Senior Community Staff Nurse [CAIC]

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.

Patient Safety

Band 6 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:

Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible

Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary

Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services

Promote areas for practice development, devising guidelines and procedures to support the delivery of care

Being open and transparent about their own practice

Supervising the work of others

Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made

Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement

Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records

Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.

To ensure appropriate supplies and equipment are in place and maintained in line with best practice in relation to client care and review as per local policy.

The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 6 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.

Clinical Outcomes

Band 6 nurses often work with people who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services by:

Being confident, autonomous practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to patients but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team including less experienced nurses and staff without a professional qualification

Providing skilled, evidence based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures

Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs

Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care

Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but also work as team members

Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:

communicating well with all members of the team

understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its objectives

reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings

encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes

Patient Experience

Band 6 nurses contribute to the people using our services feeling respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by:

Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers

Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making

Signposting patients and carers to the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or voluntary sector

Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident

Demonstrating clinical leadership and challenging any poor behaviour to patients, families or other staff members and creating a positive, inclusive culture in which everyone is treated with kindness and respect and the trusts values are embedded in all practice

Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy

Supporting yourself and others

All services and teams in the Trust should be able to demonstrate that they are meeting the Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards of care. Band 6 nurses are expected to be Clinical Leaders and play an active role in ensuring that the team understands the CQC standards and what individual team members do to help achieve those standards by:

Taking a lead role in gathering and recording evidence which demonstrates that CQC and locally agreed standards are being met: assessing the performance of the whole team by using audit and benchmarking exercises and often contribute to the implementation of quality improvement initiatives

Contributing to the performance management of teams and creating a positive culture in which the team can learn from mistakes and is enthusiastic to improve

Deputising for the team leader / ward manager and ensuring that there is no fall in performance in their absence. This may include managing the team and coordinating shifts.

Engaged staff are more productive and Band 6 nurses play a role in engaging in other staff members in the Trust and the work we do by:

Providing supervision and annual appraisals to individuals and giving constructive, regular feedback which helps those individuals reflect on their work, understand their objectives and the CQC standards and monitor their progress towards achieving them

Participating constructively in their own supervision and annual appraisal processes

Using continuing professional development funds to develop a relevant clinical specialism, gain sign-off mentorship skills or undertake accredited leadership or management modules.

Service Specific Responsibilities

The service specific responsibilities attached to this Band 6 nurse post are explained in the Service Specific Section attached to this Job Description and the attached Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse [Adult]
• Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines
• Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• Mentorship qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Previous experience as a Band 5/6 community nurse
• Care planning: being able to assess patients,develop, implement and evaluate a care plan
• HR skills training e.g. recruitment, managing absence
• Empowering and working in partnership
• Knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding/Advocacy
• Knowledge and understanding of Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Act
• Manual Handling Patients
• Obtaining consent
• Medicines Management and administration
• Infection control and Asceptic Non touch technique

Desirable

• Supervision, Line management and appraisal training

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team,present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
• Able to maintain electronic patient records. Use Microsoft Word for letter and report writing
• Understanding the concept of quality and their role in improving safety, clinical outcomes and thepatient experience
• Clinical Skills Specific to Service: Catheterisation Wound care Palliative Care & End of life care IV administration Injections Doppler assessments Compression bandaging Diabetes Management Venepuncture

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oak Farm Clinic

Long Lane

Uxbridge

UB10 9PB

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)