Intermediate Care Staff Nurse
- Employer
- Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Warrington
- Salary
- £29,970 to £36,483 a year
- Closing date
- 16 Nov 2024
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A dynamic dedicated nurse is required to compliment our current team of staff within our intermediate care bed base. Providing rehabilitation for both step down and step up patients you need to have a good all round skill set to support the needs of these patients.
Working as part of a dedicated integrated health and social care team you will develop a variety of skills. A foundation of basic nursing skills is required.
Main duties of the job
Ensuring a high standard of care with intermediate care bed based facility.
Liaises with the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse to ensure information in relation to patient care/changes to care plan and the continuity of care.
Provides mentoring, teaching and assessing to support staff.
Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery in the intermediate care facility.
Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse.
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 Integrated Intermediate Care Team, 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 delegated visits under the supervision of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse
To work without direct supervision.
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:
Principle Responsibilities
Ensuring a high standard of care with intermediate care bed based facility.
Liaises with the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse to ensure information in relation to patient care/changes to care plan and the continuity of care.
Provides mentoring, teaching and assessing to support staff.
Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery in the intermediate care facility.
Managerial
To be responsible for work allocations of support staff.
To complete monthly supervisions for support staff.
To be responsible for organising and prioritising own caseload.
Leadership
Act as a mentor for pre-registration nursing students.
Support the development of the nursing team by teaching and assessing members of the team including nursing assistants.
Undertake mandatory in-house training and other training that supports the role.
Access clinical supervision.
Undertake training that is specific to the post.
Teaching of patients / carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain their optimum level of independence
Clinical
Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse.
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 Integrated Intermediate Care Team, 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 delegated visits under the supervision of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse
To work without direct supervision.
Professional Responsibilities
Current NMC registration
Standard Information to be included in all job specifications
Information Governance
Employees of the Trust must comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. The postholder must not either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.
The postholder will be required, when and where appropriate to the role, to comply with the processing of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
The postholder must comply with Trust policies that protect the information assets of the organisation from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use and must pay due regard to the requirements of the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice.
The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in Trust records management polices, and data quality processes and standards.
Health & Safety
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the postholder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Mental Capacity Act 2005
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to all Trust staff. It is the responsibility of every person to ensure that they keep up to date with the Act and that the delivery of patient care/services are conducted in line with local and national policy and the MCA Code of Practice.
Safeguarding is Everyones Business
The Trust has a responsibility to ensure that all children / young people and adults are adequately safeguarded and protected. As a consequence, all Trust employees are required to adhere to national and local safeguarding policies / procedures and to act upon any concerns in accordance with them.
Infection Control
It is Trust policy to reduce the risk of Healthcare Associated Infection by having in place Infection Prevention and Control Policies. These policies must be adhered to by all staff to ensure patients are cared for in a clean environment and receive the highest standards of clinical care.
Smoke Free NHS
The NHS is Smoke - Free. Smoking is not permitted on any of our premises or the surrounding land including car parking facilities.
Training
The postholder must attend any training that is identified as mandatory to their role.
The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give an overview of the range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the postholder.
Equality, Diversity & Human Rights
It is the responsibility of every person to act in ways to support equality and diversity and to respect human rights, working within the spirit and detail of legislation including the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and aims to challenge discrimination, promote equality and respect human rights.
Person Specification
Skills & Attributes
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Right to Work
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
Relationships
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Padgate House Intermediate Care
Vulcan Close
Padgate
Warrington
WA2 0HL
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
C9835-WA24-131a
Working as part of a dedicated integrated health and social care team you will develop a variety of skills. A foundation of basic nursing skills is required.
Main duties of the job
Ensuring a high standard of care with intermediate care bed based facility.
Liaises with the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse to ensure information in relation to patient care/changes to care plan and the continuity of care.
Provides mentoring, teaching and assessing to support staff.
Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery in the intermediate care facility.
Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse.
