Job summary
Working within an Integrated Health and Social Care Team, The Urgent Community Response in Telford is a well-established service that has been commissioned in partnership with Shropshire Community Health Trust and the Local Council to provide rapid assessment, urgent care, treatment, and support for patients with acute episodes of ill health or a deteriorating chronic condition that shows signs of heading towards a crisis.
We are looking for a Registered Staff nurse who shares our passion for providing excellent quality of care and can deliver a recommended and agreed nursing treatment / care plan to service users in their own home as an alternative to being treated in an acute hospital environment, in line with the Urgent Community Response national standards.
Main duties of the job
As a service which is at the forefront of the NHS Long Term Plan agenda to develop Urgent Community Response services and improve our local system responsiveness to managing community health crisis response services, the role on offer represents an ideal opportunity for a Registered Staff Nurse to join the established Multidisciplinary Team and continue to help shape our future. Working alongside medics, social workers, therapists, and in partnership with GPs, Shropdoc, 111 WMAS, CCC and other healthcare professionals your role will be to ensure the continuation of a seamless service to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
The successful applicants will require the appropriate skills and knowledge outlined in the person specification, and be registered with the NMC, as well as share the Trusts vision to provide assessment and delivery of comprehensive, holistic, evidence-based nursing and care support for the management of acutely unwell patients referred to the Telford UCR.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the assessment of patient care and develop, implement, and evaluate a programme of care using specialist, analytical and judgmental skills based on sound research findings to assist with admission avoidance.
To work as an unsupervised practitioner in the administration, security, and control of controlled drugs, adhering to NMC standards for the administration of medicines and the Trust's Pharmaceutical Code of Practice. To assess and interpret complex facts and situations when caring for acute and chronic patient conditions. To administer intravenous therapy via peripheral and long lines and to undertake cannulation. To maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous records using a problem-solving approach with a theoretical framework. To maintain accurate and up to date manual and electronic records in accordance with SCHT operational and clinical guidelines.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the assessment of patient care and develop, implement, and evaluate a programme of care using specialist, analytical and judgmental skills based on sound research findings to assist with admission avoidance.
To work as an unsupervised practitioner in the administration, security, and control of controlled drugs, adhering to NMC standards for the administration of medicines and the Trust's Pharmaceutical Code of Practice. To assess and interpret complex facts and situations when caring for acute and chronic patient conditions. To administer intravenous therapy via peripheral and long lines and to undertake cannulation. To maintain clear, accurate and contemporaneous records using a problem-solving approach with a theoretical framework. To maintain accurate and up to date manual and electronic records in accordance with SCHT operational and clinical guidelines.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifactions
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Previous community experience
- Pre or post registration experience in general nursing practice
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi-agency health / social care environment
- Experience and knowledge of IT basic administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel etc)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes
- Ability to carry out comprehensive holistic nursing assessment
- Awareness of current community nursing skills
- Awareness of changing healthcare factors influencing change
Person Specification
Training and Qualifactions
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Previous community experience
- Pre or post registration experience in general nursing practice
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience of working in a multi disciplinary / multi-agency health / social care environment
- Experience and knowledge of IT basic administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel etc)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes
- Ability to carry out comprehensive holistic nursing assessment
- Awareness of current community nursing skills
- Awareness of changing healthcare factors influencing change
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).
