Are you an experienced Registered Nurse seeking a sensational opportunity to work with the Derby City Rapid Response Nursing Team?

If so, this opportunity is for you!

An exciting opportunity has arisenwithin the Derby City Rapid Response team that will involve you using your clinical and leadership skills to support the team.

The service provides acute (short-term) care in patients' own homes and Residential Care Home settings. The team promote a self management approach to patients with their health conditions.

A key priority is for rapid nursing staff to educate patients on their health needs and to provide a self management approach to patients with their condition.

The service provides cover 7 day per week, 08:00-18:30 and incorporates a rapid response service supporting patients with urgent nursing care needs.

You will have the opportunity to develop your skills of specialist nursing assessment and treatment in a community setting, alongside developing additional generic skills to provide a comprehensive assessment to a variety of complex patients.

You will be well supported in the role by a skilled multi-disciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

Some of your responsibilities would include:

Urgent (same day) community nursing referrals

Co-ordinating the nursing response

Responding to patients in immediate nee

Clinical triage of referrals

Managing the caseload

Leadership of staff

Developing service and supporting your colleagues

About us

There has never been a more exciting time to join one of the largest specialist community NHS providers in the country - one that is also among the very best NHS employers, as voted by its own staff.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered nurse with current NMC registration
• Relevant nursing degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Student mentorship
• Have or be required to undertake a leadership development programme

Desirable

• Recognised teaching qualification
• Leg ulcer management
• Palliative care
• Nurse prescribing qualification
• Tissue viability

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Post registration experience
• Case management/ ward management experience
• Long Term Conditions
• Community Experience
• Proven clinical expertise, knowledge and experience of implementing service improvement

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• IT and administrative skills
• Can demonstrate knowledge of research based practice and quality
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Other

Essential

• Access to transport is essential for this post, as you will be expected to travel around various areas of Derbyshire County in order to carry out required duties
• Able to work weekends and bank holidays

Employer details

Employer name

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Address

Florence Nightingale Community Hospital

London Road

Derby

DE1 2QY

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842-ICS-4546-24