The post holder will work primarily as part of the designated Hospital at Home nursing team as a Community Staff Nurse within the community setting supporting the team as well as therapy teams and ACPs to manage the effective delivery of services.
The Post holder will support the Hospital at Home service in providing professional nursing care to patients requiring a variety of nursing interventions, e.g. wound care, palliative care, IV antibiotics etc.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring there is a comprehensive nursing assessment, risk screening and the development and evaluation of nursing programmes of care provided for the patients they provide care for in line with local and national guidelines.
The post holder will liaise with and refer to other health and social care colleagues, to promote the health and wellbeing and to rehabilitate people following illness or disability or those living with a long term condition.
The post holder will be expected to work flexible hours across a 7 day (pro rota) and via a shift pattern, to meet the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
1. To work in a clinical nursing capacity within a community setting, primarily within a person's home.
2. To identify and record client's individual nursing needs through the framework of a single assessment.
3. To undertake necessary risk assessments/screening prior to implementing assessment and/or intervention.
4. Undertake nursing assessments in line with local guidelines.
5. To monitor progress, follow-up and evaluate nursing interventions with the client.
6. Empower users and families to participate in the management of their illness or disability by supporting an ethos of health promotion and self-management for all patients.
7. To work as part of the Locality Teams, liaising appropriately with all involved (e.g. District Nurses, Social workers, GPs, etc.) to ensure high quality of care is delivered to each individual.
8. To treat all people (staff and patients) with dignity and respect, and ensure confidentiality guidelines and information governance principles are adhered to at all times.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult)
* Current NMC Registration
* Educated to relevant degree level or equivalent
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Mentor and assessing qualification (For newly qualified staff this is expected within 12 month of commencement)
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
* Demonstrate ability to teach others
* IT literate (including Microsoft office) and willing to learn new systems
* Knowledge of person-centred care and outcome based care planning
* Knowledge of quality improvement processes including audit, risk management
* Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of partners and stakeholders - verbal, written and electronically
Desirable
* The necessary knowledge and skills in preparing and administering intravenous antibiotics
Experience
Essential
* Relevant post registration experience of working as a band 5
Desirable
* Experience of working with multidisciplinary team
* Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies e.g. Social Services
* Experience of working independently, unsupervised and providing high quality evidence based care
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hospital@home nursing
Vaughan Building Ruckhall Lane, Belmont
Hereford
HR2 9RP
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