Frailty Virtual Ward Nurse Practitioner
1 month ago
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a new, innovative and dynamic team within our expanding Frailty Virtual Ward service. We are looking for experienced and motivated senior nurse (Band 7) who is passionate about service development and providing high standard of patient centered care. You will be working closely within a Multi-Disciplinary Team of staff including Doctors, senior nurse practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and HCA's, all of whom are committed to maintaining independence, promoting self-care and assisting patients in their usual place of residence. At times this post may require you to work autonomously, when working across the Hackney borough into patients own homes and in an inpatient hospital setting.
Main duties of the job
o The post holder will practice within a multidisciplinary team and provide care topatients, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating their care needs in the hospital and patients own Working within the Frailty Virtual Ward to prevent unnecessary admissions and/or facilitate timely discharge from hospital/ other healthcare settings under direct or indirect supervision of senior medical Responsible for delivering a high standard of holistic nursing care whilstpromoting and maintaining health education and Participate in service development within Frailty Virtual Ward service set up, audits and outcome measures to embed a culture of continuous improvement and positive outcomes for Work in a challenging socioeconomic environment involving patients who have highly complex social problems and those from culturally diverse Deputise for Band 8A Frailty Virtual Ward Lead in their absence takingresponsibility for operationally managing allocated parts of the service.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description and person specification provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. The person specification also outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
Registered General Nurse (NMC Registered) Evidence of ongoing post registration training.
Desirable
Advanced Physical Assessment Course or willingness to undertake Educated to master's level or equivalent experience Non Medical Prescribing (willingness to undertake)
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
Experience managing the complex needs of patients in a variety of settings Phlebotomy skills Cannulation Able to identify a deteriorating patient (Sepsis, mental health crisis, selfneglect, end of life) Ability to assess and treat variety of wounds (surgical, traumatic, pressure ulcer, leg ulcer, moisture lesions) Able to work using your own initiative.
Experience
Essential
Post registration experience as a band 6 Experience of identifying, reporting, managing and escalating safeguarding concerns Experience of undertaking first contact/assessments in the community
Knowledge
Essential
Understanding Mental Capacity Act 2005 and able to complete MCAs, best interest decision making Understanding of clinical governance and ensuring team compliance Understanding of professional accountability and delegation issues Understanding of professional accountability issues
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other
Essential
Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion Flexible in approach to work arrangements-
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