Job summary
The Home First Service provides clinical interventions (including intravenous therapy), by a team of Nurses, Paramedics, Physio and Occupational Therapists alongside reablement support following an assessment of needs, to support Pathway One discharges following a hospital admission.
Operating 365 days per year, the service receives referrals from a range of health and care professionals and triages, assesses, and delivers care to the patient over several days to ensure the patient can remain safely at home.
Whilst this job is advertised at Horsham this is a dual base with Crawley Hospital and there is an expectation to travel between both.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be able to deliver high quality care in the community, working with patients towards rehabilitation, self-management and independence throughout the continuum of care. They will within participate in a team of colleagues supporting evidence-based care, facilitating staff learning and development. This post is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Nurse or paramedic who is keen to develop both their holistic assessment skills and knowledge of urgent community nursing.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Accredited Living Wage Employer, we ensure fair pay for all our staffo Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Holistic assessment and care planning.
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Individualised care and the promotion of self-care.
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Safe and effective review and referral to the appropriate member of the multidisciplinary team.
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Effective delegation and prioritisation of workload.
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Professional development as required to maintain area of practice, and as negotiated in supervision.
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An awareness of health, safety and security risks.
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Engagement in service provision and change.
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Acts as a practice supervisor for junior staff and students
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Holistic assessment and care planning.
-
Individualised care and the promotion of self-care.
-
Safe and effective review and referral to the appropriate member of the multidisciplinary team.
-
Effective delegation and prioritisation of workload.
-
Professional development as required to maintain area of practice, and as negotiated in supervision.
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An awareness of health, safety and security risks.
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Engagement in service provision and change.
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Acts as a practice supervisor for junior staff and students
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of people at all levels, including clients, carers, therapists, health and social care colleagues and other professionals
Desirable
- Demonstrates commitment to and recent evidence of further education and professional development
- Experienced in a variety of clinical settings
- Experience of working within the Community
- Experience of working with the ageing population
- Experience of EOL patients and EOL care
Qualificaitons
Essential
- NMC registered qualification
Desirable
- Mentorship Qualification or work towards
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct
- Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management, catheterisation skills, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of life care including management of syringe drivers
- Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
- A clear understanding of the role of the Community Staff Nurse
- Is able to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
- IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge/ understanding of boundaries of role
- Ability to work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
Desirable
Other requirements
Essential
- Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role
- Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and shows openness to address them
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of people at all levels, including clients, carers, therapists, health and social care colleagues and other professionals
Desirable
- Demonstrates commitment to and recent evidence of further education and professional development
- Experienced in a variety of clinical settings
- Experience of working within the Community
- Experience of working with the ageing population
- Experience of EOL patients and EOL care
Qualificaitons
Essential
- NMC registered qualification
Desirable
- Mentorship Qualification or work towards
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance, clinical audit and clinical supervision, Professional codes of Conduct
- Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills e.g. wound management, catheterisation skills, medicines management and administration, palliative and end of life care including management of syringe drivers
- Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
- A clear understanding of the role of the Community Staff Nurse
- Is able to demonstrate the application of research based practice
- Promote independence and choice in undertaking patient care
- IT literate or willing to achieve within an agreed period
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge/ understanding of boundaries of role
- Ability to work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
Desirable
Other requirements
Essential
- Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK)
- Access to a vehicle for work purposes
- Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role
- Demonstrate ability to reflect and learn from situations
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- Demonstrate a high level of understanding of self, able to identify personal limitations and shows openness to address them
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).