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 Integrated Intermediate Care Team, 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 delegated visits under the supervision of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse
To work without direct supervision.
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:
Principle Responsibilities
Ensuring a high standard of care with intermediate care bed based facility.
Liaises with the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse to ensure information in relation to patient care/changes to care plan and the continuity of care.
Provides mentoring, teaching and assessing to support staff.
Liaises with all health care professionals and other agencies to ensure effective service delivery in the intermediate care facility.
Managerial
To be responsible for work allocations of support staff.
To complete monthly supervisions for support staff.
To be responsible for organising and prioritising own caseload.
Leadership
Act as a mentor for pre-registration nursing students.
Support the development of the nursing team by teaching and assessing members of the team including nursing assistants.
Undertake mandatory in-house training and other training that supports the role.
Access clinical supervision.
Undertake training that is specific to the post.
Teaching of patients / carers and other professionals to support patients to maintain their optimum level of independence
Clinical
Perform comprehensive assessment of patient nursing needs.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care according to changing health needs under the direction of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse.
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 Integrated Intermediate Care Team, 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 delegated visits under the supervision of the Intermediate Care Sister / Charge Nurse
To work without direct supervision.
Professional Responsibilities
Current NMC registration
Standard Information to be included in all job specifications
Information Governance
Employees of the Trust must comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. The postholder must not either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.
The postholder will be required, when and where appropriate to the role, to comply with the processing of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
The postholder must comply with Trust policies that protect the information assets of the organisation from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use and must pay due regard to the requirements of the NHS Confidentiality Code of Practice.
The postholder will be responsible for maintaining the clinical and or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in Trust records management polices, and data quality processes and standards.
Health & Safety
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the postholder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Mental Capacity Act 2005
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 applies to all Trust staff. It is the responsibility of every person to ensure that they keep up to date with the Act and that the delivery of patient care/services are conducted in line with local and national policy and the MCA Code of Practice.
Safeguarding is Everyones Business
The Trust has a responsibility to ensure that all children / young people and adults are adequately safeguarded and protected. As a consequence, all Trust employees are required to adhere to national and local safeguarding policies / procedures and to act upon any concerns in accordance with them.
Infection Control
It is Trust policy to reduce the risk of Healthcare Associated Infection by having in place Infection Prevention and Control Policies. These policies must be adhered to by all staff to ensure patients are cared for in a clean environment and receive the highest standards of clinical care.
Smoke Free NHS
The NHS is Smoke - Free. Smoking is not permitted on any of our premises or the surrounding land including car parking facilities.
Training
The postholder must attend any training that is identified as mandatory to their role.
The range of duties and responsibilities outlined above are indicative only and are intended to give an overview of the range and type of duties that will be allocated. They are subject to modification in the light of changing service demands and the development requirements of the postholder.
Equality, Diversity & Human Rights
It is the responsibility of every person to act in ways to support equality and diversity and to respect human rights, working within the spirit and detail of legislation including the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer and aims to challenge discrimination, promote equality and respect human rights.
Person Specification
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Range of extended clinical skills and ability to demonstrate clinical knowledge
- Able to communicate unpleasant/sensitive information to patients relatives and carers
- Able to demonstrate organisational and managerial skills
- Able to develop effective interpersonal skills relationships across the health and social care setting
- Proven teaching and assessing skills verbal and written skills
Desirable
- IT Skills
- Audit and research
- Venepuncture Course
- Wound Care Course
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Newly qualified nurse with Intermediate Care Interest
Desirable
- Experience in Intermediate Care
Right to Work
Essential
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Nurse
- Current licence to practice
- (or willingness to undertake return to practice)
Desirable
- Diploma or equivalent
Job Specific Requirements
Essential
- The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust
Relationships
Essential
- If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:
Employer details
Employer name
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Padgate House Intermediate Care
Vulcan Close
Padgate
Warrington
WA2 0HL
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
C9835-WA24-131a
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