demonstrate Leadership and Management Skills
- Demonstrate Motivational Interviewing Skills
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Health Education/Promotion Skills
- Time Management
- Relevant Clinical and Assessment Skills
- Understanding of government legislation/documentation affecting NHS and Primary Care
- Demonstrate good I.T. Skills
- Teaching skills
Desirable
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post
- A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy)
Personal Attributes
Essential
- A Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability)
- Responsive attitude and approach
- Dress appropriately for the environment
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).
