Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for full and /or part time Nurses to join our South Waveney Primary Care Home team delivering high quality nursing care. The Team provides care at home to patients registered with GP surgeries in Waveney. The PCH team works closely with GP's and other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide an excellent standard of person centered nursing care to adult patients in their own homes, residential care or clinic settings, supporting patients to self-manage whenever possible. The service uses SystmOne as a clinical IT system to support mobile working.

The successful candidate will be accountable for the effective management of a caseload, ensuring the delivery of high standards of evidence-based nursing care. Demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills.

District Nursing is challenging, varied and rewarding; the service has to be flexible to meet the needs of patients. East Coast Community Healthcare is committed to the development of integrated multi professional working to meet the changing health needs of the local population. Knowledge of local and national initiatives and evidence of lifelong learning and personal development are essential.

If you are motivated, adaptable, forward thinking and you see yourself leading within community healthcare, then this could be the role for you.

Main duties of the job

The posts offered include full or part time options and sits in a multidisciplinary team providing community services 7 days per week 07:00- 20:30 hours.

Applicants will be a registered nurse; applications from newly qualified nurses will also be welcomed.

The role contains variety every day with a mixture of face-to-face clinical practice.

You will be given the opportunity to participate in appraisals and supporting junior members of the team.

The main duties of the role are: -

To work with other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide planned and unplanned nursing care.

To provide clinical case management for a delegated caseload of patients living in the community who require nursing care.

To work autonomously at a level appropriate to clinical competence and within scope of professional practice.

Contribute to the continuous evaluation of the service to ensure it is fit for purpose and increases choice through audit and research.

About us

ECCH is 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.

Our aim is to ensure patients are able to remain in their own homes whenever possible. Community Nurses are part of the beating heart of our health and care services - we look forward to you working with us

Job description

Job responsibilities

Contributeto, support, and promote ECCHs, strategic direction, values, and culture inrelation to community health services.

Discussall treatment options with sensitivity, knowledge, and expertise. To act as apatient advocate when appropriate, respecting patient confidentiality withprivacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements

Actas a resource for other health and social care professionals on mattersrelating to community nursing.

Participatein clinical supervision within Primary Care Home as required.

Participateand maintain a learning environment and maximise opportunities for educationand development in the clinical area.

Develop excellent internal and externalNetwork to promote Primary Care Home.

Contributeto the clinical governance agenda through participation in clinical riskassessment and clinical audit.

Contributeto an environment conducive to effective working, respecting, and supportingstaff to deliver high quality clinical services.

Contributeto change and innovation within Primary Care Home.

Workas part of the multidisciplinary Primary Care Home to deliver planned andunplanned services.

Workin collaboration with colleagues to contribute to the development of carepathways for patients requiring a range of healthcare needs.

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

Workwith patients towards self-care and independence utilising health coachingtechniques

Workcollaboratively with residential care home colleagues to promote high standardsof care.

Contributeto the review of current policies/ protocols/guidelines and the development ofclinical pathways and outcomes for people requiring proactive and reactiveservices.

Planand organise a range of complex clinical activities in a wide range ofcommunity settings to ensure best practice is delivered to patients in yourdelegated area of responsibility.

Takeresponsibility for own personal and professional development; maintaincompetence, knowledge, and skills commensurate with role.

Bewholly accountable for practice taking every reasonable opportunity to sustainand improve knowledge and professional competence and, ensure all aspects ofprofessional behaviour as required within professional code are always followed.

Maintainlegible, accurate and contemporaneous patient records in accordance with ECCHPolicy and Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for record keeping

Takeresponsibility to ensure compliance with Health and Safety Policy, Fire andEnvironmental Waste Regulations.

Beresponsible for understanding, following, and implementing ECCH policies andprocedures.

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

Takeresponsibility for the cost-effective management and safe use of expensiveclinical equipment,

Contributeto the effective use of resources.

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

All roles within East Coast CommunityHealthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our ABCD Commitments andSignature Behaviours in the care they provide to patients, service users,stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider thesebehaviours, which are detailed in the pages below, an essential part of theirjob role.

Our Values outline the core behaviours that wecan 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 SignatureBehaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build astrong culture. Our four SignatureBehaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn,We Lead| Action - MyAccountability, My Responsibility | Respect - RespectOur Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together .

Person Specification

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

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

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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