Nursing Sister/ Charge Nurse/ District Nurse
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sister/ Charge Nurse/ District Nurse to join our Primary Care Home team delivering high quality nursing care to the population of the coastal town of Lowestoft. If you are motivated, adaptable, forward thinking and you see yourself leading within community healthcare, then this could be the role for you.
The role contains variety every day with a mixture of face to face clinical practice, leadership and management. You will be responsible for the line management of a number of clinicians, have the opportunity to participate in HR processes including recruitment, appraisals and supporting junior members of the team. We welcome applicants who have a desire to improve clinical practice.
This role sits in a multidisciplinary team providing community services 7 days per week 07:00 - 20:30 hours.
The core nursing shift is 08:30 - 16:30, however other shifts included in the rota are 07:00 - 15:00 and 12:00 - 20:00. Weekend and bank holiday working is on a rotational basis.
The post is offered up to 37.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide clinical leadership, operational management and professional support to community nursing within Primary Care home.
2. To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide planned and unplanned care.
3. To provide expert clinical case management for patients living in the community who require nursing care.
4. To work autonomously at a level appropriate to clinical competence and within scope of professional practice.
5. To carry out rapid assessments in patients' own home with the aim of preventing admission to the acute hospital. These assessments will take a holistic ethos including physical, physiological and social aspects of need.
Job responsibilities
Clinical
1. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care.
2. To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills.
3. To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organize this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
4. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
5. To formulate an individualised management and/or treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of treatment skills in order to formulate a specialised programme of care.
6. To assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack this capacity to consent to treatment.
7. To assess for environmental aids and arrange for provision or provide advice on where aids can be obtained.
8. To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals.
9. To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues.
10. To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximize re-ablement potential.
Managerial
1. Be the named nurse or deputise for the Primary Care Home named nurse for an identified Primary Care practice.
2. Training, supervision and performance management of other members of the multidisciplinary team.
3. To provide teaching/training to other members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team.
4. To comply with the organisational and departmental policies and procedures.
5. Participate in any other duties which may be deemed appropriate by the management team.
Professional
1. To work autonomously at a level appropriate to clinical competence and within scope of professional practice.
2. Adhere to and apply the NMC professional code of practice.
3. To maintain own clinical professional development (CPD).
4. Participate in the staff appraisal scheme and Personal Development Programme (PDP).
5. Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience working within a similar field of nursing/healthcare.
* Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of working with frail older adults.
* Previous experience at Band 6 level.
* Clinical experience gained in a community/intermediate care setting.
Skills and Knowledge
* Ability to deal sensitively with patients who may have high levels of anxiety.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Effective organisation and time management skills.
* Experience of I.V. medication administration.
Qualifications
* Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult).
* BSc in Nursing Practice or equivalent.
* Leadership/management qualification or willing to undertake.
Personal Attributes
* Able to work collaboratively within a team and independently.
* Commitment to person centred, non-discriminatory practice.
* Flexible approach to work and participate in various shift patterns.
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.
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