An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us in our Out of Hours Urgent Care Service providing a wide range of patient needs to patients in their own homes.
Are you an enthusiastic, professional, multi-skilled nurse looking to join either our Adur, Arun or Chichester Teams?
The 5-hour twilight shifts are ideal for part-time workers or for those wanting to earn a bit extra. We work from 6pm to 11pm, arranged on a four-week repeating rota, allowing you to plan your life well ahead of time. In addition to being a very family-friendly shift pattern, one of the many benefits of working the evening shift is that all hours are paid with the appropriate enhancements, effectively turning 5 hours at work into 6.5 hours pay.
We offer contracts for 10, 15, or 20 hours/week; there is no full-time working as the shifts are short. Community experience is desirable but is certainly not essential, as your enthusiasm, adaptability, and attitude are the essential qualities we are looking for. Additionally, we take pride in offering the training you need to develop as a clinician.
Every shift on twilight is different: there is no typical shift; however, many visits will involve end-of-life care and symptom management, making this a great opportunity to develop your skills in this area.
Main duties of the job
Teamed up with one of our highly experienced HCAs, you will travel throughout the County to provide out of hours nursing care & support in the patients' homes, including:
* Patients with urinary catheters who are having problems,
* Patients requiring end of life care & support,
* Patients needing intervention for diabetes management,
* Any patient who has a need for urgent nursing care.
You will never be alone on shift: Teamwork is key, and you will always have an experienced Band 6 co-ordinator, a Clinical Nurse Lead, or a senior staff nurse running every shift.
About us
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is a highly rated employer, taking an active interest in staff welfare, development, and support. We greatly value our staff and take an active interest in your development. As an SCFT employee, you will also have access to a wide variety of benefits from ongoing support and training opportunities to welfare support.
The Out of Hours Services are organized to cover every patient with a West Sussex GP. Teams are based in Chichester, Arundel, Lancing, and Crawley.
Job responsibilities
Together with your Team, you will deliver high-quality nursing care in the community setting out of hours, providing whatever short-term input is needed within the scope of practice under guidance if required from the shift co-ordinator. In liaison with our day team colleagues, we aim to support and maintain our patients in their own homes.
The post holder, as part of the team, will provide the care needed, whatever that may be. It might be end-of-life care for the patient to ensure they achieve their preferred place of death, supporting them, their family, and friends to meet that goal. Urgent visits for newly acquired trauma wounds may also be required.
The post holder will manage the clinical needs of the identified patients as allocated by the Band 6 shift co-ordinator. The service provides all urgent nursing care needs which cannot wait until the next day, using skilled assessment of need and providing interventions before arranging with day teams and other care services for the ongoing care of patients as required.
Person Specification
Experienced RN
* Two years post-registration experience
* Previous NHS Community Experience
Range of clinical skills
* Catheter care, end of life care, wound care, administration of injectable medication
* Additional modules
* Holds valid licence and has access to a car
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.
Operational Team Lead, Overnight Services
£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum pro rata
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