Job summary
Malvern
Neighbourhood Team is a friendly, flexible, and hardworking team, who are
excited to share with you the opportunity to join us as a Senior Community
Staff Nurse, in a beautiful location set at the foot of the Malvern Hills.
We are looking for a passionate nurse who is
keen to help shape a new way of delivering community nursing care. We are a multidisciplinary team of creative
health care professionals who are focused on delivering compassionate,
responsive and patient centred care to meet the needs of our patients.
We are a supportive team who are
committed to developing our services to provide the most individual care for
our patients. We offer dedicated time for training and clinical supervision,
with a supportive learning & development department to guide you in your
career progression.
We will provide you with resources to
develop and progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual
professional development as well as a wide range of wellbeing and support.
This is a full time role.
Main duties of the job
The role will require:
The
ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels.
Flexible
working to deliver the service across the local area.
The
ability to problem-solve and manage time effectively.
Act
as a role model to colleagues.
Support
with the education of students from both nursing and therapy professions.
Responsibility for the initial assessment and
review of patients, across a broad spectrum of clinical conditions, considering
the holistic needs of patients.
Planning, implementing and evaluation of a
person-centred care plan.
Provide skilled clinical care, treatment, advice,
and interventions, including appropriate transcribing/prescribing of medication.
Undertake
continuing health care fast track applications and checklists of on-going
nursing need and where eligible commission packages of care from external
agencies.
Be involved
in triage, allocation of work and leadership of other staff.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,
we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals
and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health
and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of
all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over
100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible
working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,
and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value
diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,
and ethnicities.
What we offer;
-
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to
33 days with long service
-
Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
-
Flexible and agile working opportunities
-
Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
-
Wide range of supportive staff networks
-
Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our
website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing
your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to
pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from
you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained
interest in working for the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide.
Demonstrate
expert clinical knowledge, health promotion and holistic assessment skills and
will work with the patient and their carers to assess, plan, implement and
evaluate their ongoing care and support needs in their own home or other
community setting.
Actively
review, prioritise and manage the clinical caseload including triaging of new
referrals over a seven-day working period.
Participate in and undertake the annual staff appraisal and
development reviews for more junior and support staff.
Actively contribute to the task of monitoring and
evaluating standards of patient care, seeking to continuously improve the
quality of care.
Work in partnership with other key stakeholders
including the Primary Care Network, local authority, care agencies and the
charitable and voluntary sector.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide.
Demonstrate
expert clinical knowledge, health promotion and holistic assessment skills and
will work with the patient and their carers to assess, plan, implement and
evaluate their ongoing care and support needs in their own home or other
community setting.
Actively
review, prioritise and manage the clinical caseload including triaging of new
referrals over a seven-day working period.
Participate in and undertake the annual staff appraisal and
development reviews for more junior and support staff.
Actively contribute to the task of monitoring and
evaluating standards of patient care, seeking to continuously improve the
quality of care.
Work in partnership with other key stakeholders
including the Primary Care Network, local authority, care agencies and the
charitable and voluntary sector.
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- High level of clinical knowledge and skill
- Good knowledge of community services and care pathways
- Health Improvement
Desirable
- Understanding of National and local health and social care strategies
- Working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Care Act
- Understanding of an Integrated Care System and the Neighbourhood Teams role within the wider system.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats
- High level of clinical skills
- Time management and organisation skills
- Ability to work independently and set own priorities
- Teaching skills
Desirable
- Advanced assessment skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a variety of clinical settings
- Experience of management of caseloads or wards and teams
- Clinical audit / service development work
- Experience of active participation in interdisciplinary team working
Desirable
- Transcribing medication training
- Clinical audit/service improvement and development work
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- Specialist practitioner District Nursing (degree / diploma) or equivalent level nursing qualification
- Non-medical prescriber (V150) or will be required to undertake this qualification on commencement in post
- Mentor award
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- District Nursing Specialist Practitioner Qualification
- Prescribing Qualification or willingness to undertake
- Post-graduate modules in Leadership
- Practice Educator
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- High level of clinical knowledge and skill
- Good knowledge of community services and care pathways
- Health Improvement
Desirable
- Understanding of National and local health and social care strategies
- Working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Care Act
- Understanding of an Integrated Care System and the Neighbourhood Teams role within the wider system.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour that supports teamworking
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to praise and be supportive to others
- Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in English in both written and verbal formats
- High level of clinical skills
- Time management and organisation skills
- Ability to work independently and set own priorities
- Teaching skills
Desirable
- Advanced assessment skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience in a variety of clinical settings
- Experience of management of caseloads or wards and teams
- Clinical audit / service development work
- Experience of active participation in interdisciplinary team working
Desirable
- Transcribing medication training
- Clinical audit/service improvement and development work
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- Specialist practitioner District Nursing (degree / diploma) or equivalent level nursing qualification
- Non-medical prescriber (V150) or will be required to undertake this qualification on commencement in post
- Mentor award
- Evidence of on-going continuing professional development
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- District Nursing Specialist Practitioner Qualification
- Prescribing Qualification or willingness to undertake
- Post-graduate modules in Leadership
- Practice Educator
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).
