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Nurse (Adults' Health and Care) HCC616279

Hampshire County Council

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Job summary

As a Nurse you'll deliver a broad range of healthcare services to older people with mental and physical health needs, offering long term dementia care and bed based reablement for hospital leavers, so no two days are ever the same.

You'll deal with clinical diagnosis and treatment, be responsible for the whole patient experience and build relationships with the people in your care. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do, and our sole aim is to give them the dignity, respect and independence they deserve.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be responsible for:

  • Provision of person-centred, professional nursing care to residents within Older Adults nursing homes and Short-Term Services.
  • Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care plans for a designated number of residents.
  • Maintaining accurate records on resident care and reporting clinical and non-clinical events to assist with internal and external audits.
  • Supervising, mentoring, supporting and educating more junior staff in the home.
  • Liaising with other healthcare professionals and work in collaboration with other members of the multidisciplinary team, ensuring a timely escalation when needed.
  • Promoting good practice to achieve continuous improvements in nursing care and assist with audit trials and bench marking clinical services within the home.

Day to day tasks may include:

  • Phlebotomy, injections, syringe pumps, insertion/removal of urinary catheters and removal of sutures.
  • Dealing with wounds.
  • Supporting end of life care.
  • Involving and engaging with residents and their families during the care planning process

Safeguarding

  • All employees will be required to adhere to internal safeguarding policies, procedures and guidance, taking action and raising concerns as appropriate. Where a professional code of conduct applies to the role, this must also be adhered to.
  • All employees will be required to have an understanding and awareness of the specific responsibilities placed on individuals who care for vulnerable adults.

About us

Our vision, is to help people to live long, healthy and happy lives, with the maximum possible independence. Where support is needed, we work together, focus on personal strengths and what is possible, identifying the best solutions that enable members of the community to live the best life they can with the help they have around them. Every member of our team, whether in a frontline or support role, is personally and professionally accountable for delivering the Vision for Adults' Health and Care in Hampshire.

Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£30,859 to £33,951 a year plus market supplement of £6,000 pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Annualised hours

Reference number

F0017-24-0031

Job locations

12 Rowner Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO13 0EW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Our homesprovide the right environment for you to deliver theoutstanding careour residents deserve.As a qualified Nurse with current NMC registration, youll be responsible for the whole patient experience, dealing with clinical diagnosis and treatment. Surrounded by a well-resourced multi-disciplinary team, youll be fully supported in your role to provide the highest quality, person-centred care to our residents.

Your knowledge and understanding of elderly care and experience of involving residents, families or carers in care planning, monitoring and evaluating services is essential. With fantastic relationship building skills, youll share our commitment to creating an inclusive culture, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

The Nurses on the front line of our Adults Health and Care service do so much more than care, they transform lives. Our Nurses are caregivers, advocates and true heroes of healthcare. We value them for the fantastic work they do.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our homesprovide the right environment for you to deliver theoutstanding careour residents deserve.As a qualified Nurse with current NMC registration, youll be responsible for the whole patient experience, dealing with clinical diagnosis and treatment. Surrounded by a well-resourced multi-disciplinary team, youll be fully supported in your role to provide the highest quality, person-centred care to our residents.

Your knowledge and understanding of elderly care and experience of involving residents, families or carers in care planning, monitoring and evaluating services is essential. With fantastic relationship building skills, youll share our commitment to creating an inclusive culture, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

The Nurses on the front line of our Adults Health and Care service do so much more than care, they transform lives. Our Nurses are caregivers, advocates and true heroes of healthcare. We value them for the fantastic work they do.

Person Specification

Behaviours

Essential

  • Responsible, accountable and flexible when making decisions and
  • deciding actions.
  • Flexible and can positively respond to the changing needs of the
  • service and people who use it.
  • Promotes inclusion and diversity, demonstrating this through behaviour,
  • language and interaction.
  • Shows compassion, empathy and respect.
  • Is committed to demonstrating the organisation's values and
  • behaviours in your work.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Nurse with current NMC registration.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Essential

  • Good knowledge and understanding of elderly care and the Health and
  • Social Care agenda.
  • Good working knowledge of clinical governance standards.
  • An understanding of how care is delivered in a social care setting.
  • Experience of working in a relevant health or social care setting.
  • Experience of involving residents/families or carers in care planning,
  • monitoring and evaluating services.
  • Good clinical skills.
  • Able to provide direct care for Older Adults.
  • Good communication skills and able to overcome barriers to
  • communication where necessary, demonstrating patience.
  • Able to engage and communicate effectively with people who may have
  • specific communication needs.
  • Able to build/sustain effective professional relationships with a range
  • of people, including residents, their friends and relatives, colleagues
  • and members of the wider multi- disciplinary team.
  • Shows empathy and understanding of the emotional and social needs
  • of older people and is able to effectively support these.
  • Able to advocate on behalf of residents and to raise their needs
  • appropriately.
  • Professionally discreet, diplomatic and able to respect confidentiality.
  • Resilient and able to work effectively under pressure, adapting
  • positively to changing situations and demands.
  • Basic IT skills/or a willingness to undertake training.
  • Good organisational skills for managing your own time.
  • Able to work successfully as part of a team.
  • Be responsible, accountable and flexible when making decisions.
  • Able to identify new developments in Health and suggest relevant
  • changes for the service.
  • Able to support and mentor students and more junior colleagues within
  • the team.
Person Specification

Behaviours

Essential

  • Responsible, accountable and flexible when making decisions and
  • deciding actions.
  • Flexible and can positively respond to the changing needs of the
  • service and people who use it.
  • Promotes inclusion and diversity, demonstrating this through behaviour,
  • language and interaction.
  • Shows compassion, empathy and respect.
  • Is committed to demonstrating the organisation's values and
  • behaviours in your work.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified Nurse with current NMC registration.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Essential

  • Good knowledge and understanding of elderly care and the Health and
  • Social Care agenda.
  • Good working knowledge of clinical governance standards.
  • An understanding of how care is delivered in a social care setting.
  • Experience of working in a relevant health or social care setting.
  • Experience of involving residents/families or carers in care planning,
  • monitoring and evaluating services.
  • Good clinical skills.
  • Able to provide direct care for Older Adults.
  • Good communication skills and able to overcome barriers to
  • communication where necessary, demonstrating patience.
  • Able to engage and communicate effectively with people who may have
  • specific communication needs.
  • Able to build/sustain effective professional relationships with a range
  • of people, including residents, their friends and relatives, colleagues
  • and members of the wider multi- disciplinary team.
  • Shows empathy and understanding of the emotional and social needs
  • of older people and is able to effectively support these.
  • Able to advocate on behalf of residents and to raise their needs
  • appropriately.
  • Professionally discreet, diplomatic and able to respect confidentiality.
  • Resilient and able to work effectively under pressure, adapting
  • positively to changing situations and demands.
  • Basic IT skills/or a willingness to undertake training.
  • Good organisational skills for managing your own time.
  • Able to work successfully as part of a team.
  • Be responsible, accountable and flexible when making decisions.
  • Able to identify new developments in Health and suggest relevant
  • changes for the service.
  • Able to support and mentor students and more junior colleagues within
  • the team.

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).

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.

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

Hampshire County Council

Address

12 Rowner Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO13 0EW


Employer's website

https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire County Council

Address

12 Rowner Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO13 0EW


Employer's website

https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

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Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£30,859 to £33,951 a year plus market supplement of £6,000 pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Annualised hours

Reference number

F0017-24-0031

Job locations

12 Rowner Road

Gosport

Hampshire

PO13 0EW


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