Care Home/Housebound Frailty Nurse

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities:

Professional

Facilitating change by providing holistic assessment and lifestyle advice on diet, smoking, alcohol intake and exercise

Assessing and holistic assessment for Long-term condition and contributing to an MDT approach for patient care

Assessing problems presented opportunistically by patients, dealing with minor illness.

Able to document Consultations according to NMC guidelines

Ensures awareness of statutory and local clinical protection procedures, including systems of referral. Ability to recognise signs and symptoms of child/adult abuse.

Perform venepuncture according to local guidelines

Provide a holistic approach to wound management and implement wound care in line with current evidence based guidelines

Suture removal

Take ECGs

Able to recognize and manage anaphylaxis according to current UK guidelines

Able to perform Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation according to current UK guidelines

Ability to obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written)

Ability to carry out discussions and implement personalised care plans

Ability to discuss and implement DNACPR as necessary

Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained

Ability to monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment to include refrigeration, sterilizer and emergency equipment

• Confidentially of information gained at work must be preserved at all times

Providing assessment, screening and treatment services and health education advice

Organise and co-ordinate the provision of nursing services for the practice, to include the delegation of duties to other staff as appropriate

Provide nursing treatments to patients in participation with general practitioners or independently, meeting agreed protocols

Provide general and specific health screenings to practice patients (within agreed protocols) with referral to general practitioners as necessary

Advise patients on general health care and minor ailments with referral to GPs as necessary

Supplies and equipment treatment room and other areas

In participation with the Housebound Team Lead, ensure the maintenance of equipment and stock levels relating to patient care

Pathological specimens and investigatory procedures

Following appropriate training, undertake the collection, storage and despatch of pathological specimens including blood samples, swabs, smears etc. and ensure the cleanliness of any equipment so used. Perform any investigatory procedures requested by the GPs.

Administrative and professional responsibilities

Participate in the administrative and professional responsibilities of the practice team

Ensure accurate notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients notes on the clinical computer system as appropriate

Ensure accurate completion of all necessary documentation associated with patient health care and registration with the practice

Ensure collection and maintenance of statistical information required for regular and ad hoc reports

Attend and participate in practice meetings as required

Assist in the formulation of practice philosophy, strategy and policy and develop appropriate protocols

Qualifications

Essential

• Requisite Degree
• Current NMC Registration
• Assessment, intervention and evaluation skills to the relevant clinical area
• Knowledge of acute and recovery approaches to treatment
• Supervisory approaches and skills
• Current knowledge of interventions/practice/models and evidenced based practice
• Government policies and legislation and their effects on practice.
• Risk assessment/management.
• Excellent and effective communication skills
• Facilitating a range of groups
• Anti-oppressive practice.
• User involvement and advocacy
• Person centred approaches.
• Independent working skills.
• Effective time management.
• Team working skills.
• Empathic, open, honest and non-judgmental manner.
• To keep accurate records in the clinical notes and to complete regular returns as required
• Able to actively involve service users in service delivery.
• A demonstrable commitment to professional development.

Desirable

• V300 non-medical prescriber
• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality
• Ability to use own judgement, resourcefulness and common sense.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team
• Pleasant and articulate
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to work in a changing environment
• Able to use own initiative

Experience

Essential

• Ability to motivate and support staff, providing effective leadership
• Assimilate and utilise complex information.
• Good record keeping and report writing.
• Evidence of skills development.
• Ability to motivate and engage Patients who struggle to motive themselves.
• Knowledge of risk assessments
• Ability to assess, plan and evaluate treatment
• Ability to prioritise own time and caseload
• Good Keyboard skills
• To use IT to create documents / reports
• To evaluate the quality of own work
• To lead and contribute in the monitoring and evaluation of the service using appropriate audit tools
• To utilise available research in their own practice
• Monitor and review own practice against current research, standards and benchmarks and where necessary modify and improve practice to ensure the highest possible standards are maintained

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).