We are currently recruiting for a dedicated and motivated Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join our community nursing team covering the borough of Spelthorne.
The Community Team visits patients in their own home as well as care homes. There are excellent opportunities for training and development of both your clinical and leadership skills. The team has experienced Senior District Nurses who will ensure that you have the necessary support for your personal development. The community nursing service works over a 7-day week from 8.00am to 8.00pm, offering a variable shift pattern, and includes weekend and bank holiday working.
Individuals will be expected to deliver and maintain a high standard of clinical and professional Nursing Care and to assist in the delivery of all aspects of individualised patient care.
If you want:
* To help lead and shape a dynamic team
* Part or Full time work
* A flexible working culture
* To join a forward-thinking, innovative organisation which puts its patients first
* To contribute to the provision of high-quality care within a local community
then we want to hear from you!
UK Visa and Immigration Sponsorship: Please note that we do not offer UK Visa sponsorship for these posts, and so all applicants require a current right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more details and requirements for the role.
About us
CSH Surrey is part of the NHS and is Surrey's largest and longest-established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees receive NHS pay and pensions, and also benefit from the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elects employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level. CSH is a diverse organisation; if you are a passionate, person-focused individual, then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job responsibilities
Responsible for the delivery of care and for managing service provision in accordance with national and local priorities, organisation policies, procedures, and guidelines and in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Principal duties include:
* Responsibility for a defined caseload of patients
* Named District Nurse for designated GP practices and attending all GSF and MDT meetings
* Undertaking full nursing assessments of patients, including those with multiple pathology and complex health and social needs
* Agreeing the patients' care plan, liaising with others, and adapting the care and treatment delivered according to need and patient choice
* Monitoring medication regimes, assessing effects, and advising patients on the safe storage and disposal of drugs
* Ensuring the correct use of aids and equipment supplied for patients and carers and maintaining standards of infection control and safety
* Recognising own limitations in clinical care and urgency of patients' needs, referring to other health care professionals accordingly
* Maintaining accurate and legible patient records in line with professional and organisational requirements
* Making autonomous clinical decisions in planning and prioritising patient care
* Recognising the needs of the service, identifying risk, and making rapid autonomous decisions
* Triaging within the District Nurse Referral Centre and promoting technology within the workplace
* Operational line manager for District Nursing team (Band 5 RNs / Band 4 APs / Band 3 HCAs)
* Effectively communicating with others involved in patient care at all times
* Maintaining strong working relationships with GPs, practice nurses, social services, and other stakeholders
* Completing all own mandatory training and ensuring it is completed for all team members
* Participating in own annual appraisal and undertaking continuing professional development
* Supervising and appraising team members
* Teaching, supervising, and mentoring other team members and pre-registration students
* Participating in clinical audit and implementing changes to clinical practice
* Actively participating in meetings and working groups
* Involved in the development and implementation of community nursing service developments
* Acting as a link nurse for defined areas (e.g., tissue viability, end of life, diabetes)
* Responsible for ordering and stock management of dressings and other equipment
This job description is not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties consistent with the responsibility of the grade.
This job description is subject to review and development from time to time in liaison with the post holder. As an employee of Central Surrey Health Ltd, you will be required to adhere to all the organisation's policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current 1st level registration (Registered Nurse)
* Degree in relevant health care (or working towards)
* Evidence of Continued Professional Development post registration
* Relevant specialist courses Clinical Assessor and Supervisor Clinical Supervisor
* Educated to Degree / Master level Physical Assessment Module Nurse prescriber (DN V100)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£39,205 to £47,084 a year inclusive of 5% High Cost Area allowance per annum pro rata.
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