Job Purpose To provide community nursing care to a wide variety of patients in their own home. To work within the wider integrated health and social team in the community, providing holistic care to patients. This nursing care includes acute and chronic wound management, medication administration, catheter care, palliative care, long term conditions/ self-care. To provide holistic and individualised care to patients and carers as delegated by the Team Leader or deputy, working autonomously and as part of a team. Dimensions To provide nursing care across a diverse population for patients who are registered with a Nottingham City GP To participate actively in the services training strategy, including mandatory training and other identified necessary for this role To work across the Nottingham City Community Nursing Teams Key Responsibilities Maintain a high standard of care to patients and carers. Practice in accordance with procedures and guidelines for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults and Child Protection. Promote and maintain best practice that ensures the health safety and security of self, patients and colleagues in accordance with the policies procedures and guidelines of NCCP. Establish and maintain communication with individuals and groups in a wide variety of settings and situations in the Primary Health Care Team. Promote and maintain good practice in record keeping by self and the team to ensure NCCP and Professional standards are met. In the absence of District Nurse Team Leader or deputy takes responsibility for the needs of patients and carers on the community nursing caseload and ensures that appropriate delegation and supervision of work is carried out in accordance to the skills and abilities of team Ensure that confidentiality is protected at all times Maintain a professional image as outlined in NMC code of conduct To be responsible for the communication and effective feedback to the team leader or deputy To be responsible for the development of own knowledge and clinical practice and recognises own limitations. Implement the provision of evidence-based/ best practice. Contribute to the public health agenda by raising awareness of health and well-being needs to individuals. Liaise and interact with other agencies and disciplines Attend mandatory training Actively encourages patient and carer feedback about the service Contribute to the Clinical Governance agenda and applies risk management systems Participate in relevant research and audit activity Support effective team working both in the team and the Primary Health Care Team