Job summary
Barnet Unplanned Integrated service works primarily as an admission avoidance service reducing the number of patients sent to hospital Emergency departments. We receive referrals from GP, LAS, 111, Residential and Nursing Homes to prevent admission of patients and support immediate discharge home from the emergency departments.
The Unplanned service also supports the early discharge home of patients on the D2A pathway 1 taking patients from the local acute hospitals.
We are a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Nurse Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist, Rehabilitation Support Workers, and Technical Instructors with administrator support. This is an expanding admissions avoidance service working with both the primary care and the acute sectors to support and deliver treatment to patients in their own home. We are currently looking for a motivated and committed Band 6 nurses or paramedic to join our team.
Main duties of the job
Candidates should be experienced nurses/paramedic with sound clinical knowledge and proven experience in acute and community clinical environments. You will need to be adaptable to operate in a fast moving environment and have the clinical skills and ability to function as a lone worker in a larger team. Candidates should have excellent communication skills; and the ability to provide care as determined by the clinical assessments. Candidates will have undertaken professional development and have extended nursing skills, with evidence to support this. CLCH offers excellent training opportunities and we can support staff to complete the Non-Medical Prescribing course and Advanced Nurse practitioner course. The role requires travel around the local community you will need to have a full drivers licence. The service covers 8am - 10pm working 7 days per week. We offer a variety of shift patterns fulltime including some weekend and evening working on a rota.
About us
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster and Hertfordshire - Watford, St Albans, Potters Bar, Hemel Hempstead, Harpenden.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assess referrals made to service, prioritise and respond according to priority, as appropriate both in terms of level and urgency.
To use enhanced skills and knowledge to assess physical and psycho-social needs and develop a comprehensive and concordant plan of care with patient/carers and the wider Multidisciplinary Team as needed.
To make risk assessments, establishing the safety or otherwise of patients ability to stay at home, or return home safely from another care setting, providing and arranging necessary nursing and supportive packages.
To provide evidenced based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on best practice, in order to improve health outcomes and promote choice, e.g. Intravenous therapy.
To work in close collaboration with all other community agencies including Community Matrons, District Nursing services, In-Patient and Community Based Therapy Services.
To act as the patients advocate, facilitating choice, patient empowerment and independence.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assess referrals made to service, prioritise and respond according to priority, as appropriate both in terms of level and urgency.
To use enhanced skills and knowledge to assess physical and psycho-social needs and develop a comprehensive and concordant plan of care with patient/carers and the wider Multidisciplinary Team as needed.
To make risk assessments, establishing the safety or otherwise of patients ability to stay at home, or return home safely from another care setting, providing and arranging necessary nursing and supportive packages.
To provide evidenced based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on best practice, in order to improve health outcomes and promote choice, e.g. Intravenous therapy.
To work in close collaboration with all other community agencies including Community Matrons, District Nursing services, In-Patient and Community Based Therapy Services.
To act as the patients advocate, facilitating choice, patient empowerment and independence.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Allied Healthcare Professional with current registration with appropriate professional Body
- Full, valid UK driving license
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care/ Accident & Emergency
- Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with Long Term Conditions
- Qualifications in Community and/ or Accident and Emergency Nursing.
- Qualification in teaching or practice based learning
- Physical Clinical Assessment Skills Course or willingness to undertake the course
Experience
Essential
- Substantial band 5 experience
- Experience of supervising staff and appraisals
- Extensive range of clinical skills and experience including IV therapy, venipuncture, cannulation, rehabilitation
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of implementing evidence based care and developing others to do so.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Ability to manage own workload and plan the workload of others, to work autonomously
- Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
- Working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
- Able to develop and maintain team working
- Ability to work under pressure
- Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
- Able to deal with conflict and manage appropriately
- Able to identify own and other's learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs
- Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
- Clinical knowledge across a range of long term and enduring conditions
- Knowledge of current NHS organizational structures and policy initiatives.
- Knowledge of recent developments in Primary Care.
- Knowledge of adult protection and safeguarding children issues.
- Knowledge of appropriate Code of Professional Conduct.
- Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
- Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care and voluntary services
- Knowledge of the audit process
- Knowledge of evidence based practice and able to implement in practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes, assessing and managing risk
- Knowledge of clinical supervision
- Awareness of equal opportunities in practice
Desirable
- Able to lead and motivate a team
Other
Essential
- Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptions
- Able to travel around the district (car/bike/public transport/foot)
- Able to work flexible shifts
- Able to work from more than one work base.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Allied Healthcare Professional with current registration with appropriate professional Body
- Full, valid UK driving license
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care/ Accident & Emergency
- Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with Long Term Conditions
- Qualifications in Community and/ or Accident and Emergency Nursing.
- Qualification in teaching or practice based learning
- Physical Clinical Assessment Skills Course or willingness to undertake the course
Experience
Essential
- Substantial band 5 experience
- Experience of supervising staff and appraisals
- Extensive range of clinical skills and experience including IV therapy, venipuncture, cannulation, rehabilitation
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience of implementing evidence based care and developing others to do so.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Ability to manage own workload and plan the workload of others, to work autonomously
- Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
- Working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
- Able to develop and maintain team working
- Ability to work under pressure
- Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
- Able to deal with conflict and manage appropriately
- Able to identify own and other's learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs
- Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
- Clinical knowledge across a range of long term and enduring conditions
- Knowledge of current NHS organizational structures and policy initiatives.
- Knowledge of recent developments in Primary Care.
- Knowledge of adult protection and safeguarding children issues.
- Knowledge of appropriate Code of Professional Conduct.
- Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
- Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care and voluntary services
- Knowledge of the audit process
- Knowledge of evidence based practice and able to implement in practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes, assessing and managing risk
- Knowledge of clinical supervision
- Awareness of equal opportunities in practice
Desirable
- Able to lead and motivate a team
Other
Essential
- Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptions
- Able to travel around the district (car/bike/public transport/foot)
- Able to work flexible shifts
- Able to work from more than one work base.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
