Primary Care Senior Staff Nurse

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see main job description and person specification for full list of responsibilities:

• Plan, deliver and evaluate clinically appropriate interventions using evidenced based guidance and practice.

• Set up processes/protocols for effective assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for those patients with physical, mental health and substance misuse problems.

• Safeguard vulnerable patients in line with CNWL Trust safeguarding policies.

• Apply local risk assessment and management protocols.

• Make appropriate referrals to other services for long term or complex care management.

• Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary clinical practice to provide focused and integrated care treatment programs/packages.

• Use highly skilled interventions to de-escalate aggressive patient behaviours and be aware of the appropriate processes for dealing with them.

• Work collaboratively with staff of other disciplines e.g. prison, education staff to provide integrated and coordinated care.

• Work within own sphere of competency and ensure that training needs are communicated to the team manager.

• Participate in local and trust audits and trust audits. Participate in clinical governance and utilise research skills for audit, service development and research within the area served by the multi-disciplinary team.

• Liaise with other professional services e.g. hospital staff, GPs and caseworkers, sharing information where appropriate.

• Work in a highly emotive environment with patients who may have a sexual offending history or mental health / substance misuse problems on a regular basis. Able to communicate sensitive and complex information whilst maintaining a high level of professionalism at all times.

• Attend and contribute to prison meetings as required, and present the view of Healthcare Team on relevant clinical issues. Ensure any actions taken from these meetings are communicated to the appropriate individual responsible for completing the action.

• Ensure that pathways of care are created for the patients, including collecting collateral information and making appropriate referrals into the community when they are approaching discharge.

• Work closely with colleagues to ensure information about risk is recorded and communicated sensitively and comprehensively.

• Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping, including electronic data entry and recording.

• Ensure that within all aspects of professional activity e.g. communication with patients, relatives, colleagues and the assessment, development and delivery of interventions, issues of diversity such as race, culture, identity, gender and sexuality are sensitively considered and incorporated to reflect individual differences appropriately.

Person specification

Education / Qualification

Essential criteria

• Registered Adult Nurse
• Evidence of personal and professional development following registration.

Desirable criteria

• Post registration qualification appropriate to speciality
• Mentorship or practice assessor certification
• Chronic disease management or long term condition qualification

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Paid/unpaid relevant to job

Essential criteria

• Practical experience of providing high quality care and exceeding expectations
• Experience of providing and receiving supervision
• Experience of running clinics

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working within a secure environment / prison
• Experience of SystmOne patient information IT system

OTHER

Essential criteria

• Motivated to maintain the highest standards in a changing service
• Willingness to undertake further training relevant to clinical area
• Able to recognise signs of stress in self & others
• Ability to understand and implement the Equal Opportunities Policy at a level appropriate to the job
• Able to work to a 7 day week service

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of medication rounds and the safe storage and administration of drugs
• Knowledge of clinical audit process and an ability to use audit tools
• Ability to assess plans, implement and evaluate patient care & act accordingly if untoward changes occurred.
• Knowledge of risk assessment management and its implementation.
• Able to use computer software packages such as MS Word, Outlook and Excel
• Demonstrates the ability to manage work under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of patient confidentiality
• Understand the different roles of the multi-disciplinary team and own role within it
• Ability to demonstrate evidence-based practice & understanding of clinical governance in maintaining quality of care
• Ability to provide and accept feedback, support, clinical/managerial supervision
• Knowledge of current developments in specialist clinical area.
• Committed to personal/professional development
• Flexible approach to work including both day and night shifts where night shifts occur

Desirable criteria

• Leadership skills

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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

• Job Description & Person Spec (PDF, 191.3KB)
• CNWL Staff Networks (PDF, 320.0KB)
• CNWL Values (PDF, 182.9KB)
• CNWL Reward and Wellbeing Handbook 2020 (PDF, 1.1MB)