Job summary
CLCH are now seeking a Senior Community Nurse to deliver high quality, skilled nursing care to patients at home and provide rapid response, rehabilitative and post-acute care in a variety of community settings including weekends and bank holidays. The service operates through agreed shift patterns spanning 8am - 10pm 7 days a week
The post holder will be responsible forTo maintain, nurture and support working relationship with all staff working across the NorthDivision, unplanned care team and across all integrated locality teams. Specific responsibilitiesin relation to locality managers/clinical lead, other integrated team colleagues of all professionsand GPs.
Main duties of the job
To provide skilled, effective and evidence based nursing care to patients in a variety of community settings.
To assess referrals made to service, prioritise and respond according to priority, as appropriate both in terms of level and urgency. To respond within agreed timescales as appropriate.
To use enhanced skills and knowledge to assess physical and psycho social needs and develop a comprehensive and concordant plan of care with patients, 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.
Provide autonomous clinical care to a range of patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed and/ or complex health needs and long term conditions.
To provide evidenced based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on 'best practice', in order to improve health outcomes and promote choice, e.g. Intravenous therapy, anticoagulation monitoring, palliative care interventions and catheter and bowel management
Work within Clinical Guidelines, Policies, Procedures utilising expert judgment to work outside these frameworks where necessary.
Deliver agreed clinical quality and performance standards within the Rapid Response team.
About us
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Evidence of recent and continuing post-registration professional education and training
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.
- Nurse prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent substantial post-registration nursing experience
- Extensive range of clinical skills and experience including IV therapy,
- Vene-puncture, cannulation, rehabilitation
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with people with complex health needs Experience of supervising junior staff and coordinating daily activities on a regular basis
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans
Desirable
- Experience of implementing evidence-based care in practice
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Has high level of competence in a range of clinical skills?
- Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
- NMC Code of Professional Conduct and application to practice
- Personal Development Planning o Primary Health Care - structures and roles (overview)
- The audit processes.
- Applying evidence-based care into practice
- The principles of clinical governance and application to practice.
- Clinical supervision - purpose and application
- Managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
Key Attributes
Essential
- Able to travel around the district (car/bike/public transport/foot) Able to work flexible shifts.
- Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post
- Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptations.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
- Evidence of recent and continuing post-registration professional education and training
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.
- Nurse prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent substantial post-registration nursing experience
- Extensive range of clinical skills and experience including IV therapy,
- Vene-puncture, cannulation, rehabilitation
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with people with complex health needs Experience of supervising junior staff and coordinating daily activities on a regular basis
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans
Desirable
- Experience of implementing evidence-based care in practice
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Has high level of competence in a range of clinical skills?
- Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
- NMC Code of Professional Conduct and application to practice
- Personal Development Planning o Primary Health Care - structures and roles (overview)
- The audit processes.
- Applying evidence-based care into practice
- The principles of clinical governance and application to practice.
- Clinical supervision - purpose and application
- Managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
Key Attributes
Essential
- Able to travel around the district (car/bike/public transport/foot) Able to work flexible shifts.
- Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post
- Able to carry out the duties of the post with or without adaptations.
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).
