Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To ensure at all times patients are treated with care and compassion.

To support the senior nurse in organisation and coordination of the overall care to meet clients care needs, which may be complex involving other professionals and agencies in an integrated and co-ordinated way.

To accept responsibility for those patients whose care has been delegated to them by the Community Nursing Sister or senior nurse and ensure continuity of the nursing care by on-going assessment.

Escalate Risk as appropriate

To deputise for the Community Nursing Sister in their absence as required

Assess and prioritise unscheduled requests for nursing intervention and allocate to the appropriately skilled clinician as appropriate

To refer patients to other services / agencies as appropriate

To organise own work as delegated by the senior nurse.

Delegate work to junior staff and learners as required

To assist in the planning and co-ordination off duty, covering annual leave, sickness and study leave under supervision of a senior clinician.

To assist in the assessment and implementation of care interventions to meet identified health needs of individuals, families and communities. Maintain associated records.

To provide mentorship to pre- and post-registration nursing students.

To assist in the delivery of some highly complex and sensitive information in an appropriate form and manner for the patient/ carer/ relatives.

To understand and support the principles agreed in the transfer of patient information between the primary and secondary sector and deal with it in a sensitive fashion.

To anticipate barriers to communication and use interpreters or tools as required.

To use persuasive skills of negotiation and problem solving to facilitate positive outcomes.

To provide education to patients, students and colleagues as required.

To produce accurate and complete records consistent with legislation, policy and procedure.

To attend and participate in relevant meetings and training events.

To build and develop relationships between health professionals involved in the patient pathway.

Provide understanding and support to patients coping with acute and/or long-term conditions, including promotion of self-care.

Assist in the Maintenance of adequate stock control of resources required to undertake nursing care.

To assist in the training and education on use of equipment to others. To ensure that records and equipment are maintained and stored according to. East of England Community Health and Care Luton policies guidelines and protocols.

To provide day-to-day supervision of the junior nursing staff within the Integrated Community Nursing Team.

To assist in the co-ordination of team off-duty to meet the needs of the service.

To mentor and supervise students and other learners

To assist in the induction of new staff members

Maintaining own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF proces

To undertake R&D activity as requested.

Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.

The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes

The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures

It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.

Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust.

The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required

Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team

Participate in Clinical & Safeguarding supervision on a regular basis

The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.

The post holder is expected to work within a variety of environments, e.g. patients home, residential homes, and nursing homes and will have direct exposure to smell, bodily fluids.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Current NMC registration
• Degree / Diploma
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Willingness to undertake additional training in line with service development.

Desirable

• MSPP trained
• Palliative Care training
• Central line training
• Tissue Viability training

Experience

Essential

• Nursing patients with a wide range of conditions including terminal illness and physical disabilities
• Ability to organise/prioritise workload
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Awareness of requirement to report to District Nurse
• Awareness of revalidation requirements
• NMC Code of Conduct and Implication on Practice
• Knowledge of research based practice Basic I.T skills, Microsoft office, Word.

Desirable

• Community Nursing Experience and lone working
• Experience of working within a high ethnic population
• Systm0ne experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Clear written and verbal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to problem solve

Desirable

• Holistic assessment
• Catheterisation
• IV Therapy
• Syringe Drivers
• Wound Care
• Diabetic Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)

Address

Units 2-3 The Poynt

Poynters Road

Luton

LU4 0LA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)