Senior Out of Hours Nurse

Job responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, and develop careplans, using clinical reasoning skills, which may need to be delivered from a range ofoptions
• Assess patients holistic needs, communicate complex and sensitive information topatients and carers as to their assessment, diagnoses, prognosis, and treatment plan
• Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacityimpairment and other difficulties in comprehension, adjust explanations in order to gainunderstanding, consent and concordance.
• Use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patients cooperation in their caremanagement plan. Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied healthcare professions, and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and careco-ordinated appropriately
• Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting iscompleted on a daily basis
• Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools,advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills
• Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions
• If exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products, utilise universalprecautions and adhere to infection control policies
• To assess patients with long term conditions, the frail and elderly, palliative care toachieve quality of life and independence where possible
• To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital
• To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital
• Undertake risk assessments and complete incident forms as required and act uponthem appropriately
• To undertake clinical shifts and patient visits to maintain own nursing competencies
• Utilise mobile working and promote the usage within the OOH Team

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered general nurse
• Clinical Assessor & Supervisor training
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Consultation skills

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working at a relevant level within the community setting
• Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses

Skills

Essential

• Good communicator
• Highly motivated
• Able to provide high standards of care
• Tact & diplomacy
• Empathy & sensitivity
• Ability to use own initiative
• Ability to manage stressful situations
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data/patient records
• A team player
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs

Communication

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Good observational & reporting skills
• Good interpersonal skills

Personal and people development

Essential

• Professional appearance
• Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments, manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg, manoeuvre patients using handling aids
• Be reliable

Personal attributes

Essential

• Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.

Other

Essential

• Must hold full and valid and driving licence and have access to a vehicle
• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language
• The post holder be required to work shifts over a seven day period
• The post holder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary
• Must hold full and valid and driving licence and have access to a vehicle
• Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language

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).