The delivery of high standards of clinical practice that hold patients and their families at the center to ensure that they receive safe, quality care that gives them a good experience.
To identify and assess the core needs of patients and carers, being responsible for delivery of an identified package of care.
Main duties of the job
* To assume 24-hour responsibility for a designated case-load.
* To maintain standards of care through evaluating and implementing evidence-based practice.
* To lead and develop staff and the service provided.
* To delegate work appropriately according to skill mix ensuring maintenance of safety within the community.
* To support the locality Team Leader in achieving their objectives.
Job responsibilities
* To assess the health and health related needs of patients, clients, their families and other carers and identify and initiate appropriate steps for effective care for the individuals and groups.
* To assess and treat specific diseases in accordance with agreed medical protocols.
* To assess, plan, provide and evaluate specialist clinical nursing care to meet care needs of individual patients and carers in their own homes.
* To oversee the provision of individual patient care by personal participation in order to maintain skills as an expert practitioner and provide an effective role model for the nursing team and others in the multi-disciplinary team.
* To analyse and evaluate personal clinical performance in a reflective manner to ensure continued personal and professional development and the maintenance of an up-to-date knowledge base.
* To prescribe appropriate items from the Nurse Prescribing Formulary when required.
* To work with Trust policies and procedures that ensure patient safety at all times.
* To work as specialist practitioner within a multi-disciplinary of an integrated workforce that is based in the community and is designed to meet the health needs of the identified locality.
* Management and Leadership of a team of staff within community nursing services with accountability and responsibility for the safe delivery of all aspects of patient care within service portfolio.
* Deliver hands on clinical care to a designated case load of patients within Gateshead as a caseload holder for a defined population of patients.
* Support the locality team leader in continuous service improvements and support the delivery of transformational projects within areas of accountability.
* Operational responsibility to lead and contribute to the service delivery to CIP/CQUIN indicators and other performance and quality indicators within the locality.
* To lead and motivate and support the team approach to delivering new innovative models of care for patients across pathways and across providers as defined by the community Services Business Unit and Locality Team leader.
* Ensure systems and processes are in place to maintain patient safety in line with choose safer care program in collaboration with the Clinical Operations Managers Quality and Risk Managers and Clinical Lead.
* Ensure the experience of our patients and their families is understood within all community teams.
* Contribute to workforce development in line with team profile and national nursing and AHP picture.
* Facilitate the development of clinical expertise and advances in nursing and AHP practice within the team in collaboration with the locality team lead, Clinical Operation manager and Clinical Lead.
Person Specification
Qualification
* NMC Registered
* DN Cert Specialist RN
* Teaching Qualification
* Prescribing Qualification
* Masters
Experience
* Undertake research and audit
* Effective verbal and written communication
* NHS experience
* Previous locality working
Attributes and Knowledge
* Portfolio of CPD
* IT Knowledge
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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