Neighbourhood nurses (band 6)

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as a member of a neighbourhood nursing team that delivers person centred integrated care in the community. The aim of the service is to support people to remain as independent at home as long as possible, proactively facilitating self-care.

Care is provided in line with Buurtzorg principles including first coffee then care; spending time getting to know patients and their families enabling them to make the right choices and decisions together. Care is focussed on improving self-reliance and empowerment; seeing patients as a whole and supporting as required their health, social and psychological needs.

To work as an integral part of a team of 8 -12 nurses providing consistent care to a defined community caseload of patients 365 days a year, 24/7 hours a day. This requires flexibility and commitment to maintain effective service provision for the teams caseload.

The team covers a small geographical area and should enable you to cycle or even walk to home visits. By working in a small area, the team support your role in really getting to know the local community and its formal and informal networks.

The role requires close collaboration with the GP and other health, social care and voluntary organisations including but not limited to therapists, mental health, social workers, care navigators, case managers etc.

Your role will support the team to achieve the following core aims:

1. Having happy patients: through direct access, continuity of care, flexibility of care provision and providing quality clinical care.

1. Having happy nurses and caregivers; by working collaboratively and flexibly with your team colleagues and being empowered to make decisions as a team to best meet the requirements of your patients and their families.

• Person specification

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

1st level registered nurse

Degree / diploma in adult nursing

Post qualification study at level 6 in a specialised area, e.g. Leg Ulcer module, Diabetes, Palliative care

Level 6 mentorship qualification

Nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake training

Examination of Clinical Assessment Skills module

Relevant post-graduate qualification, e.g. in elderly care, chronic disease management, long term conditions, rehabilitation

Experience

Working as part of a team

Able to work under own initiative

Working in a health/social care environment

Experience of using technology to facilitate provision of patient care

A wide breadth of relevant community nursing experience, including palliative care and wound care

Evidence of specialist knowledge in community nursing

Experience of motivational interviewing

Change management experience

Special knowledge / expertise

Clinical competence in core nursing care provision

Evidence of continual professional development

Ability to plan and develop programmes of care/care packages

Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines

IT literate, word processing and use of the internet

Ability to carry put risk assessments

Experience of provision of holistic community nursing care provision

Demonstrates comprehensive skill set to meet the breadth of community care provision

Awareness of Buurtzorg care model

Experience of mentoring students and other healthcare professionals

Evidence of managing complex risk

Experience of using research and other evidence to inform practice

Contribute to patient education programmes

Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment

Flexibility and adaptability

Self-motivated

Open and friendly

Team player

Ability to make decisions autonomously and take initiative, escalating issues appropriately

Supportive of colleagues

Flexible and responsive to the needs of the service

Assertive but diplomatic towards colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with interpersonal skills which will encourage self-empowerment

Ability to recognise own limitations and to refer appropriately when necessary in accordance with professional code of conduct

Ability to take the lead on case management

Demonstrate leadership qualities

Leadership and management training

Awareness of HR issues and key policies

Practical / intellectual skills

Problem solving approach

Able to make clinically appropriate decisions.

Good collaborative working skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to travel to sites in a timely mannerEvidence of ability to undertake complex problem solving

Effective time management, organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 1st-2nd level registered Nurse
• Degree / diploma in adult nursing
• Post qualification study at level 6 in a specialised area, e.g. Leg Ulcer module, Diabetes, Palliative care
• Level 6 mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of using technology to facilitate provision of patient care
• A wide breadth of relevant community nursing experience, including palliative care and wound care

Desirable

• Evidence of specialist knowledge in community nursing

MCH values

Essential

• Demonstrates behaviours in line with all three MCH values

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Medway Community Healthcare

Address

Across Medway

Medway

ME8 0NJ

Employer's website

https://www.medwaycommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)