PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Band 5 Community Staff Nurse.

Driving license essential due to working in the community

We aim to deliver care to our community that is safe and seamless at the same time as offering a caring, flexible and supportive place to work.

The North Uttlesford Integrated Community Team (Saffron Walden) are looking for a dynamic, innovative compassionate Band 5 nurse who wants to deliver high quality healthcare to patients within their own homes.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered Nurse to work as a Band 5 as part of our friendly and dynamic multi-disciplinary integrated care team. The community nursing and therapy team are are an integral part of the PCN Aligned Core team (PACT) within the North Uttlesford Primary Care Network, working collaboratively with the GP's, Social Care, Out of Hospital Model and voluntary sector to deliver safe, timely care to the local population.

Previous applicants need not apply

Driving license essential due to working in the community

Main duties of the job

Take responsibility for a patient or a defined group of patients within their own homes or elsewhere as defined by the Senior Nurse.

Undertake comprehensive nursing assessments to identify the patients's physical and environmental needs.

Plan, evaluate and priorities interventions and care for patients within his/her sphere of responsibility.

Regularly review caseload patient care, informing the Senior Nurse of any changes made.

To act up in the Senior Nurses' absence.

Responsible for the delivery of nursing care for a geographical area including weekends, evenings and bank holidays.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including

o Season Ticket Loans

o NHS discounts for staff

o Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

o Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

o The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas

o Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

o Day One Flexible Employer

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• The post holder will be responsible for assessment of care needs, developments, implementation and evaluation of programme's of care for patients within the Team Leaders sphere of care.
• The post holder works without direct supervision and is responsible for nursing care for the geographical area including weekends, evenings and bank holidays.
• The community team of West Essex is part of West Essex Integrated Care System supporting Out of Hospital Care to support West Essex Residents. The post holder will be working as part of the Primary Care Aligned Team (PACT) supporting North Uttlesford (Crocus Medical Practice, Gold St Surgery, Thaxted Surgery and Newport Surgery) Primary Care Networks with a focus on prevention of admissions and facilitating hospital discharges.

Takes responsibility for a patient or a defined group of patients within their own homes or elsewhere as defined by the Senior Nurse.

Undertake comprehensive nursing assessments to identify the patients physical and environmental needs.

Plans, evaluates and prioritises interventions and care for patients within his/her sphere of responsibility.

Leads the clinical nursing management of the caseloads most dependent patients. Determines, in liaison with the Senior Nurse the frequency, type and monitors the efficacy of patient care offered.

Regularly review caseload patient care, informing the Senior Nurse of any changes made.

Establish priorities in his/her workload organising his/her workload to make effective use of time.

To act up in the Senior Nurses absence.

Responsible for the delivery of nursing care for a geographical area including weekends and evenings.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Knowledge of services provided by other agencies

Essential

Essential

• 2 years post registration experience
• Active on the NMC register
• Ability to deliver core service requirement

Desirable

• Experience in a community Setting Teaching and assessing qualification.
• Commitment to working as part of a multi-disciplinary Primary Health Care Team. Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care. Ability to work without direct supervision
• Experience in undertaking Continuing Healthcare Assessments

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingfisher Unit Saffron Walden Community Hospital

Radwinter Road,

Saffron Walden

CB11 3HY

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364-A-4731-Q