Community Nurse

Praising NCH&C’s “compassionate, inclusive and effective leadership at all levels”, the CQC observed that our staff are well supported to make positive changes and innovations.

The trust offers a range of flexibility, including flexible working patterns, and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Band 5 Community Nurse to join the Mid-Norfolk Community Nursing Team based in Dereham on a permanent contract, for 37.5 hours per week.

This large, friendly and busy team requires a keen and motivated Nurse to provide assessment and quality interventions to the population of patients restricted to receiving care in their homes.

You will be a registered nurse with skills in palliative / end of life care, wound care (including management of leg ulcers and pressure ulcers) for this vulnerable group of patients and a strong desire to further develop your community nursing skills and experience.

You must hold a full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle.

You will support staff working at a band 3 and 4 level, along with students and apprentices.

This post is suitable for both newly qualified Nurses and experienced Nurses.

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose

To contribute in the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within their own homes, care homes, the travelling community and in clinics, by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating treatments.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital
• To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital
• To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.

Working for our organisation

The Nursing team is based at Dereham Community Hospital and consists of Nurses, Assistant Practitioners and Healthcare Assistants. The Therapy team are based with the Nursing team and work very closely. They consist of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Assistant Practitioners.

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

1. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, and develop care plans, using clinical reasoning skills, that may need to be delivered from a range of options.
2. Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required.
3. Assess patients’ holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
4. Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
5. Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patient’s cooperation in their care management plan.
6. Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care

1. Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate.
2. To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
3. Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need.
4. Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
5. Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills.
6. Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
7. Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.
8. Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.

1. Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate
2. Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions
3. Be able to make own travel arrangements to patients’ homes, clinics, base and meetings etc as required
4. Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies
5. Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies
6. Provide advice/training to less experienced staff and supervise and support junior members of staff and students where appropriate; contributing to the induction process for new staff / students
7. Follow Trust policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances
8. Comment on draft policies
9. Maintain own continued professional development
10. Ensure own workload is planned and prioritised
11. Be accountable for work delegated to others
12. Attend in-house training as required to develop current job role
13. Demonstrate leadership skills within own competence

1. Undertake mandatory training as required
2. Participate in a Personal Development Review process
3. Undertake Personal Development Plans for more junior staff members
4. Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy
5. Be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and/or less experienced staff
6. Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration course
7. Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by Team Leader and Trust Policy
8. Contribute to clinical audit as required
9. Complete the staff survey as required
10. Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma or 1st level degree in Nursing
• RN Qualification
• Current NMC registration
• ENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent

• Leg Ulcer Management

Experience

• Experience of working within a clinical setting

Skills, abilities and knowledge

• Able to provide high standards of care
• Highly motivated
• Tact & diplomacy
• Empathy & sensitivity
• Ability to manage stressful situations
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to use own initiative
• A team player
• Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
• Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills.
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data/patient records
• Good observational & reporting skills
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
• Able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
• Able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
• Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids

• Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
• Palliative care
• Diabetes management
• Be aware of Assistive Technology

Other

• Able to communicate effectively using the English language in both verbal and written forms
• Must hold a full and valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle

Personal Attributes / Behaviours (linked to the Trust’s Behaviour Framework)

• Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.

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If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application.

Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system.

Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to NCH&C staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register.

However if you are registered with the update service this may not be required.

Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received.

Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data.

Both have a strong track record, with the highest ratings from the Care Quality Commission, best in class NHS staff survey outcomes, and a decade of experience in innovation and clinical development.

The group model provides health and care services to a population of 3.2 million in their homes and neighbourhoods. We provide care that supports people from the very beginning to the very end of their lives.

We will remain two separate employers until further notice, and this role being advertised will be employed by Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust.