Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Treatment Room Nurse

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Job summary

Are you a registered nurse looking for a role in treatment rooms. We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual who will be responsible for carrying out holistic and autonomous evidenced -based nursing care to patients attending clinics for consultations and treatments. You should be able to demonstrate ongoing professional development.

The post holder will provide a high standard of care, utilising clinical skills in the assessment, planning and implementation of pro-active care to a community population with nursing needs attending the Warrington Treatment Rooms service. The post holder will work in close collaboration with other professionals/stakeholders within the Warrington footprint.

If you are looking for flexibility with your working hours to support your work life balance, all flexible working requests will be considered in line with the needs of the service. We deliver clinics across 7 days with a mixture of day and evening clinics and therefore can consider flexibility with work hours.

Main duties of the job

Liaises with the Treatment Room Coordinator and District Nurses to ensure information sharing in relation to patient care / changes to care plan and the continuity of care and reviewing of complex care packages.

Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery.

Participate in providing a high-quality nursing service, utilising clinical knowledge and skills to effectively manage patients with a nursing need who attend the Treatment Rooms service.

Undertake holistic assessment of patients and develop, implement, and evaluate appropriate programmes of care for patients.

Providing professional leadership through being a role model, mentor, and practice educator to junior members of the team and students in response to patient/client need and service demand.

Participate in providing cost-effective, co-ordinated, and comprehensive clinical care based on the best current knowledge of treatment outcomes, with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.

Ensure that the nursing care of patients is based on valid evidence and conducted in accordance with relevant guidelines, formularies and/or protocols.

Demonstrate safe clinical decision making.

Travel to different clinic bases as required to meet the needs of the service.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Details

Date posted

25 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9835-WA23-221

Job locations

Orford Jubilee Park Health Centre

Jubilee Way

Warrington

WA2 8HE


Job description

Job responsibilities

To promote the health and well-being within the family unit and community as a whole.

Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs as the named nurse.

Plan, assess and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs.

To support the treatment room coordinator and team leader in the co-ordination of complex and continuing care.

Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC.

To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, and carers in complex and potentially challenging situations.

To competently perform clinical skills related to the post.

To be professionally responsible for a delegated caseload under the supervision of the Treatment Room Coordinator and team leader.

To work without direct supervision.

Act as a mentor for pre-registration nursing students.

Support the development of the nursing team by teaching and assessing junior members of the team including nursing auxiliaries.

Undertake mandatory in-house training and other training that supports the role.

Access clinical supervision.

Undertake training that is specific to the post.

Teaching of patients / carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain their optimum level of independence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To promote the health and well-being within the family unit and community as a whole.

Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs as the named nurse.

Plan, assess and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs.

To support the treatment room coordinator and team leader in the co-ordination of complex and continuing care.

Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC.

To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, and carers in complex and potentially challenging situations.

To competently perform clinical skills related to the post.

To be professionally responsible for a delegated caseload under the supervision of the Treatment Room Coordinator and team leader.

To work without direct supervision.

Act as a mentor for pre-registration nursing students.

Support the development of the nursing team by teaching and assessing junior members of the team including nursing auxiliaries.

Undertake mandatory in-house training and other training that supports the role.

Access clinical supervision.

Undertake training that is specific to the post.

Teaching of patients / carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain their optimum level of independence.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Adult)
  • NMC Registered

Desirable

  • Tissue Viability Qualification
  • Leg ulcer Qualification
  • V150 or V300 Prescribing Qualification
  • Mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant post registration experience
  • Previous community nursing experience

Desirable

  • Previous treatment room experience
  • Ear Care training

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
  • The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
  • Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Skills and knowledge to effectively manage wounds and leg ulcers (including compression bandaging and Doppler)
  • Effective communication skills
  • Good standards of record keeping
  • Knowledge of current national policies affecting the NHS
  • Knowledge of relevant NHS legislation
  • Knowledge of audit and research
  • Effective time keeping
  • Ability to show initiative and work autonomously

Desirable

  • Confident in the use of SystmOne
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Adult)
  • NMC Registered

Desirable

  • Tissue Viability Qualification
  • Leg ulcer Qualification
  • V150 or V300 Prescribing Qualification
  • Mentorship qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant post registration experience
  • Previous community nursing experience

Desirable

  • Previous treatment room experience
  • Ear Care training

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
  • The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
  • Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Skills and knowledge to effectively manage wounds and leg ulcers (including compression bandaging and Doppler)
  • Effective communication skills
  • Good standards of record keeping
  • Knowledge of current national policies affecting the NHS
  • Knowledge of relevant NHS legislation
  • Knowledge of audit and research
  • Effective time keeping
  • Ability to show initiative and work autonomously

Desirable

  • Confident in the use of SystmOne

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Orford Jubilee Park Health Centre

Jubilee Way

Warrington

WA2 8HE


Employer's website

http://bridgewater.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Orford Jubilee Park Health Centre

Jubilee Way

Warrington

WA2 8HE


Employer's website

http://bridgewater.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team

bchft.bch.recruitment@nhs.net

bchft.bch.recruitment@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

25 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9835-WA23-221

Job locations

Orford Jubilee Park Health Centre

Jubilee Way

Warrington

WA2 8HE


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