Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for
a Community Nurse to join the Neighbourhood Team in Redditch. This will give
you the rewarding opportunity to provide optimal care to patients in their own
home. Shift patterns are between 07.30-18.30. Flexible
working opportunities are available and we would welcome you to discuss these
options at interview.
The teams consist of Community Nurses,
Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Healthcare Assistants and admin
staff with GP, paramedic and social care colleagues working closely alongside. This
enables the teams deliver planned nursing, therapy and admission
avoidance/supported hospital discharge interventions to the adult patient
population of Redditch and the surrounding areas.
We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible team player with a strong,
quality driven patient focus and an ability to work through change to embed new
ways of delivering care. The successful candidate will have experience in working within a multi-disciplinary team. In return we offer a great team environment, learning and
development opportunities and supervision support.
Due to the nature of the posts the applicant must
be able to travel independently.
If
you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in
touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of
the advert
This is a part time post working 22.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
A typical day
as community nurse may start with greeting a diabetic patient and administering
their insulin, followed by supporting patients at the end of their life to
ensure gold standard care is delivered. You may then visit a few patients to
dress a leg ulcer or post op wound, followed by changing a catheter to flushing
a patients central line. Following a morning of visits you will return to the
office for your team handover, this gives you the opportunity to discuss
complex situations with your colleagues and undertake clinical supervision. You
may then be called out to an urgent care response visit where a patient needs
to be seen and assessed within 2 hours. No day is the same within the community
and each day is as rewarding as the next, whether youve healed a leg ulcer or
given a patient the best possible care at the end of their life. One thing we
promise you is that community nursing is never boring!
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
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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work
unsocial hours
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Flexible and agile working opportunities
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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
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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.
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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:
- Behave consistently with the
values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
- Act as a role model to
colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of
professionalism.
- Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to patients.
- Work as an autonomous
practitioner within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment
and treatment interventions to patients in their own homes or other community
settings to enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing
and remain in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved
through a combination of hands on clinical skills and knowledge to treat,
educate and support patients on a designated caseload and by working with
patients and their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of
care.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The post holder will have
competencies in all of the following areas and will:
Clinical
- Work
within the NMC Code.
- Be
responsible for the initial assessment and review of patients, across a broad
spectrum of clinical conditions, considering the holistic needs of patients,
under the direction of the senior nurse.
- Provide
clinical care, treatment, advice and interventions, including the transcribing
and prescribing of medication if appropriate, through holistic assessment of
patient need; and then planning, implementing and evaluating a person centred
care plan as appropriate.
- Be
responsible for admitting and discharging patients from the caseload.
- Undertake
continuing health care checklist and fast track applications of on-going
nursing need and where eligible commission packages of care from external
agencies.
- Ensure
clinical practice is patient-focussed and evidence-based, in accordance with
NMC code and scope for professional practice.
- Assess
mental capacity and have the ability to work within a legal framework with
patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
- Actively contribute to the task of monitoring and evaluating
standards of patient care, seeking to continuously improve the quality of care.
- Ensure care provided maintains the individuals privacy and
dignity, values diversity and respects cultural and individual rights and
choices.
- Delegate appropriately to more junior staff
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:
- Behave consistently with the
values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
- Act as a role model to
colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of
professionalism.
- Use their initiative and take
responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service
they provide to patients.
- Work as an autonomous
practitioner within the integrated team providing rapid and planned assessment
and treatment interventions to patients in their own homes or other community
settings to enable patients to maximise their independence, health and wellbeing
and remain in their own homes for as long as possible. This will be achieved
through a combination of hands on clinical skills and knowledge to treat,
educate and support patients on a designated caseload and by working with
patients and their carers to assess, plan and implement appropriate packages of
care.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The post holder will have
competencies in all of the following areas and will:
Clinical
- Work
within the NMC Code.
- Be
responsible for the initial assessment and review of patients, across a broad
spectrum of clinical conditions, considering the holistic needs of patients,
under the direction of the senior nurse.
- Provide
clinical care, treatment, advice and interventions, including the transcribing
and prescribing of medication if appropriate, through holistic assessment of
patient need; and then planning, implementing and evaluating a person centred
care plan as appropriate.
- Be
responsible for admitting and discharging patients from the caseload.
- Undertake
continuing health care checklist and fast track applications of on-going
nursing need and where eligible commission packages of care from external
agencies.
- Ensure
clinical practice is patient-focussed and evidence-based, in accordance with
NMC code and scope for professional practice.
- Assess
mental capacity and have the ability to work within a legal framework with
patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
- Actively contribute to the task of monitoring and evaluating
standards of patient care, seeking to continuously improve the quality of care.
- Ensure care provided maintains the individuals privacy and
dignity, values diversity and respects cultural and individual rights and
choices.
- Delegate appropriately to more junior staff
For full details of the duties and criteria
for the role please refer to the job description and person specification
attached.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour that supports team working
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Basic IT skills
- Flexible, lateral thinker
- Able to work competently without supervision and set own priorities
- Responsible for own professional development
- Ability to understand professional and ethical issues
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Versatile and adaptable
- Team player
- Able to cope under pressure
- Compassion and empathy skills
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Desirable
- An ability to work in a variety of settings
- Willingness to undertake further training
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, Diabetes
- Mentor award
Experience
Essential
- Experience gained during Pre-Registration training
Desirable
- 2 years post registration experience
- Community nursing experience
- Experience of management of caseloads
Knowledge
Essential
- Variety of evidence based clinical skills
- Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of evidence based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance
Desirable
- Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation
- Venepuncture and IV therapy
- Cannulation
- Management of syringe drivers
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour
- Role modelling good behaviour that supports team working
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal and written formats
- Basic IT skills
- Flexible, lateral thinker
- Able to work competently without supervision and set own priorities
- Responsible for own professional development
- Ability to understand professional and ethical issues
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Versatile and adaptable
- Team player
- Able to cope under pressure
- Compassion and empathy skills
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
Desirable
- An ability to work in a variety of settings
- Willingness to undertake further training
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1)
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
- Accredited courses in palliative care, tissue viability, Diabetes
- Mentor award
Experience
Essential
- Experience gained during Pre-Registration training
Desirable
- 2 years post registration experience
- Community nursing experience
- Experience of management of caseloads
Knowledge
Essential
- Variety of evidence based clinical skills
- Confidence to teach student nurses, trainee nursing associates, patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of evidence based nursing, multidisciplinary working, clinical governance
Desirable
- Competence in male and suprapubic catheterisation
- Venepuncture and IV therapy
- Cannulation
- Management of syringe drivers
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).
