Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The postholder will provide visible, accessible clinical leadership to the Virtual Ward, acting as a positive role model through the provision of effective clinical nurse leadership and demonstration of competent, accountable clinical practice.
The postholder will use advanced clinical skills to lead and support the Virtual Ward team in the assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of patient-centred care.
The postholder will work in partnership and promote a culture of collaboration across the wider health and social care economy to optimise patient flow and facilitate the delivery of efficient, effective, coordinated, and timely high-quality care to all patients.
Main duties of the job
1. To ensure that the highest standards of nursing care are provided and monitored across the borough.
2. Act as a credible role model that will involve a clinical commitment working a variety of shifts inclusive of weekends as the service requires.
3. To ensure professional nursing advice is provided to all nursing, therapy, and support staff.
4. Facilitate and support effective working relationships with the multi-disciplinary team to enhance the care and management of patients.
5. Develop, implement, and monitor evidence-based nursing practice e.g. recognition and management of the deteriorating patient/sepsis management. Utilise advanced clinical skills and competency to deliver high quality and responsive patient care.
6. Lead on the development of clinical guidelines, policies, and clinical audit as part of the quality improvement methodology.
7. Support staff in identifying, applying, and disseminating research findings related to specialist and fundamental nursing practice.
8. Engage and actively involve the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of treatment and/or care by using person-centred techniques to promote a culture of self-care, involvement, and empowerment.
9. Provide leadership and be a role model for all staff in prevention and control of infection, undertaking audits and ensuring high standards are maintained.
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles. Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community. They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
Here at Bridgewater, our shared values flow through the organisation:
P - Person-centred - We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide.
E - Empowered - We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O - Open and Honest - We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty, and respect.
P - Professional - We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L - Locally Lead - We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E - Efficient - We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job responsibilities
1. To ensure that the highest standards of nursing care are provided and monitored across the borough.
2. Develop, implement, and monitor evidence-based nursing practice e.g. recognition and management of the deteriorating patient/sepsis management. Utilise advanced clinical skills and competency to deliver high quality and responsive patient care.
3. Lead on the development of clinical guidelines, policies, and clinical audit as part of the quality improvement methodology.
4. Develop clinical skills and continue to develop further clinical skills in extended scope practice in response to best practice.
5. Engage and actively involve the individual and, if appropriate, their family/carer, in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of treatment and/or care by using person-centred techniques to promote a culture of self-care, involvement, and empowerment.
6. Prioritise their own workload within agreed objectives whilst delegating to other members of the team as appropriate.
7. Provide and receive complex, sensitive, or contentious information where motivational, persuasive, empathetic, negotiating, and reassurance skills are required whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication.
8. Approach each individual with care, compassion, and sensitivity ensuring that these values are reflected in all aspects of the role including the management of compliments, concerns, and complaints.
9. Act as a source of information and support for the nursing team, allied healthcare professionals, and other agencies across the broad health and social care context.
10. Work in partnership with the adult community nursing team to comply with and monitor the Infection Prevention and Control requirements for the service.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* First level degree or equivalent
* Clinical Masters Degree or working towards (MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP))
* Evidence of a post registration/qualification in advanced practice i.e. clinical diagnostics/assessment
Experience
* Management/Clinical Leadership experience
* Experience of working with patients with acute presentations of minor illness.
* Experience of successful multi-agency working across Health and Social care.
* Evidence of influencing, motivating, and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to care.
* Experience of initiating and implementing clinical care/protocols.
Skills & Attributes
* Understanding of the principles of complex patient management.
* Awareness of complex health management.
* Awareness of current national and local agenda in health and social care.
* Understanding of how other agencies work (i.e. housing, social services, the independent sector, etc).
* Evidence of being able to communicate complex information and advice on healthcare to patients/carers and colleagues.
* Ability to work under pressure and manage a diverse workload.
* Excellent interpersonal skills; including negotiation, influencing, and presentation.
* Ability to understand and analyse complex data.
* Self-management and motivation skills.
* Confidence to challenge traditional practice and persistence to address difficult issues.
* Networking knowledge and understanding of local services.
* Knowledge of the NHS Long-Term Plan and how it impacts on care delivery.
* Able to demonstrate knowledge of the focus on a primary/community care led NHS.
* Awareness of factors which contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy.
* Palliative/end of life care skills.
Additional Criteria
* The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
* The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs.
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.
Please quote the job reference C9835-WA24-126.
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