Senior Community Staff Nurse - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job summary

    We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and confident nurses for the newly formed Severe Multiple Disadvantage Clinical Team.

    The post is open to those with an experienced nursing background that has or would like to develop specialist knowledge working with patients that are experiencing homelessness and multi disadvantage. This post will require advanced nursing assessment skills. A background of mental health and physical health training would also be advantageous.

    The post holder will be an intrinsic part of a multi agency team delivering primary care and responsible for leading the delivery to complex patients, directing their care collaboratively with multiple other agencies.

    Collaboration is key in Nottinghamshire, and we work closely with colleagues across the region to provide a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to care delivery. Join us and enjoy the autonomy to manage your own working day, make clinical decisions for your patients, and be part of a supportive environment.

    This is a new team who will be based with the Alcohol Long Term Conditions team who have bases at Park House and Stapleford. The SMD team will initially work in Mansfield and Ashfield and Bassetlaw these areas may change dependant on need.

    Main duties of the job

    The successful applicant will work in direct partnership with Street Outreach Team and the multi-agency case conference meeting for SMD (MEAM) to identify individuals who would most benefit from interventions provided by the SMD Clinical Team.

    To deliver a nurse led case management and multidisciplinary model to ensure the health needs (acute and chronic) of people experiencing homelessness are met in order to reduce barriers to accessing health and to promote wellness, prevent ill health and early mortality.

    To use advanced nursing skills and knowledge to holistically assess patients' needs which can include unmet physical health problems ( both acute and long term ), mental health needs, chaotic drug and alcohol use and to provide clinical treatments on evidence based practice.

    We have the potential for two (2) full time roles at Band 6 : Working Monday - Friday 08:00 - 18:00pm over a 4 day working week, exclusive of bank holidays. Some flexibility will be required to work outside of these hours due to the nature of the role.

    Supporting the efficient running of these services are administrative and managerial roles. All roles , at all levels, are vital in transforming community health services, ensuring high quality care is provided both now and into the future based around the needs of our patients - together we all make a difference.

    About us

    Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

    As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

    We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

    Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

    We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

    If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you

    #TeamNottsHC

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Applicants must be 1st Level Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration.

    Role requires a registered nurse with specialist skills to assess patient needs, analyse and develop a plan of care within a multidisciplinary framework.

    To provide realistic and occasionally intensive support to patients within a community setting.

    The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to develop and build relationships with partner agencies.

    A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

    Person Specification

    Qualification/Professional

    Essential

  • 1st Level Registered Nurse
  • Specialist knowledge/interest in the area of Severe Multiple Disadvantage
  • Desirable

  • Mentorship Qualification and has ability to provide mentorship to others
  • Demostrates continued professional development to maintain professional regsitration
  • Knowledge

    Essential

  • Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and Trust policy, values and objectives.
  • Awareness of national and local issues impacting on nursing care
  • Ability to seek out current best practice based on research and evidence based enquiry.
  • Knowledge of the nursing 6 c's Understanding of clinical risk assessments and risk management.
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Demonstrates satisfactory clinical expertise for the banding
  • Specialist and area specific expereince
  • Desirable

  • The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
  • Skills

    Essential

  • Ability to manage a caseload and lead and manage a caseload within an integrated and interagency context
  • Good holistic and person centred assessment skills
  • Clinical supervision skills
  • Ability to be flexible and diplomatically handle conflict issues
  • Ability to promote health and wellbeing both at individual and population levels.
  • Desirable

  • A high level of emotional intelligence
  • Contractual

    Essential

  • A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010
  • Values and Behaviours

    Essential

  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
  • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation