We are currently recruiting for a dedicated and motivated Band 6 Senior Community Nurse to join our community nursing team covering the borough of Woking.
The Community Team visits patients in their own home as well as care homes. There are excellent opportunities for training and development of both your clinical and leadership skills. The team has experienced Clinical Leads who will ensure that you have the necessary support for your personal development. The community nursing service works over a 7-day week from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm offering a variable shift pattern, which includes weekend and bank holiday working.
Individuals will be expected to deliver and maintain a high standard of clinical and professional Nursing Care and to assist in the delivery of all aspects of individualised patient care.
If you want:
* To help lead and shape a dynamic team
* Part or Full-time work
* A flexible working culture
* To join a forward-thinking, innovative organisation which puts its patients first
* To contribute to the provision of high-quality care within a local community
then we want to hear from you!
UK Visa and Immigration Sponsorship: Please note that we do not offer UK Visa sponsorship for these posts, and so all applicants require a current right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached job description and personal specification for more details and requirements for the role.
Job responsibilities
Responsible for the delivery of care and for managing service provision in accordance with national and local priorities, organisation policies, procedures and guidelines, and in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Principal duties to include:
* Responsibility for a defined caseload of patients
* Is the named District Nurse for designated GP practices and attends all GSF and MDT meetings
* Undertakes full nursing assessments of patients, including those with multiple pathology and complex health and social needs
* Responsible for agreeing the patients care plan, liaising with others and adapting the care and treatment delivered according to need and patient choice
* Responsible for the monitoring of medication regimes, assessing effects and advising patients on the safe storage and disposal of drugs
* Responsible for the correct use of aids and equipment supplied for patients and carers and for the security, care and maintenance of equipment ensuring standards of infection control and safety are maintained
* Recognises own limitations in the provision of clinical care and urgency of patients' needs, referring to other health care professionals accordingly and is accountable for his/her own actions often without direct supervision
* Maintains accurate and legible patient records in line with professional and organisational requirements, including contemporary paper records and electronic patient record system
* Accountable for making autonomous clinical decisions in planning and prioritising patient care for District Nurse caseload including referrals to other agencies and the admission/discharge from the service
* Responsible for recognising the needs of the service, identifying risk, and making rapid autonomous decisions, escalating to the Team Lead and Clinical Lead as required
* Triaging within the District Nurse Referral Centre and promoting and embedding technology within the workplace
* Operational line manager for District Nursing team (Band 5 RNs / Band 4 APs / Band 3 HCAs)
* Effectively communicates with others involved in patient care at all times including weekends/out of hours, through the use of mobile phone, emails, and fax to enable a timely response to patients' needs.
* Maintains strong working relationships and communicates effectively with GPs, practice nurses, social services, acute/community hospital colleagues, borough council staff and the local voluntary sector
* Responsible for completing all own mandatory training and for ensuring this is completed for all team members
* Participates in own annual appraisal and undertakes continuing professional development, clinical supervision and peer review for self in order to maintain and develop knowledge and skills.
* Supervising and appraising team members through annual appraisals, mid-year reviews and peer reviews within the team
* Responsible for receiving and facilitating clinical supervision and undertaking peer reviews within the team
* Responsible for teaching, supervising and mentoring other members of the team and pre-registration students
* Undertakes formal student assessments and participates in the maintenance of an effective learning environment
* Participates in clinical audit and the implementation of changes to ways of working/clinical practice as a result of findings, recommendations and action plans
* Actively participates in and contributes to meetings and working groups that inform the organisation and the nursing service/profession
* Actively involved in the development and implementation of community nursing service developments and initiatives and acts as a role model for all 6Cs
* Acts as a link nurse for defined area e.g., tissue viability, end of life, diabetes
* Responsible for the ordering and stock management of dressings and other equipment
This job description is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake such other duties from time to time as are consistent with the responsibility of the grade.
This job description is subject to review and development from time to time in liaison with the post holder. As an employee of Central Surrey Health Ltd you will be required to adhere to all the organisation's policies and procedures.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current 1st level registration (Registered Nurse)
* Degree in relevant health care (or working towards)
* Evidence of Continued Professional Development post registration
* Clinical Assessor and Supervisor
* Clinical Supervisor
* Educated to Degree/Master level
* Physical Assessment Module
* Nurse prescriber (DN V100)
Others
* Current driving licence and access to a car during the working day
* Flexible, Reliable, forward-thinking and innovative
* Ability to work under pressure
* Committed to and passionate about District Nursing
Communication
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Effective written and verbal communication skills
* Good presentation skills e.g., teaching, cascading information
* Facilitating teams e.g., through daily handover and clinical supervision groups
Experience and Knowledge
* Minimum of 2 years post-reg experience
* Broad range of clinical skills relevant to District Nursing
* Ability to undertake full assessments of patients, including those with multiple pathology and complex health and social needs
* Mentoring/teaching/assessing experience
* Evidence of professional development
* Demonstrable evidence of service improvement/implementing local change
* Good knowledge of health and safety/risk management
* Clinical audit and why this is important
* Understanding of health care policy and how these impacts on District Nursing
* Computer literate and able to use Word, emails etc.
* Experience of staff management and appraisal
* Willingness to develop an area of specialist nursing
* Specialist knowledge of the role
Skills
* Planning/Organisational Skills: Leadership skills. Interpersonal skills both verbal and written. IT skills and timely data entry. Autonomous and team worker. Ability to prioritise. Presentation skills. Ability to assess, deliver, evaluate and benchmark quality care. Ability to work across a seven-day week. Ability to delegate nursing care and to prioritise visits in accordance with patient need and to organise workload without direct supervision.
* Physical Skills: Ability to travel effectively and efficiently within the locality and at times, across Surrey. Dexterity to enable clinical skills to be performed i.e., removal of sutures, venepuncture, IV Therapy. Ability to deal with conflict in a professional manner.
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.
£39,205 to £47,084 a year inclusive of 5% High Cost Area allowance per annum pro rata.
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