Job summary
There are three main functions of the Senior Nurse operating within the night service during the night;
- To clinically coordinate and manage care to ensure that all patient calls are effectively assessed, triaged, allocated and recorded. You will need to have an overview of the service as a whole to ensure that both patients and staff remain safe and care is appropriate and effective overnight. For example, reallocating work to cover unexpected staff absence. (The times for the Coordinator shifts are 20.45pm until 07.15am).
- To deliver clinical care to patients and support our Nursing Assistants overnight (The times for clinical shifts are 20:45pm-07:15am).
- Provide clinical leadership, including line management of band 5 Staff Nurses within your area of responsibility and oversee line management of our band 3 Nursing Assistants who are managed by the Staff Nurses.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Nurse plays a key role in ensuring that communication is effective to the staff on duty overnight and that any matters arising overnight are communicated effectively to relevant parties, which include the day function of the Night Service.
You will be a registered staff nurse and have excellent assessment, planning and evaluation skills in order to ensure that planned patient care is timely and appropriate.
You must have excellent communication, organisational and IT skills as you will be coordinating care for a large number of complex patients.
This is a fast paced role requiring safe and effective clinical decision making, so you must be able to think on your feet, problem solve issues that arise overnight and juggle conflicting priorities. You must be able to motivate others in challenging times and utilise the resources available to you effectively.
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best lines of defence against Covid 19.
About us
Working for Leeds community Healthcare NHS Trust
Who are we?
Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.
We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.
Perks of the job
Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. Here are some of the most important ones:
• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Highly regarded NHS Pension Scheme
• A supportive, structured preceptorship programme for all registered new starters
• A close-knit environment, with daily handover clusters
• Relocation allowance up to £8,000
• Professional development opportunities including coaching, training and education support
• Salary sacrifice or lease car schemes
• Health and wellbeing including gym membership, occupational health service and priority access to mental health services
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The post holder will clinically triage, prioritize, plan, allocate and manage all referrals that are made to the Neighbourhood Night Service including review of the caseload in conjunction with the night staff and Neighbourhood team. The role requires clinical decision making, reasoning and clinical triage. All referrals will be screened against the referral criteria as set out in the Neighbourhood Night Service Specification, you will also be required to sign post professional referrers where appropriate and negotiate care. The post holder will act as a central point of contact for communications within the Neighbourhood Night service and other providers.
The role incorporates data collection and report writing.
The post holder will be required to work in an unpredictable pattern in response to the needs of the service, working varied hours over 7 days a week and at times outside of normal office hours. This will include clinical shifts overnight.
Key Working Relationships
The Leeds Neighbourhood Nursing Teams, Joint Care Management, Social services, Independent providers, Hospices, Acute hospitals, Continuing care, Citywide Palliative Care Teams, End of life Discharge Facilitators, G.Ps, Out of Hours Providers.
1. Clinical
To utilize clinical knowledge to screen and triage all referrals received into the Neighbourhood Night Service.
To prioritize and agree a response time for all referrals received and accepted into the Team. This will be determined against the eligibility criteria, clinical need and capacity available within the team.
Be able to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge of the needs of people who have complex and multiple pathology diagnosis with a range of health and social care needs.
Be able to demonstrate an ability to collect information, problem solve and make decisions regarding clinical situations.
To carry out assessments of patient needs based upon clinical assessments undertaken by the clinicians
Ensure a full risk assessment has been completed as part of the triaging of referrals into the service.
Ensure patient records are maintained and accurate.
Maintain a detailed and up to date record of patients requiring planned intervention from the neighbourhood night service to facilitate service planning and allocation of resources.
To keep clinical skills up to date and relevant by regularly undertaking the role of the community staff nurse within the neighbourhood team
Engages and actively involves the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation of care
Works to standards of proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing clinical treatments/procedures to a competent standard
Provides and receives complex, sensitive or contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills are required whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication
Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all areas of practice including the management of any complaints and compliments.
Makes consistent judgements requiring complex fact analysis, interpretation and comparison of options and ensures clinical reasoning is reflected accurately in case records
Demonstrates innovative and specialist skills to select methods and tools to holistically assess, plan, implement and evaluate in a complex and specialised field of work.
To comply with the organisations’ Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including “bare below the elbows” dress code for staff with a direct care delivery role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
The post holder will clinically triage, prioritize, plan, allocate and manage all referrals that are made to the Neighbourhood Night Service including review of the caseload in conjunction with the night staff and Neighbourhood team. The role requires clinical decision making, reasoning and clinical triage. All referrals will be screened against the referral criteria as set out in the Neighbourhood Night Service Specification, you will also be required to sign post professional referrers where appropriate and negotiate care. The post holder will act as a central point of contact for communications within the Neighbourhood Night service and other providers.
The role incorporates data collection and report writing.
