Job summary
Support the Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine and act as liaison with his multi-disciplinary clinical team
Be responsible for nursing assessment, triage and providing nursing care to patients, this will include pre and post major limb amputation and associated disorders
Responsible for medicines management, wound care, AED, anaphylactic provision and infection control
Main duties of the job
Demonstrate an advanced ability to apply complex skills and knowledge commensurate to a higher level of professional practice
Provide specialist advise and guidance, education and support to patients, carers, medical and nursing staff, Allied Health Care Professionals (AHPs) and voluntary agencies
Facilitate multi professional and inter sectoral collaboration, working across acute, community and voluntary sectors
Responsible for planning, delivering and sign posting to other agencies, evaluating the personalised health and wellbeing care needs of patients, in line with the Trust's Values & Nursing & Midwifery Council Professional Framework goals example: personal hygiene and comfort, early recognition and management of acutely ill patients, safe transportation, wound dressings, removal of sutures/clips, compression hosiery, psychological and spiritual support
Evaluates patients, assisting in the Prosthetic Service clinics
Actively involved in supporting Therapy Support Assistant and Students
Balancing all aspects of the job role, being flexible and responsive to competing demands
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensure the effective and smooth delivery of the nursing service within the Services for all patients with lower and upper limb amputation and/or deficiency
Promote a safe environment for patients within the clinical settings
Be responsible for reporting effectively (both written and verbal) on the care and condition of patients and where appropriate, initiate any action that may be required, maintaining client confidentiality at all times, e.g. safeguarding
Be responsible for the triage of all services referrals, planned preventative maintenance reviews and those seeking advice on stump management
Be integral to the assessment of primary patients attending the Services, agreeing Care Plans with the patients and keeping contemporaneous records, both physical and electronic (ELMs)
Offer patient advice on a range of matters including smoking cessation, management of substances use/misuse, healthy living signposting to other support services as necessary
Communicate via telephone and face-to-face with patients and carers, on a daily basis, some of which display severe challenging behaviour and to assist with personal care
Actively maintain relationships and liaise with colleagues, hospital staff, GPs, community nurses, AHPs, care managers, Social Services and any other external agency, to ensure the provision of an effective nursing service is maintained
To take an active role in all clinical audit activities as a member of the Clinical Team, including the Inter Regional Audit Group (IRPAG)
Participate in delivering Services organised training sessions for external AHPs and onsite training delivery from associated organisations and products Webinar sessions
Support health care professionals and students visiting the Services on placement
Be conversant with Nursing and Midwifery Council Advisory documents: `The Code of Professional Conduct, Administration of Drugs and the Guidelines for Professional Conduct
Undertake role of Lead Link for Infection Control and Medicines Management
Responsible for monitoring diabetic clients and liaising with external agencies
Undertake wound assessment, liaising with external agencies to enable effective wound management
Ensure clinical equipment is maintained, liaising with the Lead Specialist Equipment Co-Ordinator for Medical Devices Management, EME, etc.
Manage FP10s, dressings, drugs and associated supplies, liaising with the Business Administration Hub for orders to be placed
Undertake, and maintain compliance with, all mandatory training and seek opportunities to support own continual professional development (CPD), maintaining knowledge of new developments and concepts, particularly related to Tissue Viability
Be a member of the Nurse Amputee Network group (35 members)
Adhere to Trust policies and procedures in the delivery of care and contribute to ongoing review and implementation of new policies, practices and procedures by keeping professionally updated
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensure the effective and smooth delivery of the nursing service within the Services for all patients with lower and upper limb amputation and/or deficiency
Promote a safe environment for patients within the clinical settings
Be responsible for reporting effectively (both written and verbal) on the care and condition of patients and where appropriate, initiate any action that may be required, maintaining client confidentiality at all times, e.g. safeguarding
Be responsible for the triage of all services referrals, planned preventative maintenance reviews and those seeking advice on stump management
Be integral to the assessment of primary patients attending the Services, agreeing Care Plans with the patients and keeping contemporaneous records, both physical and electronic (ELMs)
Offer patient advice on a range of matters including smoking cessation, management of substances use/misuse, healthy living signposting to other support services as necessary
Communicate via telephone and face-to-face with patients and carers, on a daily basis, some of which display severe challenging behaviour and to assist with personal care
Actively maintain relationships and liaise with colleagues, hospital staff, GPs, community nurses, AHPs, care managers, Social Services and any other external agency, to ensure the provision of an effective nursing service is maintained
To take an active role in all clinical audit activities as a member of the Clinical Team, including the Inter Regional Audit Group (IRPAG)
Participate in delivering Services organised training sessions for external AHPs and onsite training delivery from associated organisations and products Webinar sessions
Support health care professionals and students visiting the Services on placement
Be conversant with Nursing and Midwifery Council Advisory documents: `The Code of Professional Conduct, Administration of Drugs and the Guidelines for Professional Conduct
Undertake role of Lead Link for Infection Control and Medicines Management
Responsible for monitoring diabetic clients and liaising with external agencies
Undertake wound assessment, liaising with external agencies to enable effective wound management
Ensure clinical equipment is maintained, liaising with the Lead Specialist Equipment Co-Ordinator for Medical Devices Management, EME, etc.
Manage FP10s, dressings, drugs and associated supplies, liaising with the Business Administration Hub for orders to be placed
Undertake, and maintain compliance with, all mandatory training and seek opportunities to support own continual professional development (CPD), maintaining knowledge of new developments and concepts, particularly related to Tissue Viability
Be a member of the Nurse Amputee Network group (35 members)
Adhere to Trust policies and procedures in the delivery of care and contribute to ongoing review and implementation of new policies, practices and procedures by keeping professionally updated
Person Specification
Education, training
Essential
Desirable
- Years experience / in post (5 years)
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience in rehabilitation, including, chronic disease, diabetes, wound management, tissue viability
Desirable
Supporting works
Essential
- M&H (clinical), infection control, resuscitation skills
Desirable
- Clinical risk management, knowledge of complex physical disabilities
Person Specification
Education, training
Essential
Desirable
- Years experience / in post (5 years)
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience in rehabilitation, including, chronic disease, diabetes, wound management, tissue viability
Desirable
Supporting works
Essential
- M&H (clinical), infection control, resuscitation skills
Desirable
- Clinical risk management, knowledge of complex physical disabilities
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.
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.
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
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Address
Disablement Services Centre, Medway Maritime Hospital
KMPT Specialist Equipment Services, Disablement Services Centre, Medway Hospital, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5PA
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
Employer's website
https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
