Job summary
Are you a qualified nurse, passionate about nursing? We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our community nursing team, covering Ashburton, Buckfastleigh, Dartmouth, and Totnes. This is a fantastic opportunity to provide high-quality, patient-centred care in the beautiful surroundings of South Devon, where you will work alongside a supportive multi-disciplinary team on a part-time permanent contract of 30hrs per week. Ifyou'd like to learn more about this rewarding opportunity, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
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Main duties of the job
- To provide high quality evidence based nursing care in a community setting.
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To actively participate in the planning and discharge of complex patients from secondary to primary care
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work as part of multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with primary care and secondary care.
- Can provide motivational and negotiation skills in areas where consent/ co-operation is required or there may be barriers to understanding. To include undertaking best interest decisions
- To ensure timely and effective communication with the team manager and other team members on professional matters
- To liaise with patients/relatives who could be unpredictable/or challenging in their responses because of stress related problem.
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Strong communication is essential, as we work closely with a wider multi-disciplinary team, particularly our Intermediate Care Team, to support seamless, integrated care.
Full vacancy details can be found on the attached job description and person specification.
Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
About us
The Moor to sea Community Nursing Team are a small supportive team who enjoys mentoring team members and students and is passionate about delivering quality care to the housebound patients.
We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality. We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a health work/home life balance.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To monitor and evaluate care programmes for patients and carers, promoting effective co-ordination and continuity of patient care.
To communicate formally and informally with the DN team lead to ensure best practice and consistency with the community and intermediate care service in TSDFT
An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information: using empathy and reassurance skills
To liaise with patients/relatives who could be unpredictable/or challenging in their responses because of stress related problems
To undertake Specialist Nursing and Continuing Care assessments (with appropriate training)
Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To monitor and evaluate care programmes for patients and carers, promoting effective co-ordination and continuity of patient care.
To communicate formally and informally with the DN team lead to ensure best practice and consistency with the community and intermediate care service in TSDFT
An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information: using empathy and reassurance skills
To liaise with patients/relatives who could be unpredictable/or challenging in their responses because of stress related problems
To undertake Specialist Nursing and Continuing Care assessments (with appropriate training)
Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Qualified Registered Nurse Level 1
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- BSc nursing
- Diabetes course
- Experience in EOL /palliative care
- Practice Supervisor / Assessor
- Experience in complex wound management / compression
- Catheter management
- Experience of continuing health care assessments
- Previous community experience
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Proven relevant experience in a range of clinical skills including complex and specialist skills
- Relevant I.T. knowledge/experience
- Awareness of mental capacity act
- Awareness of resource management
- Holistic client assessment using an identified model of care
- Utilising specialist knowledge across a wide range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge
- Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions in response to complex or crisis situations
- To maintain timely and accurate written records
- Proven relevant experience in communicate complex information to patients, carers, and health and social care staff
- To manage/prioritise a caseload, demonstrating appropriate delegation
Desirable
- Health and Safety awareness
- Equality and diversity awareness
- Understands clinical governance
- Awareness of local and government agendas
Specific Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate relevant team worker experience
- Knowledge of principles of Research and Audit
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment
- Palliative care skills
Requirements due to work environment/conditions
Essential
- Full driving licence/ access to Transport
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
Essential
- Qualified Registered Nurse Level 1
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- BSc nursing
- Diabetes course
- Experience in EOL /palliative care
- Practice Supervisor / Assessor
- Experience in complex wound management / compression
- Catheter management
- Experience of continuing health care assessments
- Previous community experience
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Proven relevant experience in a range of clinical skills including complex and specialist skills
- Relevant I.T. knowledge/experience
- Awareness of mental capacity act
- Awareness of resource management
- Holistic client assessment using an identified model of care
- Utilising specialist knowledge across a wide range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge
- Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions in response to complex or crisis situations
- To maintain timely and accurate written records
- Proven relevant experience in communicate complex information to patients, carers, and health and social care staff
- To manage/prioritise a caseload, demonstrating appropriate delegation
Desirable
- Health and Safety awareness
- Equality and diversity awareness
- Understands clinical governance
- Awareness of local and government agendas
Specific Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate relevant team worker experience
- Knowledge of principles of Research and Audit
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment
- Palliative care skills
Requirements due to work environment/conditions
Essential
- Full driving licence/ access to Transport
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).
