Job summary
Halton OOH District Nursing service, are seeking a committed and enthusiastic individual to join their team as a community staff nurse, covering the evening service.
The post is hours per week over 3 evenings, hours are 17:00 -
Applicants must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, have a Patient centred approach to care, be highly motivated and able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
The district nursing service provides nursing care to the housebound population of Halton to patients in their own homes as well as residential care homes. We also provide a treatment room service for ambulant patients and provide a comprehensive range of clinical skills.
You will work under the direction of the District Nursing Sister delivering:
1. Administration of IV medication/Medicines management
2. Health Promotion
3. End of life / supportive care.
4. Holistic assessments
5. Patient centered Care.
6. Complex wound management
7. Catheter care.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will perform holisticassessments of patient nursing needs. Plan, assess, implement and evaluate caredelivery according to changing health needs utilising prescribing skills.
Ensure practice is evidence based throughundertaking audit and critically appraising literature to achieve a highstandard of care.
Liaise with the District Nurse team leader toensure information sharing in relation to patient care / changes to care planand the continuity of care and reviewing of complex care packages.
Mentoring, Teaching and Assessing.
Liaises with all health care professionals andother agencies to ensure effective service delivery.
Involve patients and carers in the planning anddelivery of care.
Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMCStandards.
To participate in the health needs assessment ofthe practice population to identify areas of unmet need.
Ability to work without direct supervision and tosolve problems.
Work on a rota basis to facilitate weekend workingacross the district nursing teams
About us
Flexible working will be considered for all roles.
Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.
At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver ourNHS services in your local community.
They help us deliver our mission to improve local health andpromote wellbeing in the communities we serve.
After all, values are about people and they werecreated in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was importantto them
Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.
P - Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs andpromote independence in the healthcare we provide..
E - Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.
O - Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationshipsbased on trust, openness, honesty and respect.
P - Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the rightskills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.
L - Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities andshow great pride in being a local provider of health and care.
E - Efficient -We use our resources wisely to providesustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Undertakes the assessment, planning andevaluation of patients care needs.
Liaises with the District Nurse to ensure information sharing in relation to patientcare and changes to care plan and the continuity of care and reviewing ofcomplex care packages.
Mentoring, Teaching and Assessing.
Liaiseswith other health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effectiveservice delivery
Duties and Responsibilities:
To promote the health and well-being within thefamily unit and community as a whole.
Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursingneeds as the named nurse.
Plan, assessand evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under thedirection of the District Nurse.
Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC.
To establish and maintain effectivecommunication with patients, relatives and carers in complex and potentiallychallenging situations.
To competently perform clinical skillsrelated to the post.
To be professionally responsible for adelegated caseload under the supervision of the District Nurse.
To assess health needs at individual,practice and community level.
To undertake chronic disease managementreviews using appropriate template.
To work without direct supervision.
Person Specification
Relationships
Essential
8. If you are related to a Director, or have a relationship with a Director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
Qualifications
Essential
9. Qualified RN First level RGN
10. NMC registered adult nurse
Skills & Attributes
Essential
11. Able to perform complex assessments, plan, implement and evaluate care packages.
12. Wide range of clinical skills including:
13. Male & Female catheterisation.
14. Experience of working within palliative care.
15. Able to communicate sensitive/unpleasant information to patients, relatives and/or carers.
16. Knowledge of professional and NHS issues relating to specialist knowledge.
17. Able to demonstrate initiative.
18. Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues across health and social care settings
19. Ability to communicate at a high level both verbally and written.
20. Good IT skills
Desirable
21. V100 - V150 nurse prescriber
22. Teaching and Assessing qualification
23. Audit and research.
24. Supra pubic catheterisation.
25. Tissue viability qualification.
26. Leg Ulcer management qualification.
27. IV Therapy
28. Chronic disease management.
29. Experience of working within palliative care.
Experience
Essential
30. Post-registration nursing experience
Desirable
31. Previous community experience
Additional Criteria
Essential
32. The ability to travel independently across the Trust
33. The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
Sponsorship
Essential
34. Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)