Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
To provide and monitor high standards of safe, person centred health care to patients, under the direction of a Registered nurse without direct supervision by following prescribed care pathways over a 12 hour period.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to deliver evidence based care to a high standard. Excellent communication skills and a supportive approach to team working within a rehabilitation setting are key to the success of this service.
An ability to structure your own learning supported by the team gaining new knowledge and skills to benefit yourself and the service will be vital. Some of the skills you can develop may include enteral feeding, tracheostomy management and weaning, and posture and position management. In addition you will be working with families and colleagues in complex discharge planning and best interest discussions.
Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills are essential as is the need to be cheerful and courteous. Good computer skills or the ability to learn will be required for this role as we are using SystmOne to record our patient interventions.
About us
This opportunity is a key role working within a well-established team, working with all disciplines to deliver and achieve the best outcome for the patients who access this service. It is also a real opportunity for someone who is keen to explore their role within rehabilitation and learn and develop some new skills in this area of nursing. In addition, it is an opportunity to establish a therapeutic relationship with your patients and their families.
Please note that whilst experience is desirable, we do welcome newly-qualified staff too.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Please note that this vacancy does NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP.
Job responsibilities
Develop understanding of all elements of the Nursing process and apply competency based treatment techniques/care to patients with specific conditions under the in-direct supervision of a qualified practitioner. Modify and progress intervention/treatment using own clinical reasoning, notifying a qualified practitioner accordingly. Monitor the condition and health needs of patients and promptly alert a Registered Nurse or other Registered health care professionals when there are unexpected changes. Demonstrate problem solving, and contribute to the solution, working with colleagues. Make basic judgements on patients response to prescribed treatment, and report findings to a qualified practitioner. Plan and prioritise own visits to delegated patients, and ensure these are documented on SystmOne.
Ensure that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis. Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension explanations, require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance. Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and carers, incorporating motivation, encouragement and confidence building to enable patients to engage in their treatment/care/management plan.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
* Nursing Associate Foundation Degree Qualification
* NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
Knowledge, skills and ability
* Experience of working in Health or social care setting
* Evidence of a higher level of skills and knowledge of practice
* Good interpersonal skills
* A team player
* Highly motivated
* Able to provide high standards of care
* Tact and diplomacy
* Empathy and sensitivity
* Ability to use own initiative
* Good observational and reporting skills
* Ability to manage stressful situations
* Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
* Knowledge of SystmOne
* Experience of working within a community care setting
* Professional appearance
* The ability to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
* Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6kg
* Manoeuvre patients using handling aids
* Be reliable
Other
* The post holder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary. Some roles require additional levels of checks as part of the employment process i.e. roles which come into contact with children, vulnerable adults or their families.
* Must hold full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle.
* Be able to make own travel arrangements to patients, clinics, base and meetings as required.
* This is a 7 day a week service and some weekend working will be expected. Hours of service delivery are 8am-8pm 365 days per year.
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.
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