Senior Community Staff Nurse/District Nurse (Copeland)
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Are you ready for a challenge? If you have the appetite to work as part of a team that is setting out on this transformational journey, the skills required to meet the role of a senior nurse and want to play a part in our change story we would love to hear from you.
Copeland District Nurses are an emerging, unique and diverse team that put people at the heart of what we do. The ICC empowers and engages its workforce to improve care and wellbeing, by delivering better health and better care in partnership. The ICC is a well-established team with long-standing working relationships with many different partners and stakeholders. Effective collaboration with Primary Care, Social Care and multiple charities and third sector providers enables us to deliver a wide range of services to the population we serve, covering in a mixture of urban and rural locations and have good team spirit and resilience.
We are looking to appoint a motivated and enthusiastic Senior Community Staff Nurse to work as part of our dedicated Community Nursing team and the wider ICC. The role involves the delivery of holistic, patient-centred care in the community as well as complex caseload management. The successful applicant will be expected to liaise and work with the primary health care team and other Health and Social Care professionals in care provision. This is an exciting time of change and development within the ICC which provides an opportunity for professional development.
Main duties of the job
You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work within a changing environment and have good communication skills. The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate the ability to work on your own, and also as part of a team. You will be supported by the District Nursing Team Leads and Band 6 District/Senior Community Nurses to deliver nursing care covering weekdays, weekends, bank holidays and evenings.
* Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
* If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
This role requires you to demonstrate the skills and knowledge to support the provision of high-quality care, to support patients with complex needs within the community setting, and to support the Team Lead to provide clinical leadership and operational management of the community nurse team along with management of the clinical caseload for the team. Community experience is therefore desirable.
This is an excellent opportunity for dedicated and committed registered nurses who are looking to develop their clinical skills and expertise in caring for patients, working closely with health and social care colleagues to prevent hospital admission, facilitate hospital discharge and promote independence.
About us
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':
Being a clinically led organisation
Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
A positive patient experience every time
A great place to work
Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
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Healthcare Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.
* Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
* If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
* youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
* the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Level 1 registered nursing qualification
* Evidence of continuous professional development to degree level or equivalent experience
* Post Registration qualification in Acute and Chronic disease management
* Nurse Prescribing
* Specialist qualification in Community Nursing or equivalent
Experience
* Ability to use initiative, prioritise effectively.
* Demonstrate evidence to work as part of a team
* Demonstrate evidence to motivate team/peers and manage change
* Problem solving skills and critical decision making
* Leadership of a team
* Operational clinical management of a team
* Knowledge of changing health agenda and impact for community nursing
* Demonstrate recent community experience
Knowledge
* Demonstrable understanding of the extent of the role.
* Broad knowledge base of acute and chronic conditions.
* Understanding of scope of professional practice.
* Understanding of reflective practice and its application.
* Self awareness and appreciation of limitations.
* Knowledge of changing way health services are being planned and delivered
* Awareness of current changes in the delivery of healthcare and the impact on community services
Skills and Aptitudes
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to maintain confidentiality.
* Enthusiasm and ability to work as part of a team.
* Post registration clinical skills
Personal Circumstances
* Able to travel independently
* Able to work 24/7 and flexibly across a range of in-patient and community settings.
Other requirements
* Promote equality and value diversity (level 3)
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.
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
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