An exciting opportunity for a District Nurse has arisen in the Sudbury Community Health Team. The team are based in the modern Health Centre in Sudbury which is a historic market town surrounded by picturesque villages. The Sudbury Community Health Centre is the base for a wide range of other health professionals and agencies including Adult Social Care, mental health services and a GP practice so we are able to work together in a fully integrated way.
You will be providing nursing services to patients in the community and have the chance to work in an autonomous manner with the support of the wider multi disciplinary team within the hospital and across the West Suffolk Alliance. On site at the health centre you have access to a range of treatment facilities and may be involved in delivering nursing care in specialist clinics including managing the leg ulcer service and overseeing patients on the virtual ward.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the District Nurse role are to:
* Manage a caseload of complex patients with healthcare needs within a designated population, using specialist knowledge to carry out assessments.
Assess, develop and implement individualised and specialist nursing care programmes
Evaluate treatment interventions for the caseload and modify healthcare plans. Encourage the patient towards self-care and independence, using a health coaching approach and provide training, education and advice.
Work in partnership with other services, the patient and their family/carer to prevent inappropriate admission to acute hospital settings.
Support discharges into the community
Support patients on the virtual ward and develop the skill set within the community team so staff can respond to a wide range of patient's needs.
Effectively manage and oversee the triage of all referrals to the INT
Ensure all aspects of care offered by the team meet the agreed National, Professional and Local standards.
Be responsible for the coordination of the day-to-day planning and delivery of District Nursing services within the team, prioritising clinical needs and delegating where needed to provide an effective service
Undertake independent prescribing for own caseload within the limits of the postholders competence and the requirements of the nurse practitioner role.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description for more information
You will be using a wide range of nursing skills and will need to be confident in your assessment skills and in your ability to provide safe, effective treatments whilst working in a community setting.
You will have the chance to be fully involved in working with the MDT and integrating with Adult Social Care, hospice and hospital staff and will need to be committed to ongoing learning and development for yourself and the team.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
* oRegistered Nurse Level 1
* oDistrict Nurse Qualification
* oCurrent NMC registration
* oEvidence of continuing professional development
* oTeaching, learning and assessing qualification
* oTissue viability or leg ulcer management training
* oTeaching, learning and assessing, Level 7 or PGCE
Experience & Knowledge
* oExperience of leading a DN team
* oManagement of complex patients
* oBe responsible for management of complex cases sharing knowledge and skills with locality and community nurses to foster and grow knowledge and skills
* oAdvanced clinical assessment skills
* oAwareness and understanding of local and national priorities in relation to patients with long-term conditions
* oAwareness and understanding of local and National priorities in relation to Nursing
* oAwareness and understanding of local and National priorities in relation to integration
* oAbility to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working collaboratively and autonomously
* oManagement of a community team
* oExperience of interview and recruitment skills
* oUnderstanding and knowledge of the Health and Social Care Act
Skills & Abilities
* oAbility to work unsupervised and manage people
* oAbility to work across organisational and budgetary boundaries within an identified Locality
* oWorking in integrated team and style
* oExcellent communication skills (detail re complex situations)
* oWork in partnership with Alliance partners to deliver seamless care to patients and develop service
* oWork within the Alliance to identify and drive service developments and improvements
* oAbility to Travel to rural locations to meet the needs of the post
* oHealth Coaching skills or willingness to undertake
* oCannulation/IV therapy administration
* oCoaching skills
Personal Qualities
* oDemonstrate the Trust values
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.
£46,148 to £52,809 a yearPro rata per annum
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