To provide skilled nursing care working under the supervision of the District Nurse Team Lead (DNTL) to patients in a variety of community settings.
The post holder will undertake community nursing duties involving delivery of nursing services and holistic assessments of patient's health needs using a person-centred approach. This includes providing quality and seamless nursing care to housebound patients and being proactive in co-ordinating their care needs as appropriate, avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or long-term care institutions. In addition, the post holder will be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery.
Main duties of the job
1. Establish and maintain good working relationship with colleagues, the primary health care team and other health and social services providers, to provide a comprehensive service to patients and carers.
2. To organise and prioritise own work without direct supervision, reporting any issues, concerns, or personal limitations to the DN Team Lead.
3. Participate in the supervision and co-ordination of the work of junior staff on a day-to-day basis and in the absence of the DN Team Lead/ Deputy Team Lead.
4. To attend and participate in team, Locality, and other relevant Trust meetings.
5. Take appropriate action regarding any accident or incident to patient, staff, or visitor within the scope of the post holder's responsibility and in line with Trust guidelines.
6. To be responsible for the care and safe keeping of equipment issued for personal and team use and to report any defect or loss.
7. Be a member of working parties and groups considering aspects of the service and professional practice as required.
About us
We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:
* stay well
* manage their own health with the right support
* avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Our vision: deliver great care closer to home.
Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence. This includes Chronic disease management, end of life care, continence promotion and wound management. Specific skills include phlebotomy, administration of medication via syringe drivers and intravenous therapy, PEG management, urinary catheterisation and tracheostomy suctioning.
2. Act as a Named Nurse with the support and supervision of the DN Team Lead. To take continued responsibility for the holistic health needs assessment including care planning, evaluation and appropriate implementation of health care and ensuring continuity of care following referral from acute care, rehabilitation units, GPs and other agencies.
3. Undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological, and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process and including the needs of carers. To provide individualised and person-centred care plans that provide monitoring and promotion of self-care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
4. Act as the patients advocate and to facilitate the patients own choices with regard to nursing care, promoting independence and self-care, as appropriate.
Person Specification
Essential
* Registered Nurse (RN)
* NMC Registration
Desirable
* Evidence of other post-registration education and training
Essential
* Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence based care.
* Supporting students and other learners e.g. HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
Desirable
* Participation in audit research projects service development
* Post registration experience in a NHS community environment
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of out of hospital care and the role of the Community Nurse
* Knowledge of reasonable response to service user needs and prioritising and dealing with those needs with a required urgency.
* Aware of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
Desirable
* Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
* Knowledge of the audit process
* Understanding of resource management
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Central London Community Healthcare Trust
Various
HA8 0AD
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