Community Integrated Nurse

Job summary

Dorset is renowned for its quality of living, picturesque countryside and its famous Jurassic Coastline. You could improve your quality of life by combining these benefits with working for a transformational organisation.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the East Dorset ICRT Team offering a position within the existing team. This vacancy post will be required to deliver an Admission Avoidance, Discharge to Assess and Rehab Therapy Service to patients within the East Dorset Locality Area.

You should be a committed, dynamic, motivated professional having enhanced assessing skills, the ability to prioritise your work and be a good communicator. The post holder will be required to take some management responsibilities within the team.

Recent experience of working in a similar environment would be an advantage. Awareness of the effects of ill health and the ageing process and a basic level of IT literacy are an essential requirement.

The post is based within the East Dorset Locality; the post holder will need to have a current UK Driving Licence and access to a car, as they will be required to monitor patients in their own homes and other community settings.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to have sound knowledge in order to recognise the deteriorating patient and be able to escalate appropriately to senior colleagues or emergency services. This will include awareness of basic observations, pressure care management, medication, continence.

The post holder will need to demonstrate multi-disciplinary skills in order to undertake functional and holistic assessments that are evidence based and formulate patient centred goals to promote independence. To formulate treatment plans and delegate these to junior assistant staff where appropriate.

To manage own caseload ensuring prioritisation and timely input to patients that have been referred to the service.

To support the MDT to clinically triage incoming MDT referrals and allocate to a waiting list appropriately. A sound knowledge of other Health and Social care roles is required.

To demonstrate sound understanding of clinical governance by ensuring practice is evidence based and up to date. To actively seek learning opportunities through training, supervision and shadowing to achieve this.

To support Nursing students under the supervision of a senior Nurse.

Be responsible and accountable for all aspects of the practitioner's professional activities in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.