Job summary
The Urgent and Emergency care pathways as part of wider Integrated Neighbourhood Teams, offers an exciting opportunity to provide acute, unplanned care in patients' homes, avoiding unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting early discharge.
Applicants must have post-preceptorship experience for this role.
Please note the post holder will be required to have a Full UK driving license and hold insurance for business use.
Please note this post is not suitable for applicants who are required to undertake the OSCE training programme. Applicants who do not have current valid UK NMC registration & Post registration experience will not be considered for this post.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of a wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective, and personalised care to patients who are acutely unwell but can be managed within their usual place of residence. This includes clinical assessments, urgent catheter support, administering medications, monitoring vital signs, and supporting recovery in the community.
The group is currently trialling a new Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) model following a collaborative event with internal and external stakeholders. This pilot aims to explore team structures and assess the impact on patient experience. While no formal redesign has taken place yet, the outcomes of this trial may inform future service delivery and team configuration across the group.
If you are successful in your application, please be aware that your team structure and line management may be subject to change in the future as part of this evolving model. However, any formal changes will be preceded by appropriate consultation in line with organisational policy.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver nursing care to patients in their own homes, including catheter care, wound care, medication administration, and monitoring.
- Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated with escalation of concerns appropriately.
- To provide clinical supervision and leadership, to junior team members.
- To be responsible for the provision of effective learning experiences for pre and post registration students.
- Undertake comprehensive risk assessments associated with the care of patients in order to ensure nurses and carers safety
- Act as a role model for other staff and students demonstrating high standards of practice and professional conduct.
- Ability to work without direct supervision and problem solve with a solution focused mindset.
- Competent to assess and close trauma wound/s using steri-strips and skin adhesives as clinically appropriate.
- Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; administration of IV medications, venous cannulation, venepuncture, management and care of mid and PICC lines, complex patient monitoring; equipment management and point of care testing.
- Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient data.
- Manage expected (and occasional unexpected) clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, escalating to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g., in an unexpected event.
For further details please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver nursing care to patients in their own homes, including catheter care, wound care, medication administration, and monitoring.
- Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated with escalation of concerns appropriately.
- To provide clinical supervision and leadership, to junior team members.
- To be responsible for the provision of effective learning experiences for pre and post registration students.
- Undertake comprehensive risk assessments associated with the care of patients in order to ensure nurses and carers safety
- Act as a role model for other staff and students demonstrating high standards of practice and professional conduct.
- Ability to work without direct supervision and problem solve with a solution focused mindset.
- Competent to assess and close trauma wound/s using steri-strips and skin adhesives as clinically appropriate.
- Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; administration of IV medications, venous cannulation, venepuncture, management and care of mid and PICC lines, complex patient monitoring; equipment management and point of care testing.
- Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient data.
- Manage expected (and occasional unexpected) clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, escalating to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g., in an unexpected event.
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address
The Opal
Unit 17-18 Bishops Gate business Park
Widdrington Road, Coventry
CV1 4NA
Employer's website
https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
