This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse with relevant experience to join our established integrated intermediate care team. The Collaborative Care Teams have undergone developments and in the CQC report, our team is described as an outstanding example of community working.
The service receives referrals from a wide range of health and social care professionals, with the aim of supporting patients with a health related crisis at home. The goal is to avoid an acute hospital admission and/or support early discharge. We also provide support to patients who require out of hours district nursing and provide input to people accessing intermediate care beds in the community.
Main duties of the job
In addition, the Collaborative Care Teams provide support to patients within their own homes that require IV therapy, this includes clinical assessment of patients, management and escalation of unwell patients, patient centred care planning, administration of IV medication, peripheral cannulation and on-going care of cannulas, venepuncture and management of Central Venous Access Devices.
We offer a robust induction programme, on the job training, annual appraisal, 1:1 supervision and opportunities for development. We encourage applicants to contact us if they are interested in this post so you can see first-hand how the team functions and learn about this fantastic opportunity.
This is a 24 hour a day 7 days a week service operating 365 days a year therefore the post holder will be expected to work shift patterns to cover the service including Early, Lates, Long Days, Nights or a combination of both and have access to own transport.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KEY ROLE - MANAGE CARE
* Work in collaboration with the Team Leader, and other members of the team to assess individuals health and social care needs,
* Provide time limited programmes of care for individuals:
* to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital or
* to facilitate early discharge from hospital or
* to meet rehabilitation needs to promote and maintain independence
* Contribute to the planning, implementation, monitoring and review of programmes of care for individuals with the Team Leader, and other members of the team and ensure a smooth transition of care to other providers e.g. District Nurse, Home Care
* Manage and Co-ordinate caseload in absence of Team Leader or Sister.
* Assess risk, which affects the health and safety of individuals, and care givers.
* Ensure agreed standards of care are achieved
* To support individuals in self-management of long term conditions
* Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.
* Enable people to manage disability, loss and change.
* Contribute to the protection of individuals from abuse.
* Develop innovative approaches to engage traditionally hard to reach and challenging groups
* Work in collaboration with other agencies to develop pathways of care for individuals to facilitate early discharge from hospital or prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital.
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse (Adult)
* Current NMC registration
* Post qualification clinical experience
Desirable
* Diploma in a relevant health care topic/working towards
* Teaching/Assessing qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
* Experience of working as part of a multi disciplinary team
Desirable
* Palliative care experience
* Cannulation experience
* Phlebotomy experience
* Community nursing experience
* Wound management
Other
Essential
* Able to accommodate flexible working
* Access to your own transport for work purposes
* Full UK Driving Licence
Employer details
Employer name
Address
Skipton General Hospital
Skipton Road
Keighley
BD23 2RJ
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