Community Specialist Practitioner

5 months ago

Blackpool, United Kingdom Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the recruitment of a Permanent District Nurse Sister / Charge Nurse within Central Neighbourhood care Team. This is a full-time post 37.5 hours.
Interested applicants will need to be registered nurses who have completed the Community Specialist Practitioner Degree. The post holder should possess good communication skills both written and verbal, have evidence of ongoing professional development and be able to work independently.

In line with the Department of Health guidelines, the Trust operates a strict smoke free policy.

If you would like to discuss this post, please contact Joanne Fear/Emma Andrews on 01253 953377

**Assess patients**: plans, implements & evaluates, and reassesses care of patients in their own home. Establishes and maintains associated records.

Provides leadership and operational management of the team, supporting, supervising and managing staff.

Liaise with other services within health and social services, voluntary and private sector.

Provide direct patient care.

Contribute to the development of the service within the neighbourhood

**Organise community schedule for students**: provide induction training and clinical supervision.

Our aims and vision is in the provision of high standard care to the local community and neighbourhood.

Patients are treated holistically with care and respect

You will work within an integrated Neighbourhood team, where your thoughts and ideas are welcomed.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, and offers a full range of district hospital services and community health services to this population.

Commitment to undertake ongoing in-service training and development is essential. You should be motivated, keen to learn and ready to embrace change. Our commitment to you is to provide the environment for this to happen and ensure that you are part of our defined preceptorship programme if appropriate.

If you are motivated to deliver high standards of care and have the personal qualities and characteristics as outlined in the person specification then this could be the post for you.

To provide and document a high standard of evidence based nursing care to patients in the Community.

To assess, plan and evaluate the individual requirements of patients and carers referred to the Neighbourhood Care team. Diagnose specific conditions including venous insufficiency; recognise uncontrolled symptoms - especially in palliative care, and implement treatment regimes using prescribing when appropriate.

To delegate work to members of the Team, taking into account Scope of Professional Practice, and skill mix.

To work within NMC. Guidelines relating to Code of Conduct, Confidentiality, Accountability and Scope of Professional Practice.

To facilitate effective communication, written, verbal and electronic, whilst acting as the patients advocate. Be able to communicate empathetically, sensitive potentially controversial, and/or distressing information to patients and their carers, e.g. relating to patients entering the end stage of life.

Liaise and communicate with own and the wider Primary healthcare team, outside Agencies and voluntary organisations in the delivery of care.

If you would like to work in an area where your opinions and clinical judgements are valued, then this could be the job for you. If you would like to join our Integrated team in providing high quality services, and are innovative, enthusiastic, enjoy developing yourself and others, we would love to hear from you.

We can offer you support and training to consolidate your skills and enable you to continue to develop. A flexible, professional approach is essential to the role.
A car driver with use of a vehicle is also essential.

Please read the full job description and person specification attached

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