Job summary
Are you a passionate, and caring nurse with a least two years' experience in community looking to progress and develop your clinical and leadership skills in a dynamic community nursing team?
If so, then we would like to meet you.
A vacancy has arisen within the Unplanned Care Team, which has an innovative approach to nursing care. It involves quick responses to patients in their home to assess, plan, manage and evaluate the presenting issue, prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, and help to facilitate early hospital discharges. You will support the clinical band-7 with the daily leadership and management of the team; and liaise with the wider multi-disciplinary team.
We are looking for a highly motivated applicant who is interested in meeting the challenge of working in the community with patients in their home setting. As part of the Unplanned care team, you will be working with a variety of disciplines within the multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes for patients. You'll be working on a rotational basis as part of a seven-day service covering 24-hours-a-day with the support of agile technology to help you deliver timely, high-quality care.
The successful candidate will have excellent clinical skills, demonstrate leadership qualities, implement high standards of patient care, and ensure a positive patient experience.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Community Nurse post is a predominantly clinical role with a split in role of 90% clinical and 10% Non-clinical work. As a Senior Community Nurse with a minimum of 12 months experience in community nursing post holders will utilise their knowledge, skills and expertise to assess, plan, implement, monitor and review patient care. Knowledge and Skills will be used to develop competencies and clinical knowledge with patients, carers, colleagues, students and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
As a Senior Community Staff Nurse post holders will also support the District Nurse Caseload holder with caseload management either on a planned care case load or unplanned care caseload and, have a key role in communicating important information through the team.
Unplanned services are committed to supporting your continued professional development and we will support you in your ongoing career aspirations.
If this is you, we'd love to hear from you.
Closing date: 15th September 2024
Shortlisting W/C 16th September
Interview Date: 3rd October 2024
About us
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trusts eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. 1st Level Registered nurse
2. Driving licence
3. Post Graduate qualification in specialist field or equivalent experience
Desirable
4. V300 Prescriber (or willing to undertake)
5. Evidence of further formal management study and/ or qualification
6. Long Term Conditions qualifications (or willing to undertake)
Skills
Essential
7. Understand principles and framework of Quality and Safety agenda (Clinical Governance)
8. Good organisational and presentation skills
9. Understanding of risk management issues
10. Ability to travel between multiple sites in fulfilment of job role
11. Excellent verbal and written. communication skills.
Desirable
12. Extended IT skills
13. European Computer Driving License (ECDL).
Experience
Essential
14. Working experience of complex care management
15. Experience of effective multi-disciplinary team working
Desirable
16. Experience of managing and developing staff from different professions
17. Experience of budgetary & financial management