Job summary
Gloucester ICT Community Nursing Team are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to support the team in delivery of patient care in their own homes.
Community experience is essential with the ability to demonstrate a full range of community competencies. You will support and lead a team whilst caring for a complex and diverse caseload, working closely with your peers, wider integrated community team and GP practice staff. The role will entail triage in the referral centre (usually 2-3 times a month and a late shift (usually 1 a week) .
Our shifts are 8-4pm, 12-8pm- with one weekend a month on a rolling rota (days in lieu given).
Gloucester ICT is a great place to work with an extremely supportive team, and the opportunity to apply for the DNSPQ (Pg Dip) to potentially gain District Nurse status.
If this post interests you we would be very pleased to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- To enable patients to live well within their communities, with a focus on physical health needs and wider holistic needs.
- Lead Multidisciplinary Team meetings meeting as required- including GP supported clinical meetings (Gold Standards Framework or Case Management reviews)
- Communicate and liaise with the Multidisciplinary ICT, Gloucestershire Care Services (GCS) and Gloucestershire County Council, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as well as other referring acute and community hospitals
- Discuss patient's conditions with them as appropriate and relay accurately and contemporaneously back to appropriate colleagues.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To Practice as a senior member of the community nursing team, working within the Integrated Community Teams (ICTs)
- To provide a case management approach to care for an identified number of patients working closely with GPs, the ICTs and other Statutory and Voluntary agencies.
- To provide advice, information and education to patients and carers - enabling patients to enjoy maximum independence, health and wellbeing, enabling people to live well at home
- To complement the urgent care services to support admission avoidance .
- To support peers and operational managers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To Practice as a senior member of the community nursing team, working within the Integrated Community Teams (ICTs)
- To provide a case management approach to care for an identified number of patients working closely with GPs, the ICTs and other Statutory and Voluntary agencies.
- To provide advice, information and education to patients and carers - enabling patients to enjoy maximum independence, health and wellbeing, enabling people to live well at home
- To complement the urgent care services to support admission avoidance .
- To support peers and operational managers.
Person Specification
Length and nature of appropriate experience
Essential
- Experience of working without direct supervision
- Experience of managing long term condition and complex patients
- Evidence of post-registration education and training
- Consolidated experience of community nursing practice
Desirable
- Demonstrate working in a team
- Managing and leading other members of your team
- Demonstrate understanding of triage process.
Appropriate experience
Essential
- Community Nursing Qualifications-For the DN role, the Specialist Practitioner qualification in Community/ District Nursing is essential at diploma or degree level If the DN SPQ is not held, the post holder must hold a degree in a health related subject or be working towards this with over 50% of level 3 or 6 credit already obtained.
- A teaching and assessment or equivalent mentoring and assessing qualification is essential and ability to demonstrate it's utilisation.
Essential
Essential
- UK license
- Access to a vehicle
Person Specification
Length and nature of appropriate experience
Essential
- Experience of working without direct supervision
- Experience of managing long term condition and complex patients
- Evidence of post-registration education and training
- Consolidated experience of community nursing practice
Desirable
- Demonstrate working in a team
- Managing and leading other members of your team
- Demonstrate understanding of triage process.
Appropriate experience
Essential
- Community Nursing Qualifications-For the DN role, the Specialist Practitioner qualification in Community/ District Nursing is essential at diploma or degree level If the DN SPQ is not held, the post holder must hold a degree in a health related subject or be working towards this with over 50% of level 3 or 6 credit already obtained.
- A teaching and assessment or equivalent mentoring and assessing qualification is essential and ability to demonstrate it's utilisation.
Essential
Essential
- UK license
- Access to a vehicle
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).
