• To deliver high quality, skilled nursing care to patients at home and provide rapid response, rehabilitative and post-acute care in a variety of community settings including weekends and bank holidays. The service operates through agreed shift patterns spanning 8am - 10pm 7 days a week
• To utilize specialist skills and knowledge to holistically assess needs and provide short term programmed of nursing care for vulnerable adults based on evidence based practice
• To focus on service priorities of admissions avoidance and timely supported discharge
• To take responsibility for managing the caseload and the team, with the support of the Team Leader
• To supplement locality based planned care team and other health services when acute or concentrated nursing care is required
• To actively participate in service development activities

Main duties of the job

• To provide skilled, effective and evidence based nursing care to patients in a variety of community settings.
• To assess referrals made to service, prioritise and respond according to priority, as appropriate both in terms of level and urgency. To respond within agreed timescales as appropriate.
• To use enhanced skills and knowledge to assess physical and psycho social needs and develop a comprehensive and concordant plan of care with patients, carers and the wider Multidisciplinary Team as needed.
• To make risk assessments, establishing the safety or otherwise of patients' ability to stay at home, or return home safely from another care setting, providing and arranging necessary nursing and supportive packages.
• Provide autonomous clinical care to a range of patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed and/ or complex health needs and long term conditions.
• To provide evidenced based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on 'best practice', in order to improve health outcomes and promote choice, e.g. Intravenous therapy, anticoagulation monitoring, palliative care interventions and catheter and bowel management
• Work within Clinical Guidelines, Policies, Procedures utilising expert judgment to work outside these frameworks where necessary.
• Deliver agreed clinical quality and performance standards within the Rapid Response team.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T& C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Evidence of recent and continuing post-registration professional education and training
• Full, valid UK driving licence.
• Qualifications in Community and/ or Accident and Emergency Nursing.
• Qualification in teaching or practice-based learning.
• Physical Clinical Assessment Skills Course or willingness to undertake the course.
• Nurse prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of recent substantial post-registration nursing experience
• Extensive range of clinical skills and experience including IV therapy,
• Vene-puncture, cannulation, rehabilitation
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working with people with complex health needs
• Experience of supervising junior staff and co-ordinating daily activities on a regular basis
• Experience of undertaking comprehensive health needs assessment and writing care plans

Desirable

• Experience of implementing evidence-based care in practice

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Basic IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package and email
• Has high level of competence in a range of clinical skills
• Principles of care for patients with long term conditions, relevant NSFs and other national standards
• NMC Code of Professional Conduct and application to practice
• Personal Development Planning
• The audit processes
• Clinical supervision - purpose and application

Other

Essential

• Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post. ? Car Driver owner with UK licence

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Finchley Memorial Hospital

Granville road

London

N12 0JE

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