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Job summary

Main area
Adult Community Physical Health Services - Bexley
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts 8-00 1600- 12.00 - 20.00 1-4 weekends 8.00-20.00)
Job ref
277-6046650-CPH-B
Employer
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Brook House Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Town
Woolwich, London,
Salary
£49,178 - £55,492 pa inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/05/2024 23:59

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Advanced Primary Care Nurse

Band 7

Job overview

Mixed Shift Pattern- 8am-4p, 12pm-8pm & Weekends 8am-8pm

We are seeking to appoint a committed, highly motivated, enthusiastic, and skilled Band 7 Advanced Primary Care Nurse to join our dynamic, integrated multi- disciplinary Rapid Response/ Urgent Community Response Team. The Bexley Rapid Response Team were part of the South East London Accelerator Programme.  The team are delivering the essential elements of the Urgent Community Response (UCR) pathways, this includes responding to urgent referrals within 2 hours, providing falls pick up service and virtual ward. 

Please note this post requires a Qualified Adult Registered Nurse (RNA, RN1, RN2).

In this exciting role you will be an integral part of the team developing new pathways to provide Same Day Emergency Care in the community alongside other Adult Community Services, Social Care, Acute Trusts and Primary Care colleagues.

The team are based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolwich and operates 7 days a week, on an 8am-8pm basis, focusing on rapid 2-hour face to face assessments to patients who are in a health or social care crisis. The team offers short-term intervention(s) typically lasting up to 5 days.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will conduct comprehensive advanced nursing assessments for patients within the community settings, post holder will be expected to undertake independent nurse prescribing within the community and demonstrate complex clinical reasoning and risk assessment. The post holder will have the skills to guide appropriate nursing intervention to meet the needs of patients referred to the team, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice with a strong emphasis on Falls and Frailty, early supported discharge, breast drain care and Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT).  The post holder will also have the opportunity to work closely with our Community Consultant Geriatrician.                                                                                             

The team work directly with LAS, 111, GPs and act as a liaison between Emergency Departments, community, and care home settings, by identifying the most appropriate onward referrals and initiating integrated care pathways, ensuring seamless provision of care and the instigation of on- going case management of long-term condition management.

Due to the requirement to be able to travel across the Borough in a timely manner, a full driving licence is essential as well as access to a car for work purposes. There is a salary sacrifice scheme lease car scheme available for all Oxleas employees.

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
 
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
 
  • We’re Kind
  • We’re Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • The post holder will be an autonomous nurse practitioner able to assess, interpret clinical findings and implement care to patients.
  • When appropriate, undertake evidence based independent nurse prescribing when required in line with clinical assessment and reasoning.
  • To analyse and manage highly complex changing health and social care situations, to prioritise unscheduled calls at short notice due to sudden changes in clinical presentation or social care requirements.
  • Undertake joint working with other members of the Rapid Response team to maximise patient assessment and care planning
  • To ensure key performance Indicators and quality information is maintained and produced
  • Receive direct referrals from General Practitioners (GP’s) and London Ambulance Service (LAS) 111 and work in conjunction with them to prevent unnecessary A & E attendance
  • Maintain effective multidisciplinary communication with other members of the team and the wider clinical network to ensure that client’s needs are met.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • Educated to Degree or Masters level in advanced practice
  • Registered Adult Nurse
Desirable criteria
  • MSc / PgDip Advance Clinical Practitioner qualification

Car Driver

Essential criteria
  • Car Driver
  • UK Driving Licence
  • Access to a car for work

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Must be a qualified none medical prescriber
  • Must have Enhanced/Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills
  • Must hold a teaching qualification Mentorship or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • At least 5 years at a Band 6 or above in a leadership role supervise junior staff

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer. Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Cherie Trew
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07789 877067
Additional information

Matron, Cherie Trew, 0208 836 6514 

ACP - Sara Piwowarska 0208 836 6514

Advanced Primary Care Nurses, Ann Odiahi, Carole Wilson, Ibinabo Orubo  0208 836 6414

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