Staff Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board is a dynamic organisation with a shared management team. We operate as an open, supportive, and innovative team to ensure we work efficiently and effectively to improve healthcare and wellbeing for local people.

The post holder will:

Assist the ICB in delivering its commissioning responsibilities as required in The National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care.

Undertake clinical assessments and reviews of Continuing Healthcare eligibility for adults of all ages utilising the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing care.

Work with professionals, providers, individuals and their families and/or representatives to make determinations regarding nursing care need requirements for new and existing service users.

Support in monitoring the standards of care delivered by care providers, giving advice and guidance to care staff regarding individual service users care needs in line with clinical governance.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical

Utilise experiential knowledge and clinical skills to ensure effective application and interpretation of the National Framework for the NHS Continuing Health Care and NHS Funded Nursing Care.

Work collaboratively with other health and social care colleagues across the system to assist in the determination of an individuals care needs in accordance with the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and Funded Nursing Care.

Educates, informs, and advises patients/carers/relatives to support informed choice.

To ensure that care packages are monitored on behalf of the ICB and that the service that has been commissioned for that individual is being delivered as agreed.

To identify any concerns about the care of individuals and take appropriate action to advise on improvements required and where necessary inform the relevant agencies in accordance with local safeguarding agreements.

Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records and facilitate, support, maintain and improve record keeping systems.

Communication

Assess for and communicate sensitive and complex medical/nursing information/needs effectively to patients and carers. Even where there may be barriers to understanding such as mental health problems.

The post holder will require good verbal and written communication skills to communicate with patients, their families and other professionals. The production of accurate, detailed and comprehensive reports is essential.

Communicates sensitive and complex medical/nursing information effectively, accurately, and concisely to colleagues and professionals of other agencies.

Has a knowledge of the pathway and signpost people with verbal complaints - including other professionals, patients, carers, and relatives.

Education, Teaching and Training

Educates, with regard to Continuing Care, nursing and social care staff of other agencies within both the private and public sectors.

Participates in training and induction of new staff members to Continuing Care, evaluating and feeding back information.

To undertake training as identified appropriate to the role and identified through the appraisal process.

To maintain the confidential nature of clinical and management information within the requirements of the Data Protection Act, Caldicott guidelines and Trust Policies with regard to confidentiality.

Operational

Has an understanding of other agencies policies and procedures and to work in accordance with relevant legislation and acts, including The Community Care Act and Mental Health Act.

To have knowledge of record keeping systems for audit and resource development at local level.

Developing and Maintaining Relationships

Actively works towards developing and maintaining effective working relationships both within and out of the CCG.

Fosters and maintains strong links with all Services across the CCG, developing key contact points within Care and Corporate services.

Develops and maintains good relationships with patients, carers, colleagues and professionals from other agencies in both the public and private sectors.

Explores the potential for collaborative working and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships.

General

The post holder will:

Treat people with dignity and respect.

Maintain a high standard of professional and personal conduct.

Develop a culture that promotes equality and values diversity. The post holder must be aware of and committed to the equality and diversity policies of the organisation.

Ensure the principles of openness, transparency and candour are observed and upheld in all working practices.

Ensure compliance with all mandatory and statutory training relevant to the post.

Be familiar with and adhere to the safeguarding policies, procedures, and guidelines for both children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect. This must be in conjunction with the Multi-agency Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults at risk of abuse or neglect Multi- Agency Policy, Protocols and guidelines.

Ensure that any infection prevention and control issues are reported appropriately.

Be aware of and adhere to the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Act and to ensure their own safety and the safety of others.

Maintain confidentiality and adhere to the principles of data security and data protection.

Follow a professional Code of Conduct, where relevant to the post.

Participate in the organisational appraisal process.

Be expected to undertake ongoing professional and personal development in line with the responsibilities of the post.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. It describes the main duties and responsibilities of the post. It may be subject to change in accordance with developing organisational and service needs and wherever necessary, will follow appropriate consultation with the post holder. The post holder may be directed to complete other duties according to organisational requirements. These duties will always be reasonable and commensurate with the skills of the post holder and level of the post.

Safeguarding

To familiarise with, and adhere to the safeguarding policies, procedures, and guidelines for both children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect. This must be in conjunction with the Multi-agency Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults at risk of abuse or neglect Multi- Agency Policy, Protocols, and guidelines.

Attend mandatory safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect training and updating relevant to their position and role.

Promote an ethos of encouraging best practice regarding safeguarding matters.

Manages Self

Maintains the highest standards of conduct and integrity within organisation adhering to relevant Codes of Conduct.

Participate in the organisations appraisal system, matching organisational aims with individual objectives.

Plans and manages own workload to weekly, monthly and annual timescales to ensure continuity of service.

Complies with all organisational and statutory requirements.

Ensures that a professional service and image is maintained at all times.

Leads in line with agreed values.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (part 1 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register as a registered Nurse
• Educated to degree level or relevant clinical training and experience to degree equivalent level in related function
• Experience of direct patient care involving people with complex health needs.

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of up-to-date clinical practice Evidence of on-going professional development
• Experience of working to and achieving tight deadlines
• Evidence of patient facing experience and ability to manage challenging situations
• Knowledge of working with persons with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and/or adverse mental health experiences.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and the Mental Capacity Act and associated guidance/policies.
• Hospital or Community nursing experience

Skills & Behaviours

Essential

• Has a planed and organised approach to work with an ability to prioritise their own workload in order to meet strict deadlines
• Skilled in the assessment of patient care needs
• Flexible and responsive to a change environment and solution focused approach to addressing issues and barriers
• Able to work both independently where required and as a team and corporate player
• Able to regulate behaviour even when challenged Is open and honest and acts with integrity

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills.
• Able to adapt complex information to be understood by the intended audience and able to articulate care needs and recommendations of health care requirements (both written and verbal)
• Able to think conceptually, understanding and recognising complex situations / information using demonstrable assessment skills to decide the best course of action and able to use judgment skills to m

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Independently mobile in order to be able to work across a number of sites across West Yorkshire and travel as required

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

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

Address

2nd Floor, Westgate House

Halifax

West Yorkshire

HX1 1PW

Employer's website

http://www.westyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)