Community Sister/ Charge nurse/ District Nurse
Compassionate, Caring and wanting flexible hours? Start your journey with Horsham PCN!
We are looking for a District Nurse / Community Sister/Charge Nurse to join our multidisciplinary community team. This includes coordinating and delegating individual patient care by working across boundaries within secondary and social care settings. The role is that of a caseload holder, providing clinical case management for patients with complex health needs who are at risk of deterioration which may result in declining quality of life, avoidable hospital admissions, or an unnecessary length of hospital stay.
Are you a caring and dedicated nursing professional seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of our rural community? Look no further - we're looking for passionate individuals like you to join our exceptional Community Nursing Team!
We are based in Horsham Hospital and cover a large geographical area including Cowfold, Rudgwick, Southwater, Roffey, and Horsham.
Main duties of the job
Some of your main duties will include (but are not exclusive to):
1. In conjunction with other key professionals, you will be accountable for a patient caseload and delegate responsibility to other professionals within the multidisciplinary team.
2. To apply advanced assessment of physical, mental, and social care needs to provide clinical care and health promoting interventions that help avoid unnecessary hospital admission.
3. To interpret clinical signs and symptoms and diagnostic tests in order to develop a treatment plan and/or treatment in conjunction with medical practitioners as appropriate. Provide advanced clinical advice to the wider healthcare team to improve outcomes of patient care.
4. Enable patients to be as independent as possible, facilitating a range of self-management strategies.
5. Ability to develop and analyse audit, interpret data, and use findings to enhance clinical practice.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, and adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us
* Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support.
* Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county.
* Supportive flexible working patterns such as part-time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options.
* Excellent training and development opportunities.
* Research opportunities.
* Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton.
* Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+, and Religion and Belief staff networks.
* Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
* Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA).
* Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast.
* Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.
Job responsibilities
Some of your key responsibilities will include (but are not exclusive to):
* To case manage a designated caseload of patients and manage/delegate the delivery of care by the integrated team.
* To support the team leader and clinical lead in the processes for providing, monitoring, and improving the quality of care provided to patients. This includes risk management, complying with and contributing to CQC requirements, and clinical audit.
* To have oversight of all clinical areas, facilitating junior staff to lead on specific areas.
* To deputise for the Clinical Nurse Lead as and when necessary. To assist in the recruitment of staff, appraisal process, risk assessment process, complaints, and the performance management process.
* To provide clinical supervision/peer review including active clinical leadership and mentorship to junior colleagues.
* To be aware of the Trust financial position and the implications on service delivery. To be aware of the cost of equipment/supplies used and to meet the needs of the patient and service in a cost-effective way, including overseeing the management of clinical stock and maintenance of equipment in accordance with Trust policy.
* To review role in practice and participate in the appraisal process to identify development needs and agree realistic personal development plans.
* To act as a practice assessor for staff and students.
Person Specification
* Registered General Nurse.
* Post registration study.
* Community Specialist Practice qualification.
* Case Management experience.
* Minimum 2 years community experience.
* 4 years post registration experience.
Skills and Knowledge
* Range of clinical skills suitable to community.
* Experience of Case Management.
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.
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