Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Weekend Rota Cover included due to 7 day service requirement) Job ref 388-6870477-NMC
Employer Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Torquay ISU - Union House Town Torquay Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/02/2025 23:59
Community Registered Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
If you are passionate about providing high quality individualised patient care, enthusiastic about supporting patients' rehabilitation and increasing their independence and quality of life we would like to hear from you.
You work as a registered nurse within an integrated team, working across the community, this includes: Community Nursing, Intermediate Care and Community Matrons.
You 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.
An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information: using empathy and reassurance skills. Can provide motivational and negotiation skills in areas where consent/ co-operation is required or there may be barriers to understanding. To include undertaking best interest decisions.
Responsibilities
* To deliver high quality care to the housebound patients of Torquay and work as part of multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with primary care and secondary care.
* Patient comfort and well-being are paramount.
* Achieving agreed standards of care.
* Working as part of, and contributing effectively, as a valued team member.
* Other objectives to be discussed, set and reviewed at time of Achievement Review.
* An ability to communicate and liaise effectively within a range of settings including:-
* GP’s
* Primary Health and Social Care Team
* Practice staff
* Community Staff – Health Visitors/Community Nurses/Admin Staff
* Zone Manager
Out of hours services:
* SWAST (Ambulance Service)
* Safeguarding Team
* Patients/families/carers
* Third Sector Organisations
* Care Trust Representatives
* Nursing/Residential Homes
Working for our organisation
Torquay Health and Well-Being Team are a large but supportive team who enjoys mentoring team members and students and is passionate about delivering quality care to the housebound patients.
We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality. We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a health work/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
* Qualified Registered Nurse Level 1
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Community Nurse Prescriber V150
* Diabetes course
* Palliative Care Course
* Tissue Viability/ Leg Ulcer course
* Experience of continuing health care assessments.
* Experience of COPD or Heart Failure
Knowledge and experience
* Proven relevant experience in a range of clinical skills
* Relevant I.T. knowledge/experience
* Awareness of safeguarding adults and children
* Awareness of mental capacity act.
* Holistic client assessment using an identified model of care
* Ability to make sound clinical judgements and decisions
* To maintain timely and accurate written records
* Ability to demonstrate relevant team worker experience
* Knowledge of principles of Research and Audit
* Proven relevant experience in communicate complex information to patients, carers, and health and social care staff
* Health and Safety awareness
* Equality and diversity awareness
* Understands clinical governance
* Awareness of local and government agendas
* Previous experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment
Specific Skills
* Ability to demonstrate good time management skills
* Willing to undertake V150 community practitioner prescribing course
* Palliative care skills
* Understands clinical supervision and able to demonstrate relevance to practice
You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people.
If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a ‘Staff Carers’ policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer’s Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
* We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. Please apply promptly.
* Please read the job description and tailor your application to reflect the role.
* Correspondence will be via Trac, text and email. Please check your email and Trac account regularly.
* Applicants with no previous NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
* If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
* It is your responsibility to assist us in the timely receipt of appropriate references.
The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum which has representatives from all protected groups.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Natalie Armstrong Job title Community Nurse Email address nataliearmstrong1@nhs.net Telephone number 07917053580 Additional information
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