Neighbourhood nurse practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job purpose

To work as a member of a self-directed 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 will be 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 is self-managing where designated responsibilities for the team are shared and specific roles within the team are rotated i.e. allocation of workloads, team rota construction therefore your role within the team is to support the ethos of a self-directed team with the authority to make decisions about workload, recruitment, training requirements etc.

The Team covers the five localities in Medway. 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.
2. Having happy nurses and care givers; 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.
3. This job description should be read in conjunction with and alongside the Neighbourhood Nursing Team Framework.

Person specification

Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

First level registered nurse

Relevant nursing degree supplemented by diploma level specialist training

Nurse prescriber

ENB 998/preparation of mentorship

Evidence of further study

District nurse qualification or degree in community pathway.

Experience

Community and acute settings

Team builder and worker

Practice developer

Appraisal experience

Evidence based practitioner

Teaching and mentoring skills

Inter professional working

Management of change

Evidence of clinical skills relevant to community setting

Special knowledge / expertise

Expert assessor/evaluator of health care

Demonstrate knowledge of professional issues and current national and local drivers in primary health care

Disposition, adjustment, attitude and commitment

Excellent communication skills both verbally and written

Excellent interpersonal skills

Willingness to work unsocial hours

Flexibility and adaptability to change

Innovative

Enthusiastic

Practical / intellectual skills

Evidence of ability to undertake complex problem solving - skills for assessing and interpreting complex needs of patients; able to make clinically appropriate decisions

Good collaborative working skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level registered nurse / relevant nursing degree supplemented by diploma level specialist training / preparation of mentorship
• Nurse prescriber ENB 998

Desirable

• District nurse qualification or degree in community pathway

Experience

Essential

• See person specification

Desirable

• See person specification

Specialist knowledge/expertise

Essential

• See person specification

Special knowledge / expertise

Essential

• See person specification

Practical/intellectual skills

Essential

• See person specification

MCH values

Essential

• Demonstrates 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

various across Medway

Various across Medway

ME8 0NJ

Employer's website

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