An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the community nursing service in Halton. Are you an enthusiastic and motivated nurse looking for a new challenge? You will join a team of nurses delivering high quality care to patients who are housebound. This includes palliative care, wound care, catheter care and phlebotomy. If you feel you have the right skills to care for patients in their home environment, then we would like to hear from you. You must be willing to work within an integrated team and develop your skills and knowledge. Community nursing is evolving at a fast pace, and you must be able to embrace change.

Main duties of the job

The post holder actively supports the District Nursing team by undertaking responsibility for a delegated caseload.

Undertakes the assessment, planning and evaluation of patients care needs.

Liaises with the District Nurse to ensure information sharing in relation to patient care / changes to care plan and the continuity of care and reviewing of complex care packages.

Mentoring, Teaching and Assessing.

Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose:

The post holder actively supports the District Nursing team by undertaking responsibility for a delegated caseload.

Undertakes the assessment, planning and evaluation of patients care needs.

Liaises with the District Nurse to ensure information sharing in relation to patient care / changes to care plan and the continuity of care and reviewing of complex care packages.

Mentoring, Teaching and Assessing.

Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To promote the health and well-being within the family unit and community as a whole.

Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs as the named nurse.

Plan, assess and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the District Nurse.

To support the team leader in the co-ordination of complex and continuing care packages.

Maintain accurate records in accordance with NMC.

Attend a multi-disciplinary case conference as the named nurse if appropriate.

To communicate and collaborate with other members of the PHCT, voluntary and statutory organisations to support individual patient care.

To establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and carers in complex and potentially challenging situations.

To competently perform clinical skills related to the post.

To be professionally responsible for a delegated caseload under the supervision of the District Nurse.

To assess health needs at individual, practice and community level.

To undertake chronic disease management reviews using appropriate template.

To work without direct supervision.

Person Specification

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Range of extended clinical skills & demonstrate clinical knowledge.
• Male & Female catheterisation.
• Venepuncture and immunisation.
• Able to communicate sensitive information to patients, relatives and carers.
• Able to assess, plan, implement & evaluate packages of care.
• Able to develop effective interpersonal
• Skills/relationships across the health & social care setting.
• Good verbal & written skills

Desirable

• IT skills.
• Experience of using Electronic Patient Records.
• Audit and research.
• Supra pubic catheterisation.
• Tissue viability qualification.
• Leg Ulcer management qualification.
• IV Therapy
• Chronic disease management.
• Experience of working within palliative care.
• Management skills.
• Teaching & assessing skills.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
• Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registered adult nurse
• Evidence of level 5/6 study.

Desirable

• V100/V150 nurse prescriber
• Teaching and Assessing qualification

Experience

Desirable

• Previous community experience
• Post-registration nursing experience

Employer details

Employer name

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chapelfield Clinic

Wilsden Road

Widnes

Cheshire

WA8 7XS

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