Community Staff Nurse

Job summary

Are you looking for an exciting opportunitythat offers a great work/life balance?

Would you like to work within a supportiveteam and yet have the confidence to lone work?

Would you like the opportunity to care forpeople in their own home? Keeping people out of hospital and working alongsideGPs and Advanced Clinical Practitioners to ensure every step can be taken toavoid a hospital admission.

The Integrated Care Team are looking for Community Staff Nurses to join our Teams in Wakefieldand our surrounding areas. The team covers 24/7-365 daysper year. We pride ourselves on being a truly flexible employer, should you requireflexible working patterns due to childcare or carer responsibilities, we treatour staff as individuals and work with them to ensure a harmonious work lifebalance.

Working as part of our team, you will havethe opportunities to: develop or extend your clinical knowledge and experienceby working across a range of clinical settings; develop extensive clinicalassessment and case management skills in areas, such as hospital avoidance,managing long term conditions, wound management and end of life care; and toplan and deliver complex care plans.

We will support you to develop through ourcomprehensive preceptorship and mentorship programs. We have excellentelectronic facilities to support your learning and development and haverecently developed an online portfolio to support your revalidation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder willbe responsible for the planning and delivery of patient care within AdultCommunity Nursing Teams. The post holder is responsible for maintaining anddelivering high standards of care. These services will be provided inaccordance with the Trusts declared values and principles ensuring the deliveryof quality, patient centred care.

To supervise and lead staff within the District NursingTeam in the absence of the District Nurse/Caseload holder promoting positivestaff behaviour and facilitating the delivery of treatment and rehabilitationto individuals, groups and communities. To assist insupporting the coordination of community nursing services across WakefieldDistrict, to ensure uninterrupted, seamless patient care, to support nursingcolleagues in the provision of a high quality, 24 hour, 7 day per week nursingservice.

Demonstrate the appropriate supervision skillswith mentorship, achievement of learning competencies and ongoing training anddevelopment. Take responsibility for thedelegated Appraisals and achievement of learning competencies for a designatednumber of support workers.

About us

We provide care and support to over a million people inWakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our threehospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront ofinnovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of ourworkforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectfuland maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make MidYorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasmirrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity andgender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support tosomeone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of theLGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currentlyunder-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from membersof these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants aretreated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuableguidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this If youshare our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patientsand their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To supervise and lead staff within the District Nursing Team in the absence of the District Nurse/Caseload holder promoting positive staff behaviour and facilitating the delivery of treatment and rehabilitation to individuals, groups and communities.

To demonstrate and deliver high levels of holistic assessment utilising the appropriate assessment tools, contribute to the development of patient centred care plans and to make referrals as appropriate to other agencies. Understand and have awareness of the importance of collaborative partnerships with other multi-disciplinary agencies. To assess and plan individual patient care plans, education and treatment reviews.

Contribute to the delivery of educational opportunities for health care support workers. To act as a mentor for pre-registration nursing students.

Demonstrate the appropriate supervision skills with mentorship, achievement of learning competencies and ongoing training and development. Take responsibility for the delegated Appraisals and achievement of learning competencies for a designated number of support workers.

To assist in supporting the coordination of community nursing services across Wakefield District, to ensure uninterrupted, seamless patient care, to support nursing colleagues in the provision of a high quality, 24 hour, 7 day per week nursing service.

Clearly communicate timely, accurate and relevant information regarding patient care with patients, their families and carers, other professionals and services to ensure seamless, appropriate timely care and where appropriate empower patients to become partners and maintain their independence.

Contribute to the development of strategies, guidance and protocols in accordance to MY clinical governance systems and objectives. To communicate collaborative partnership working with services within the Trust, primary care and social services. To take the lead in team developments as designated by their line manager.

To perform risk assessments ensuring a safe environment within patients homes and work areas. Ensures adherence to organisational Health and Safety, risk and governance arrangements.

To maintain standards in ongoing health information, both electronic and paper based, ensuring safe keeping and confidentiality, accurate record keeping of relevant data and profiling. To input clinical information onto System One as per MY policy.

To maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity in relation to the patients and their treatment at all times.

To undertake all mandatory / essential training as required by MY.

To be responsible for maintaining professional registration and continuing professional development. Demonstrate a professional approach to work in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.

To demonstrate and maintain own knowledge and awareness of recognising and responding appropriately to vulnerable adults.

Review medications, seeking advice from local pharmacists and the drugs information hotline as appropriate. If legally authorised, prescribe medications from agreed formularies based on efficacy, safety and cost.

To participate in audit and research processes to ensure evidence- based health care is provided.

Participate in clinical supervision ensuring that practice is maintained at high levels and is evaluated utilizing appropriate mechanisms.

Contribute towards performance targets particularly in relation to reducing hospital admission and length of stay.

Ensure equipment is obtained, used, and maintained in accordance with MY Medical Device Policy.

To adhere to the lone working policy on order to minimise the risk associated with visiting patients that are unknown to the service. To provide advice and support to health care support workers concerned regarding lone working.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1st Degree or willingness to work towards. RGN Level 1. Evidence of clinical update. Relevant post registration qualification. NMC Professional Registration.

Desirable

Any further qualifications relevant to this post. Willingness to undertake further relevant training.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Ability to assess, plan, and implement nursing care packages. Excellent communication skills to include verbal and written. Ability to adhere to and follow guidelines and policy into practice. Understanding/experience of interagency working. Organisational skills. IT skills.

Other

Essential

Required to travel to various sites across the district. Access to a vehicle with the ability to travel independently in line with requirements. Available to work a variety of shifts including early, late and nights. Including weekends, unsocial hours and bank holidays.

Experience

Essential

Good communication skills both written and verbal. Understanding the implications of early discharge and admission avoidance considering inter disciplinary needs and implications for patients needing Intermediate care. Teaching and educational skills, facilitating learning of others. Willing and able to work alone. Willing to expand personal skills and develop within the role.

Desirable

Palliative Care experience/ qualification. Extended clinical skills to include clinical supervision/reflective practice and experience of clinical audit. IV additives and bolus injections. Venepuncture and cannulation. Post registration Community Nursing experience. Teaching and assessing qualification.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

Awareness of changing agenda within NHS. Awareness of own limitations.

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