Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 6 Senior Nurse join our Integrated Community Rapid Response Teams.
The successful applicants will work within our Integrated Health and Social Care Team. This post will be working across the North East Shropshire localities (Whitchurch base).
The Rapid Response Service is a joint initiative between Shropshire Community Health Trust and Shropshire Council, working in partnership to provide our patients with access to rapid assessment, treatment and care to stabilise and support an acute episode of ill health or a deteriorating chronic condition that shows signs of heading towards a crisis. The service offers an appropriate alternative to being treated in an acute hospital environment delivering a recommended and agreed medical and nursing treatment / care plan. The focus is to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and safely support people in their own home. The role and service offers integration and partnership working with team managers, nurses, social workers, care coordinators and support workers, across both organisations to ensure a seamless service.
The service operates 7 days a week, weekends and Bank Holidays, operating hours 8am-10pm.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for applicants that share our passion for advance nursing practice and quality of care, delivered to the person in their own home. This is an ideal opportunity for a Registered General Nurse to join the established nursing and care team and be part of shaping the service which is at the forefront of the NHS Long Term Plan agenda to develop urgent community response services. The service development links to the national reforms in community health services and aims to improve our local system responsiveness to managing community health crisis response services.
The successful applicants will be supported by the Team Leader and other Senior Nurses to provide assessment and delivery of comprehensive, holistic, skilled, evidence-based nursing and care support for the management of acutely unwell patients referred to the Rapid Response Team.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for patient assessment and the planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans, in collaboration with the wider Multidisciplinary team together with patients informed consent, using nurse prescribing as appropriate to needs.
To provide immediate nursing care in the community in response to patient need.
Following a health assessment and clinical examination the Rapid Response senior nurse will use the non-medical prescribing qualification to prescribe timely medical treatments in order to prevent an admission to hospital.
To provide support to the emergency department to facilitate the safe discharge of patients to the community, to prevent admissions to hospital.
To respond appropriately to triage requests for assessments and care and to undertake triage in the absence of the team leader.
Train patients/carers/relatives (within the post holders locality) in necessary procedures to ensure a safe care environment for patients nursed in their own homes or within a care home environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for patient assessment and the planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans, in collaboration with the wider Multidisciplinary team together with patients informed consent, using nurse prescribing as appropriate to needs.
To provide immediate nursing care in the community in response to patient need.
Following a health assessment and clinical examination the Rapid Response senior nurse will use the non-medical prescribing qualification to prescribe timely medical treatments in order to prevent an admission to hospital.
To provide support to the emergency department to facilitate the safe discharge of patients to the community, to prevent admissions to hospital.
To respond appropriately to triage requests for assessments and care and to undertake triage in the absence of the team leader.
Train patients/carers/relatives (within the post holders locality) in necessary procedures to ensure a safe care environment for patients nursed in their own homes or within a care home environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN or dual registered RGN/RMN
- Current NMC Registration (part 1)
- Health assessment and Examination skills within clinical
- practice, level 6 or willingness to work towards.
- Extended/Supplementary Non-Medical Prescribing
- Qualification Level 6 or willingness to work towards
- Long term condition module or Specialist Practice
- Qualification or willingness to work towards.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- IT skills or willingness to undertake ECDL training
- Broad knowledge of current community issues and research
- within nursing.
- Leadership skills
- Proactive approach and innovative
Experience
Essential
- Wide range of experience within the community setting.
- Evidence of personal and professional development.
- Mentor qualification and experience of undertaking clinical
- assessment.
- Clinical supervision- supervisor level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN or dual registered RGN/RMN
- Current NMC Registration (part 1)
- Health assessment and Examination skills within clinical
- practice, level 6 or willingness to work towards.
- Extended/Supplementary Non-Medical Prescribing
- Qualification Level 6 or willingness to work towards
- Long term condition module or Specialist Practice
- Qualification or willingness to work towards.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- IT skills or willingness to undertake ECDL training
- Broad knowledge of current community issues and research
- within nursing.
- Leadership skills
- Proactive approach and innovative
Experience
Essential
- Wide range of experience within the community setting.
- Evidence of personal and professional development.
- Mentor qualification and experience of undertaking clinical
- assessment.
- Clinical supervision- supervisor level
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).
