Job summary
Combined Community and Acute Care group are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic Nurse Advisors to work on on a part time or full time basis.
This role is varied ensuring robust procedures are in place to deliver high standards of clinical care and safety.
To be involved in the delivery of current and new projects city-wide, offering appropriate timely intervention to support recovery and independence.
This role is fundamental offering a wide choice of referral routes to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, reduce duplication for service users ensuring value for money. The post will involve working with a range of colleagues in primary and secondary health, social care and the voluntary sector.
Applicants must be a Registered Nurse and will have relevant post-registration experience in primary care and be able to evidence knowledge of specialist long term condition management. Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills plus the ability to critically analyse and prioritise workload. A flexible approach to this role is required as SPA will be developing into a 24 hour service, the post holder will be required to work a variety of shifts including weekends and Bank Holidays.
SPA will provide a comprehensive induction programme which will support you in delivering timely and clinically effective advice and assessments.
Main duties of the job
The nurse advisor will contribute to the delivery of high-quality nursing care through receiving and responding to callers accessing the SPA line. They will assess health care needs and ensure referral to the appropriate health care provider in accordance with clinical need, and signpost to social and voluntary sector.
The nurse advisor will take responsibility for the delivery of the service during a defined period on duty
To work within Primary Care and interface services to provide a high quality evidenced based support and advice to patients, carers, families and staff across the interface pathway.
Work as an autonomous practitioner and provide a holistic approach to provide a high standard of clinical expertise in the process of telephone triage assessment, planning treatment education and advice given to patients, carers and other health and social care professionals. To have ongoing responsibilities for the implementation, evaluation and reassessment of patient's needs.
This role supports the team leader by supervising and leading the staff with in the single point of access in their absence. Promoting positive staff behaviour and facilitating the delivery of treatment to individuals, groups and communities.
To maintain PROUD values and behaviours within the service delivery.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it's staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
Please note this advertisement can be appointed as either a full time or part time opportunity
Working pattern: Includes weekends, bank holidays and unsociable hours.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration
- Educated to post graduate level (academic level 6) or demonstrable knowledge, training, and experience.
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Specialist training experience, courses at diploma level.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Previous Primary care or community experience
- To undertake the duties of the post it is expected the successful candidate will have relevant extensive post registration experience.
- Broad understanding of Sheffield community services
- Knowledge of specialist long term condition management
- Knowledge of the management of acute episodes of illness
- Line management experience and knowledge of Human Resources processes
- Patient assessment skills and experience.
- Telephone triage experience.
Desirable
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Enhanced verbal articulation, listening and interpersonal skills.
- Enhanced decision-making skills.
- IT literate.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Able to prioritise and delegate.
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service.
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current registration
- Educated to post graduate level (academic level 6) or demonstrable knowledge, training, and experience.
- To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Specialist training experience, courses at diploma level.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Previous Primary care or community experience
- To undertake the duties of the post it is expected the successful candidate will have relevant extensive post registration experience.
- Broad understanding of Sheffield community services
- Knowledge of specialist long term condition management
- Knowledge of the management of acute episodes of illness
- Line management experience and knowledge of Human Resources processes
- Patient assessment skills and experience.
- Telephone triage experience.
Desirable
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Enhanced verbal articulation, listening and interpersonal skills.
- Enhanced decision-making skills.
- IT literate.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Able to prioritise and delegate.
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- Flexible to meet the needs of the service.
Desirable
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).
