TB Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for their designated workload within their speciality area without supervision and will have access to support from a senior clinician

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of patients care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of patient care working within an integrated Neighbourhood Team

1. Clinical

1.1 Act as a named clinician for a group of patients and ensure that they are effectively case managed by having regular discussions and oversight from the case manager within the Caseload Cluster and conducting regular joint caseload reviews

1.2 Holistically assess and review the needs of patients in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team members to ensure all identified needs are addressed

1.3 Electronically plan patient visits and maintain own electronic diary management for patient care to make every contact count

1.4 Actively participate in daily handover meetings and safety huddles to plan and evaluate patient care

1.5 Refer and present patient cases requiring a multi-disciplinary approach to the monthly case management meeting and work with members of the team to plan and deliver future care

1.6 Manage the safe transfer of care between care providers and make appropriate referrals to other care providers outside of the integrated team

1.7 Work in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct

1.8 Maintain documentation standards, whether written or electronic in accordance with NMC and LCH guidelines

1.9 Use a health coaching approach wherever possible to empower patients and carers and promote self-care

1.10 Communicate with patients and/or their family/carer to ensure they are involved in agreeing goals with regard to their identified needs and have access to appropriate information to make informed decisions

1.11 Participate in teaching, supervising and assessing student nurses and other members of staff, working towards sign off mentorship status in line with NT requirements

1.12 Balance clinical risk and clinical decision making against context, ensuring patients receive safe, effective and timely care

1.13 Maintain and deliver compassionate patient focused care in accordance with LCH guidelines, policies, values and behaviours

1.14 Support the senior clinicians to triage referrals and unplanned work, delegating to appropriate individuals within their scope of practice

1.15 Demonstrate clinical competence with regards to care delivery and treatment using defined competencies in areas including wound care, palliative care and management of long term conditions

1.16 Comply with the organisations Infection Prevention and Control requirements, including bare below the elbows dress code for staff with a direct care role

1.17 Demonstrate good insight, knowledge and adherence to Trust Safeguarding policies and procedures to safeguard the health and wellbeing of vulnerable adults and children

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional degree or diploma in relevant field
• Appropriate statutory professional body registration

Desirable

• N/A

Experience

Essential

• Experience or pre-registration experience in the clinical field or a closely related clinical area

Desirable

• Working in community or primary care based teams

Attitudes and behaviour

Essential

• Essential
• Displays care, compassion, sensitivity and responsiveness to other peoples feelings and needs
• Able to work as part of a team, co-operating to work together and in conjunction with others and willing to help and assist wherever possible and appropriate appreciating the value of diversity in the workplace
• Able to develop, establish and maintain positive relationships with others both internal and external to the organisation and with patients and their carers
• Able to work under pressure, dealing with peaks and troughs in workload
• Positive and flexible attitude to dealing with change; able to respond to the changing needs of the patient in an appropriate and timely manner;
• willing to change and accept change and to explore new ways of doing things and approaches
• Highly motivated and reliable
• Has a strong degree of personal integrity; able to adhere to standards of conduct based on a culture of equality and fairness

Desirable

• Assessment, planning and evaluation skills
• Analytical and creative problem solving skills
• Workload management including delegation of tasks
• Competent IT skills e.g. word processing, email in order to maintain electronic patient records
• Effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex or potentially distressing information to patients / carers
• Risk assessment skills
• Reflective practice skills

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

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Beeston Hill Health Centre

123 Cemetery Road

Beeston Leeds

LS11 8LH

Employer's website

https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)