The post holder will be required to work in an unpredictable pattern in response to the needs of the service, working varied hours over 7 days a week and at times outside of normal office hours. This will include clinical shifts overnight.
Key Working Relationships
The Leeds Neighbourhood Nursing Teams, Joint Care Management, Social services, Independent providers, Hospices, Acute hospitals, Continuing care, Citywide Palliative Care Teams, End of life Discharge Facilitators, G.Ps, Out of Hours Providers.
1. Clinical
To utilize clinical knowledge to screen and triage all referrals received into the Neighbourhood Night Service.
To prioritize and agree a response time for all referrals received and accepted into the Team. This will be determined against the eligibility criteria, clinical need and capacity available within the team.
Be able to demonstrate sound clinical knowledge of the needs of people who have complex and multiple pathology diagnosis with a range of health and social care needs.
Be able to demonstrate an ability to collect information, problem solve and make decisions regarding clinical situations.
To carry out assessments of patient needs based upon clinical assessments undertaken by the clinicians
Ensure a full risk assessment has been completed as part of the triaging of referrals into the service.
Ensure patient records are maintained and accurate.
Maintain a detailed and up to date record of patients requiring planned intervention from the neighbourhood night service to facilitate service planning and allocation of resources.
To keep clinical skills up to date and relevant by regularly undertaking the role of the community staff nurse within the neighbourhood team
Engages and actively involves the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation of care
Works to standards of proficiency identified by their professional and regulatory bodies performing clinical treatments/procedures to a competent standard
Provides and receives complex, sensitive or contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating and reassurance skills are required whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication
Approaches each individual with care, compassion and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all areas of practice including the management of any complaints and compliments.
Makes consistent judgements requiring complex fact analysis, interpretation and comparison of options and ensures clinical reasoning is reflected accurately in case records
Demonstrates innovative and specialist skills to select methods and tools to holistically assess, plan, implement and evaluate in a complex and specialised field of work.
To comply with the organisations’ Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including “bare below the elbows” dress code for staff with a direct care delivery role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional degree or diploma in relevant field.
- Post Graduate qualification in specialist field or equivalent experience.
- Appropriate statutory professional body registration.
- Must be willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills required to carry out duties.
- Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards.
Desirable
- Supporting Learning in Practice (SLIP) or equivalent.
- Leadership and management training, ILM 3 or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing staff.
- Experience in the clinical field or a closely related clinical area as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in supervising and delegating to other members of staff.
Desirable
- Working in/alongside/involvement with adult nursing community teams.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Detailed theoretical and clinical knowledge appropriate to service area and profession.
- Knowledge of relevant current issues in health and social care, ethics and innovation.
- Demonstrates awareness of limits to knowledge base.
- Specialist assessment, planning and evaluation skills.
- Performs test / procedures / diagnostics relevant to clinical role at a specialist level proficiently.
- Complex analytical and creative problem solving skills in unpredictable situations.
- Workload management including delegation of tasks and day-to-day team leadership.
- Competent IT skills in order to collect and interpret data, present reports and compile simple presentations.
- Effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex or potentially distressing information to patients / carers and managing conflict when appropriate.
- Risk assessment skills.
- Reflective practice skills able to give clear and effective feedback.
- Able to research, understand and evaluate evidence in order to contribute to practice development.
Desirable
- Experience in research and/or clinical audit.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional degree or diploma in relevant field.
- Post Graduate qualification in specialist field or equivalent experience.
- Appropriate statutory professional body registration.
- Must be willing to participate in any relevant training identified to develop skills required to carry out duties.
- Maintains a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards.
Desirable
- Supporting Learning in Practice (SLIP) or equivalent.
- Leadership and management training, ILM 3 or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing staff.
- Experience in the clinical field or a closely related clinical area as part of a wider multidisciplinary team.
- Experience in supervising and delegating to other members of staff.
Desirable
- Working in/alongside/involvement with adult nursing community teams.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Detailed theoretical and clinical knowledge appropriate to service area and profession.
- Knowledge of relevant current issues in health and social care, ethics and innovation.
- Demonstrates awareness of limits to knowledge base.
- Specialist assessment, planning and evaluation skills.
- Performs test / procedures / diagnostics relevant to clinical role at a specialist level proficiently.
- Complex analytical and creative problem solving skills in unpredictable situations.
- Workload management including delegation of tasks and day-to-day team leadership.
- Competent IT skills in order to collect and interpret data, present reports and compile simple presentations.
- Effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex or potentially distressing information to patients / carers and managing conflict when appropriate.
- Risk assessment skills.
- Reflective practice skills able to give clear and effective feedback.
- Able to research, understand and evaluate evidence in order to contribute to practice development.
Desirable
- Experience in research and/or clinical audit.
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).
