Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Community Assessment Unit and Urgent Care Response Service
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has an opportunity for a Band 5 Registered General Nurse to join the Community Assessment Unit at Petersfield Hospital and work with the Urgent Care Response (UCR) team in the community. The post is a 30-hour-per-week substantive post covering the Southeast Hampshire area.
You will be working within the outpatient Community Assessment Unit clinic setting at Petersfield Hospital and in the community setting where you will be responding to the urgent care needs of service users in their own homes. You will be following agreed processes and procedures to deliver safe and effective care for service users in the outpatient clinic.
This is an excellent opportunity if you enjoy having varied work experience and want to broaden your knowledge and skills in both a clinic and community setting. This role is critical to preventing hospital admissions as part of the Ageing Well agenda and monitoring patients in their own home as part of the UCR virtual ward.
This position involves a proportionate amount of time driving when carrying out UCR visits, therefore you will need to be a car owner and have access to a vehicle for work with the correct level of insurance.
Main duties of the job
Upholding all standards as identified by the NMC including the Code of Professional conduct, Documentation and Medicines Management, the post holder will work as an active member of the Community Assessment Unit at Petersfield Hospital and as part of the Urgent Care Response team to provide a high quality, efficient and effective service to patients.
To assist in the delivery of effective assessments for patients with complex health and social care needs. To work alongside Consultant Geriatricians, GPs with Specialist Interest, Nurses, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to provide a high standard of individualised nursing care in accordance with agreed policies and utilising an evidence-based approach. To be responsible for the assessment of patients' needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of planned treatment.
The post holder will be a Registered General Nurse and will continue to develop their role through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies to be determined by the needs of the patients, the service and the team.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse Level 1 - Adult
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.
£29,970 to £36,483 a year Based on full time hours
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