CityCare is a socialEnterprise providing healthcare for the NHS with any profits re-invested backinto the local community.
We are dedicated to supportingindividuals with continuous professional development by supporting ongoingeducation, giving people the opportunity to acquire new skills and stay updatedwith the latest healthcare interventions, increasing your future opportunitiesfor promotion and specialisation. At CityCare we have a positive work culture thatfosters collaboration, leadership development, and personal growth.
We are looking for Band 5community nurse who can be responsible for delivering a high standard ofnursing care to patients in a community setting.
The successfulcandidate will be able to work independently, assessing and providing care toindividuals with various health needs. This will include those with chronicillnesses, post hospitalisation care, wound management, and palliative. Thislist is not exhaustive. The role involves collaborating with other healthcareprofessionals and the wider MDT, supporting patient recovery, and promoting self-carein negotiation with patients and their carers and families.
Main duties of the job
Assess, plan implement, and evaluate patientcare in community settings.
Provide wound management including dressings,compression therapy, and other related interventions.
Support patients with chronic diseasemanagement e.g. diabetes, respiratory conditions.
Deliver End-of-life care and support patientswith palliative care needs.
Health education and self-care facilitation forpatients to promote their independence.
Conduct initial assessments and regular reviewsof patients health conditions.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date clinicalrecords.
Ensure adherence to infection control andhealth and safety protocols.
Monitor patients for any changes in theircondition, responding appropriately to emergencies and changes.
Refer patients to other healthcareprofessionals when necessary.
Work closely with GPs, physiotherapists,occupational therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals toensure holistic care.
Provide support and advice to patientsfamilies or carers, ensuring they are involved in the care process.
Attend Multidisciplinary team meetings andcontribute to care planning.
Engage in continuous professional development to keep update with the latest nursing practices and guidelines.
Supervise and mentor junior nurses or nursingstudents when required.
About us
We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCareexists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, workingalongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a valuedriven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and socialpurpose is to make a difference everyday to the health & wellbeing of ourcommunities and our values of kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at theheart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and eachother to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a socialenterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our localcommunities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.
CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusiveworkforce. We encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled,LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they arecurrently under-represented within our organisation.
CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positiveabout employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in adifferent format please contact Human Resources on 0115 8839418. CityCare iscommitted to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.
Job responsibilities
JobPurpose
Toprovide community nursing care to a wide variety of patients in their own home.
Towork 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 termconditions, self-care.
Toprovide holistic and individualised care to patients and carers as delegatedby the Team Leader or deputy, working autonomously and as part of a team.
To regularly take responsibility for careand workload management in the absence of the Team Leader or deputy.
Dimensions
Job description
Job responsibilities
JobPurpose
Toprovide community nursing care to a wide variety of patients in their own home.
Towork 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 termconditions, self-care.
Toprovide holistic and individualised care to patients and carers as delegatedby the Team Leader or deputy, working autonomously and as part of a team.
To regularly take responsibility for careand workload management in the absence of the Team Leader or deputy.
Dimensions
Toprovide nursing care across a diverse population for patients who areregistered with a Nottingham City GP
To participateactively in the services training strategy, including mandatory training andother identified necessary for this role
Towork across the Nottingham City Community Nursing Teams
Tosupervise and support student nurses on placements with the community nursingteams.
Tosupervise unregistered nurses who have been delegated patient care.
Key Responsibilities
Contribute tothe public health agenda by raising awareness of health and well-being needsto individuals.
Plan, deliverand evaluate programmes of care to address peoples health and well-beingneeds.
Implement theprovision of evidence-based/ best practice.
Activelyencourages patient and carer feedback about the service
Maintain a highstandard of care to patients and carers.
Contribute tothe continual improvement of the service.
Maintain aprofessional image as outlined in NMC code of conduct.
Contribute tothe Clinical Governance agenda and applies risk management systems
Participate inrelevant research and audit activity
Regularly takesresponsibility for the appropriate delegation of nursing care to teammembers.
Promote andmaintain good practice in record keeping by self and the team to ensure NCCPand Professional standards are met.
Establish andmaintain communication with individuals and groups in a wide variety ofsettings and situations in the Primary Health Care Team.
Liaise andinteract with other agencies and disciplines
To beresponsible for the communication and effective feedback to the team leaderor deputy
Supporteffective team working both in the team and the Primary Health Care Team
To beresponsible for the development of own knowledge and clinical practice andrecognises ones own limitations.
Act as a mentorto a variety of nursing students
Participate inthe development of other team members.
Participate inthe supervision framework as a supervisee and supervisor.
Maintain aportfolio to demonstrate continuing professional development
Contribute tothe implementation of service developments.
Participate inthe Personal Development process and take responsibility for reaching agreeddevelopment objectives
Attend mandatorytraining
Utilise enhancedknowledge and skills to promote continuous service improvements
Promote andmaintain best practice that ensures the health safety and security of self,patients and colleagues in accordance with the policies procedures andguidelines of NCCP.
Ensure thatconfidentiality is protected at all times
Practice inaccordance with procedures and guidelines for the Protection of VulnerableAdults and Child Protection.
Inthe absence of District Nurse Team Leader or deputy takes responsibility forthe needs of patients and carers on the community nursing caseload andensures that appropriate delegation and supervision of work is carried out inaccordance to the skills and abilities of team
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RN qualification on part 1 or part 12 of the register
* Post registration qualifications relevant to community nursing.
Special Requirements
* Able to work weekends on a rota basis
* Full driving licence, own transport and the ability to travel between locations.
Knowledge and Skills
* Up to date clinical knowledge including wound care, management of continence and palliative care.
* Understanding of equality and diversity
* Effective communication and interpersonal skills
* Car driver in possession of a full, current driving licence.
* Basic IT skills
* Able to work independently recognising own limitations.
* Motivated and resourceful
* Time management and organisation skill
* Able to work under pressure
* Positive approach to change
* Knowledge of wound care, management of continence and palliative care related to working in the community.
* Able to work unsupervised Able to motivate others
Experience
* Up to date clinical knowledge including wound care, management of continence and palliative care.
* Postgraduate experience in a primary care setting.
* Either post registration experience or completion of a community management placement.
* Evidence of working in a team.
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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