**previous applicants need not apply**
To provide effective nursing care for patients in their own homes and other community settings supporting the Urgent Community Response and NHS@Home teams. The focus of this service will be to provide amultidisciplinary response that requires an assessment and clinical management plan within a set time frame, helping to prevent admission to secondary care and promote early discharge from hospital. To work closely with the teams who provide planned and unplanned care and develop strong working relationships with the GP, multidisciplinary teams, and social care services in the delivery of care. To ensure that the care provided maintains the dignity and respect of the individual and promotes theircomfort, wellbeing, and independence at all times.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a Band 5 clinician for our integrated Urgent Community Response and NHS@Home services based in Swindon within our Integrated Community Care division of GWH. Maintaining care for patients in the home environment is what we aspire to achieve, avoiding inappropriate transfer to hospital and promoting and facilitating effective discharge from hospital back into the home environment. With the appropriate level of clinical skill, training and support you will develop and embed the skills and confidence to work autonomously with patients in their own home, with support from the wider experienced team. This role would be suitable for a Registered General nurse who is looking to develop or expand their transferable skills within the community setting. We are fully supportive of professional development to enable you to enhance your skill and knowledge and provide opportunities for career progression.
We provide a service between the hours of 8am and 22.00pm across a 7 days service and work collaboratively with our community nursing day and night services and specialist community services.
About us
Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* Deliver care within operational and clinical protocols that support safe high quality practice including assessment, developing care plans, and maintaining associated records.
* Contribute to the leadership, management and organisation of the service team as required, ensuring a standard of care that is evidence based and clinically effective.
* Deliver high quality nursing care appropriate to the band and experience, working alongside the clinical teams across community services.
* To accept delegated tasks from the senior clinicians on duty and escalate concerns appropriately to senior colleagues.
* To support in the clinical management and assessment of patients who are supported by the remote home monitoring system Doccla.
* The post holder will work in an enabling model, empowering the service user and family carers to identify their strengths. This will include assessment, developing care plans, setting treatment objectives, and maintaining associated records.
* To ensure that documentation is completed in a timely way according to the NMC professional standards.
* Ensure that all service users have an up-to-date evidence-based care plan that meets their needs.
* Promote use of a person-centred approach and ensure that autonomy and choice are embedded into the philosophy of clinical care, utilising the use of remote technology when appropriate to provide ongoing monitoring of patient condition.
Please see Job Description for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* RN (Adult) first or second level registration or Registered Paramedic and currently registered with the NMC
* Evidence of continuing professional development relevant for Band 5 post
* Extended skills such as Intravenous therapy, catheterisation, phlebotomy.
Experience
Essential
* Systematic approaches to assessment, planning and evaluation of needs led care.
* Broad range of clinical experience transferable to the community setting
* Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable
* Life experiences that have enhanced professional development
* Relevant community experience
Knowledge
Essential
* Good written and oral communication skills.
* Knowledge of legislation affecting professional practice.
* Good IT skills.
* Present their application and supporting information in a clear reflective manner.
Desirable
* Awareness of current changes in the NHS.
* Up to date professional knowledge in their current area of practice.
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Swindon District Centre
Thamesdown Drive
Swindon
SN25 4AN
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