Job Purpose
Mon - Fri - 8am - 8pm
To provide skilled nursing care working under the supervision of the Community Nurse Team Lead and Deputy Team Lead to patients in a variety of community settings. The post holder will undertake community nursing duties involving delivery of nursing services and holistic assessments of patients' health needs using a person-centred approach. This includes providing quality and seamless nursing care to housebound patients and being proactive in coordinating their care needs as appropriate, avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital or long-term care institutions. In addition, the post holder will be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long-term conditions, health promotion, and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery.
Main duties of the job
* Establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, carers, and the multi-disciplinary team in order to facilitate patient choice and independence.
* Effectively communicate complex and sensitive patient information to colleagues within the district nursing service and to multi-disciplinary team members involved with patient care.
* Be aware of, and act in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and other professional guidelines.
* Provide care to people with long-term conditions undertaking reviews in accordance with the individual patient care plan and with the support of more experienced colleagues as required.
* Undertake nutritional assessments and advice and support patients with their nutritional needs, for example, PEG feeds.
* Identify and record new problems and other relevant information reporting back to the DN Team Lead as appropriate.
About us
We provide community health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire. Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:
* Stay well
* Manage their own health with the right support
* Avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for newborn babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Our vision: deliver great care closer to home.
Our mission: working together to give children a better start and adults greater independence.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To give skilled nursing care, based on principles of best practice and clinical evidence. This includes chronic disease management, end of life care, continence promotion, and wound management. Specific skills include phlebotomy, administration of medication via syringe drivers and intravenous therapy, PEG management, urinary catheterisation, and tracheostomy suctioning.
Act as a Named Nurse with the support and supervision of the DN Team Lead. Take continued responsibility for the holistic health needs assessment including care planning, evaluation, and appropriate implementation of health care and ensuring continuity of care following referral from acute care, rehabilitation units, GPs, and other agencies.
Undertake comprehensive assessment of the physical, psychological, and social care needs of patients using the Single Assessment Process and including the needs of carers. Provide individualised and person-centred care plans that provide monitoring and promotion of self-care to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions.
Act as the patients' advocate and facilitate the patients' own choices with regard to nursing care, promoting independence and self-care, as appropriate.
Person Specification
Essential
* Registered Nurse (RN)
* NMC Registration
Desirable
* Evidence of other post-registration education and training
Essential
* Recent clinical nursing experience negotiating and liaising within a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of undertaking general assessment by utilising evidence-based care.
* Supporting students and other learners, e.g., HCAs teaching others in the practice environment
Desirable
* Participation in audit research projects service development
* Post-registration experience in a NHS community environment
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of out-of-hospital care and the role of the Community Nurse
* Knowledge of reasonable response to service user needs and prioritising and dealing with those needs with a required urgency.
* Awareness of the management and use of data in the NHS setting
Desirable
* Knowledge of recent government legislation and changes in community care delivery
* Knowledge of the audit process
* Understanding of resource management
Employer details
Employer name: Central London Community Health Trust
Address: Honey Pot Health Centre,
Honeypot Lane
Various
HA7 1AR
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