Job summary
Newcastle's night nursing service works autonomously through the 'out of hours' (OOH) period caring for patients with life limiting conditions and those in need of palliative care.
We have District Nurse prescribers which enhance the patient journey as they are able to clinically assess and treat a wide range of conditions during the night. Their input prevents waiting times for the patient and their loved ones, reducing stress and the need for hospital admissions.
Working shifts:
We offer a variety of shifts patterns to suit both evenings and night staff, shifts being:
- 18:00 - 23:00
- 18:00 - 00:00 or
- 22:00 - 08:30 (nightshift)
Nine members of staff cover the evening shifts and four staff cover the nightshift.
District Nursing Qualification essential
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
o Interview date: 12th July 2024o 30 hours /weeko You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
- Suitable post for an experienced registered nurse with established clinical skills and a wish to further develop specialist clinical skills and knowledge as an independent practitioner.
- Visit patients in own home to deliver evidence based care
- Work Evenings and nights as a Nurse practitioner
Teamwork:
Although classed as lone workers, our night nursing team work in pairs for safety for both the staff and their patients which creates an extremely positive and supportive learning environment
Working in pairs assists decision making and enhances the knowledge base of the staff delivering the care as they are always learning from each other. In fact the team's knowledge and skills are exceptional as no two shifts are the same.
They take unplanned calls for clinical needs such as wound care and blocked catheters as well as responding to the needs of acutely unwell patients and providing OOH palliative care. They also oversee OOH planned needs such as injections and IVs.
The team works very closely with the OOH doctors often carrying out joint visits which offers great opportunities for knowledge sharing and helps to give the patient a much enhanced experience
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a high level of expert evidence-based practice and clinical expertise to housebound people in the community
- To Assess and diagnose changes in the patients physical condition, prescribing medications working with the Trusts policies and procedures.
- To deliver expert rapid clinical decision-making working within the 2-hour response,prioritising the importance and clinical need to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
- To deliver a quality of service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:o To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.o Manage own caseload to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined parameters and training.o Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.o Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g., AHP, GP, CRRT, Specialist Palliative Care Team, outreach team.o Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hours team.o Provide specialist education and development of staff members and assist with the development of clinical services and enhance practice across the Trust.o To provide clinical leadership across the service
- Work with housebound patients in their own homes and Care Homes. Working across the whole of the city and covering patients with a Newcastle GP
- The post holder will act as clinical supervisor to peer and provide specialist clinical advice to community staff.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide a high level of expert evidence-based practice and clinical expertise to housebound people in the community
- To Assess and diagnose changes in the patients physical condition, prescribing medications working with the Trusts policies and procedures.
- To deliver expert rapid clinical decision-making working within the 2-hour response,prioritising the importance and clinical need to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
- To deliver a quality of service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of specialist nursing practice:o To ensure that the patient is the central focus of a streamlined patient journey ensuring optimal quality of care.o Manage own caseload to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined parameters and training.o Provide immediate care management of patient including communication of plan to patients and significant others.o Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g., AHP, GP, CRRT, Specialist Palliative Care Team, outreach team.o Communicate within multidisciplinary team, ward/departmental staff and/or out of hours team.o Provide specialist education and development of staff members and assist with the development of clinical services and enhance practice across the Trust.o To provide clinical leadership across the service
- Work with housebound patients in their own homes and Care Homes. Working across the whole of the city and covering patients with a Newcastle GP
- The post holder will act as clinical supervisor to peer and provide specialist clinical advice to community staff.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch).
- Current NMC registration.
- Degree/Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience, for example. o District Nursing Specialist Qualification o Practice Assessor Status
- Current driving licence
Desirable
- Has or working towards independent prescribing (V300)
- Master's degree
- Management experience/qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of extended clinical practice in a senior role underpinned by training and assessment
- Audit / research experience
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development.
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context.
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding.
Desirable
- Evidence of leading programme/programmes of education and/or training.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary tea
- Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills including effective report writing
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Good IT skills
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch).
- Current NMC registration.
- Degree/Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience, for example. o District Nursing Specialist Qualification o Practice Assessor Status
- Current driving licence
Desirable
- Has or working towards independent prescribing (V300)
- Master's degree
- Management experience/qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of extended clinical practice in a senior role underpinned by training and assessment
- Audit / research experience
- Evidence of on-going continuous professional development.
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context.
- Has understanding / experience of adult / child safeguarding.
Desirable
- Evidence of leading programme/programmes of education and/or training.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to work independently and across disciplines as a member of a multidisciplinary tea
- Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills including effective report writing
- Effective organisation and time management skills
- Good IT skills
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).
