Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

Welcome to Lowestoft Primary Care Home (PCH) team.

Are you a Registered Nurse (Adult) or 3rd year student due to qualify? Do you want to progress your nursing career with a supportive and encouraging team, providing nursing care to patients in their own homes, clinic or residential homes?

Do you like the idea of forming longer term therapeutic relationships with patients and their families?

The PCH is a multidisciplinary team delivering health care to people in the coastal town of Lowestoft. The combined skills of the team mean they are able to respond to the changing needs of patients and support those who may previously been admitted to hospital to remain at home. You will become an active member within this team of clinicians. We would be very happy to provide preceptorship to a newly qualified Registered Nurse.

The PCH team provides community services 7 days per week between 07:00 - 20:30 hours.

The core shift is 08:30 - 16:30. Other shifts included in the rota are 07:00 - 15:00 and 12:00 - 20:00. Weekend and bank holiday working is on a rotational basis. The post is offered at hours per week, worked in hour shifts over 5 working days. We are able to support flexible working arrangements and other shift patterns would be considered.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

As a Community nurse you will be providing an excellent standard of person centered care to adults in their own homes, residential care or clinic settings. This will include a mixture of nursing and reablement interventions to support patients to maintain their health or recover from ill health where possible. You will be supported by senior nurses to gain the clinical skills required to deliver care in the community and you will eventually hold your own caseload of patients.

You will complete holistic assessments for patients referred to the service. Participate in delivery of nursing interventions which could include, but not restricted to:

Holistic assessments including environmental, moving and handling assessments, pressure area risk and nutritional needs Urinary catheterisation Administration of medication via injection Wound care and specialist leg ulcer assessment and care Palliation and end of life care Acute admission avoidance Support patient self care using health coaching

For further information or an informal visit please email the Lead Nurse

About us

ECCH is a well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.

We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.

At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.

We encourage you to apply as early as possible as this job may close earlier than the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.

Lowestoft Primary Care Home is a multidisciplinary clinical team of health and social care professionals working in partnership with Primary Care, Social Services, social care providers, other specialist community health teams and voluntary sector providers to ensure patients are able to remain in their own homes whenever possible.

Following the announcement of a Agenda for Change pay award, this role will be eligible for a salary increase effective in October 2024 pay. Details of the new pay structure can be found on the NHS Employers website.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Contribute to, support, and promote ECCHs strategic direction, values, and culture in relation to community health services.

Discuss all treatment options with sensitivity, knowledge, and expertise. To act as a patient advocate when appropriate, respecting patient confidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements

Act as a resource for other health and social care professionals on matters relating to community nursing.

Participate in clinical supervision within Primary Care Home as required.

Participate and maintain a learning environment and maximise opportunities for education and development in the clinical area.

Develop excellent internal and external Network to promote Primary Care Home.

Contribute to the clinical governance agenda through participation in clinical risk assessment and clinical audit.

Contribute to an environment conducive to effective working, respecting, and supporting staff to deliver high quality clinical services.

Contribute to change and innovation within Primary Care Home.

Work as part of the multidisciplinary Primary Care Home to deliver planned and unplanned services.

Work in collaboration with colleagues to contribute to the development of care pathways for patients requiring a range of healthcare needs.

Work in partnership with senior members of the Primary Care Home to review the delegated caseload and ensure the care provided is of high quality.

Work with patients towards self-care and independence utilising health coaching techniques.

Work collaboratively with residential care home colleagues to promote high standards of care.

Contribute to the review of current policies/ protocols/guidelines and the development of clinical pathways and outcomes for people requiring proactive and reactive services.

Plan and organise a range of complex clinical activities in a wide range of community settings to ensure best practice is delivered to patients in your delegated area of responsibility.

Take responsibility for own personal and professional development; maintain competence, knowledge, and skills commensurate with role.

Be wholly accountable for practice taking every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence and, ensure all aspects of professional behaviour as required within professional code are always followed.

Maintain legible, accurate and contemporaneous patient records in accordance with ECCH Policy and Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for record keeping.

Take responsibility to ensure compliance with Health and Safety Policy, Fire and Environmental Waste Regulations.

Be responsible for understanding, following, and implementing ECCH policies and procedures.

Ensure own compliance with ECCH risk management systems, proactively identifying risk, reporting, and managing risk within area of responsibility.

Take responsibility for the cost-effective management and safe use of expensive clinical equipment.

Contribute to the effective use of resources.

Contribute to the evaluation of training programmes to support patients and carers gain the necessary knowledge and skills to maintain independence.

Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word CARE . These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone .

Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together .

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult) BSc in Nursing Practice or equivalent.

Desirable

Mentorship/ preceptorship qualification/ ENB 998 Evidence of working towards a nursing degree

Experience

Essential

Evidence of continued professional development Ability to work unsupervised Ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge and competence within scope of clinical practice. Previous experience of working in health care.

Desirable

Recent clinical experience in community nursing. Experience of multidisciplinary team working.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Competent IT skills. Effective organisation and time management skills. Excellent record keeping skills.

Desirable

Health coaching training

Personal Attributes

Essential

Ability to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours: (Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together). Willingness and ability to work across different sites and travel to alternative sites and across the community as required. Be able to support Trainee Nursing Associates Act as a role model to all students Able to demonstrate personal resilience, emotions and stress

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