- To provide clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.
- To be responsible for the day-to-day planning and delivery of the nursing services within the Community Healthcare Team.
- To manage a caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, with the patient at the centre.
- To provide specialist Nursing input into planning, development and evaluation of clinical services within the team.
- To support change and drive quality improvement through auditing.
- To provide clinical and supervisory leadership to junior staff and students within the team.
- To be responsible for the day-to-day planning and delivery of the nursing services within the community healthcare Team.
- To manage a caseload of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence based practise to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, with the patient at the centre
- To provide specialist Nursing input into planning, development and evaluation of clinical services within the team.
- Role of Practice Development Nurse is to provide support and direct supervision to facilitate and enable clinical training and competency assessment of unregistered and registered nursing staff, including nursing apprenticeship students across the six Community Health Teams in West Suffolk.
- To assess and prescribe care packages for patients with long term conditions, the frail and elderly and palliative care
- To work alongside the Community Matron and Community nursing service and actively contribute to the development of the service
- To work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital
- To work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital
- To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non-statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users
- Contribute to the induction and development of individualised training packages to meet the needs of nursing staff moving to the community setting.
- To work alongside staff to consolidate training and develop skills.
- To work closely and in association with the Clinical Skills and Education Team to ensure co-ordinated and consistent staff development. The role may include the delivery of training to community nursing staff where appropriate.
- To manage a caseload of patients with healthcare needs within a designated population, using specialist knowledge to carry out assessments.
- Assesses, develops and implements individualised and specialist nursing care programmes in the community.
- To evaluate treatment interventions for the caseload and modify healthcare plans. To encourage the patient towards self-care and independence, and to provide training, education and advice.
- To work toward preventing inappropriate admission to acute hospital settings.
- To support discharges into the community.
- To effectively manage and oversee the triage of all referrals to the team.
- To ensure all aspects of care offered by the team meet with agreed national, professional and local standards.
- To be responsible for the coordination of the day to day planning and delivery of District Nursing services within the team, prioritising clinical needs and delegating where needed to provide an effective service.
- To be responsible with other senior colleagues to provide the total needs of the patient/client group, planning and delivering services.
- To establish and maintain multi-disciplinary communication and work collaboratively with the team patients, carers and other health workers and agencies involved in patient care.
- To promote awareness of the role of District Nursing within the wider health and social care economy. To ensure junior Nursing team members maintain robust communication systems within their own profession and with other professionals.
- To contribute to professional and other relevant meetings.
- To ensure verbal complaints are dealt with in a sensitive, effective and timely way in accordance with local and Trust complaints procedure.
- To ensure that self and all members of the team maintain up-to-date electronic and written records in accordance with professional standards and trust policy.
- To undertake 1-1s, PDRS and support members of the team to develop and reach their potential and delegate as appropriate.
- To act as a mentor and take responsibility for preceptor programmes
- To contribute to a local induction process for all new staff in the team and all students on placement.
- To participate in and support the Practice Placement Education of individuals placed within the team. To plan, contribute and participate in training for the staff, including mandatory training.
- To apply highly developed specialist knowledge and skills in order to demonstrate professional competence and fitness to practice in multi-disciplinary spec)
- To maintain own portfolio and support other members of the team in maintaining theirs.
- To ensure that self and junior members of the team work effectively within the service to support the planning and achievement of local and Trust objectives.
- To be actively involved in integrated working across and between Health, Adult Community Services (ACS), and local voluntary and statutory agencies.
- To ensure self and junior staff members are aware of budgetary constraints and work within them
- To be responsible for monitoring and maintaining stock levels, advising on resources needed to carry out the service and stock security.
- To be responsible for submitting statistics and monthly returns for audit and monitoring purposes as required by the organisation
- To actively engage in practice development, evaluation, audit and research activities to promote Evidence Based Practice and ensuring this is reflected in your practice
- To participate in the recruitment and appointment of staff
- Be accountable for own professional actions as determined by the nursing and midwifery council code of conduct. Person Specification
- oDiploma or 1st level degree in Nursing, or equivalent experience
- oRGN
- oAssessor/mentorship preparation; ENB 998 or equivalent
- oCurrent NMC registration
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oIndependent/supplementary prescribing qualification
- oConsultation skills
- oEvidence of working at the relevant level within the community setting
- oKnowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training and short courses
- oExperience of working in a teaching role
- oAdditional teaching qualifications
- oExcellent communication skills
- oAble to provide high standards of care
- oAble to work alone and under professional supervision.
- oDemonstrate tact and diplomacy
- oDemonstrate empathy and sensitivity
- oGood observational and reporting skills
- oAbility to manage stressful situations
- oFlexible approach to working hours/duties accommodate patient/service needs
- oThe ability to travel to rural locations
- oCannulation / IV Therapy administration
- oBe able to: Kneel, bend and stoop, and work in cramped environments
- oManoeuvre patients using handling aids
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Junior Sister - Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom - West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
There is an exciting opportunity to join the community Nursing Teams based in Bury Town, Bury Rural and Haverhill as a Band 6 Junior Sister.
The nursing teams form part of the Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT) and would see the successful applicant joining one of our dynamic and friendly team of community nurses, therapists, community matrons and colleagues across social care.
You will be providing nursing services to patients in the community and have the chance to work in an autonomous manner with the support of the wider multidisciplinary team including the Community Matrons, tissue viability team and diabetic nurse specialists.
Within your role you will be able to provide clinical and supervisory leadership to staff and students within the team. Supporting the management of the nursing staff by taking responsibility, in partnership with the District Nurse, for the day-to-day co-ordinating, planning and delivery of the nursing services within the INT.
You will be supporting the management of patients with multiple and complex needs, using evidence-based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions to improve patient health.
Main duties of the job
Your role will be:
You will be using a wide range of nursing skills and will need to be confident in your assessment skills and in your ability to provide safe, effective treatments whilst working in a community setting.
Experience in leadership as well as clinical experience in palliative care, wound management and catheter management will be an advantage.
If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities to help us to put patients first, please contact Rob Moran, Health Team Lead for Bury Town, for an informal discussion or visit.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Please see the full job description for more detail in supporting information
JOB PURPOSE:
The Practice Development Role will be protected supernumerary time to invest in the development of nursing staff across the 6 community healthcare teams, unless clinical priorities and safety dictate a requirement for the time to be non-Practice Development activity.
Working Pattern:
The service operates between 8am and 6pm and you will be required to work shifts between these times.
You may be required to work a 24 hour shift pattern in the future, should this service be commissioned by the Trust.
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