Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days out of 7 covering 8am - 9pm)
- Job ref
- 363-CHB6325287
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Twinwoods Health Resource Centre
- Town
- Bedford
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum or per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Staff Nurse
5
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
We are seeking motivated, dynamic, and passionate Band 5 Community Nurses to work within our North Bedfordshire Primary Home Care Team, based in Bedford, however, there is an expectation that staff will cover across the bases if needed. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the community nursing setting.
You will have the opportunity to be involved in facilitating self-care for patients with long-term conditions, health promotion and innovative activities and projects that enhance patient service delivery and staff well-being. You will also have the opportunity to be involved in Urgent Response and Virtual Wards, which is a focus of our teams.
Main duties of the job
Work as an autonomous practitioner to provide nursing care to patients in their own home. A car driver and access to having a car will be essential.
The post holder will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of
individualised nursing care in a range of settings.
The post holder will provide health education to enable patients to self-manage, and achieve optimum independence following deterioration or a period of ill health.
The post holder is a member of the integrated locality nursing team where this is in existence.
To participate in the training of students, the induction of new staff and others that have contact with our services.
The post holder will be required to support the senior nursing team in the maintenance of efficient and effective delivery of services.
The post holder may be required to take responsibility for the team and caseload in the absence of senior staff.
Use a broad range of nursing knowledge, interventions and skills, to prevent, where possible and appropriate, an unnecessary admission to hospital.
Develop good communication links with patients and carers and joint working with other services across professional and organisational boundaries in order to provide a patient centred, holistic and seamless service.
The post holder will be required to travel throughout the service area according to the needs of the service e.g. Bedfordshire.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You must have a driving license and have access to a vehicle in order to carry out your duties. You will be required to work a shift pattern covering 7 days a week from 08:00-21:00.
Full and part time posts available.
For further information, or if you would like to arrange a visit prior to interview, please contact:
Melanie Harris (Team Lead): 07773205181
Person specification
Other
Essential criteria
- • Current UK driving license and access to a car
- • Ability to travel across sites and across Trust boundaries to meet patient needs and attend meetings, etc
Education/Qualification/Training
Essential criteria
- • Registered General Nurse
- • Demonstrate evidence-based practice and up-to-date clinical skills.
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of post-basic professional development
- • Post-registration qualification in a relevant clinical field
- • Relevant teaching/mentorship qualification or commitment to undertake
- • Post-registration nursing experience, including community experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of and commitment to multi-professional working
- • Understanding of the interface between primary and secondary care.
- • Comprehensive understanding of the roles of others in health and social care
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- • Literate in IT/Computer Skills
- • Evidence of knowledge of clinical governance.
- • Knowledge of the principles of Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and Children
- • Knowledge of the principles of health promotion and prevention of illness.
- • Good oral communication skills based on fluency in English language
Desirable criteria
- • Demonstrate an understanding of national government initiatives in health care.
Freedom to Act
Essential criteria
- • Work within clearly defined clinical and professional policies
- • Ability to work independently seeking appropriate support and advice as necessary
- • Works within codes of practice and professional guidelines
Physical/Mental and Emotional effort
Essential criteria
- • Ability to mobilise and stands for most of shift; and kneels and crouches to deliver clinical care e.g. dress wounds.
- • Ability to concentrate on providing clinical care such as drug calculations, carrying out tests and managing interruptions and unpredictable patient/client /carer behavior
- • Occasional distressing or emotional circumstances such as imparting unwelcome news, care of terminally ill or safeguarding issues
- • Post holder could work in occasional unpleasant conditions during home visits and could come across unpleasant body odours, dust, noise/ Body fluid or even verbal aggressions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melanie Harris
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773205181
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