Senior Practitioner - Oldham, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
Northern Care Alliance NHS Group
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Oldham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Job overview:


  • To provide clinical and operational leadership to the Community Treatment Room & Leg Ulcer service.
  • To ensure the safe and effective delivery of Adult Community Nursing.
  • To provide support and guidance to colleagues to assure that work is carried out in a multidisciplinary way to promote the needs of clients and patients. In addition the post holder will support the Senior Manager and Operational Manager, to ensure that governance systems and processes are adhered to and delivered within the area of responsibility of the senior practitioner.

Main duties of the job:


  • Undertake holistic assessments and support staff with those patients who present with complex nursing needs and plan care according in conjunction with the Band 6 Nurse caseload holder and review/evaluate this care as needed.
  • Demonstrate and deliver skilled nursing care to the identified caseload of patients utilising best practice and evidence based practice when working with staff. This will be to a minority of patients and only very complex care patients.
  • Advise patients, carers, staff, other professionals, and third sector organisations with regards to area of expertise.
  • Advise and make referrals, according to need following discussions with patients, carers and caseload managers to other statutory and voluntary agencies.
  • Take appropriate action to deal with emergency situations this may be with staffing levels or patient care

Working for our organisation:


The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.

Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.


As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.

We believe in our power and potential to
make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -
care,
appreciate and
inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.

The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.


Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

  • Take the lead on Governance for the cluster with regards to nursing practice.
  • Assess and work with individual members of staff with regards to assessing competencies and developing staff.
  • Develop action plans for individual staff members or teams where there are areas of concern in conjunction with the Senior Manager
  • Monitor and sign off supportive action plans when completed.
  • Share learning from incidents and disseminate to staff.
  • Participate in the wider Pennine Care Trust professional Adult Community Nursing agenda and attend meetings as necessary.
  • Providing peer support/ clinical and management supervision with other Senior Practitioners as required

Person specification:


Qualifications:


Essential criteria:


  • Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification (SPQ)
  • Degree / diploma in nursing studies (or equivalent nursing qualification and experience

Desirable criteria:


  • Independent prescriber (V300) or Nurse prescriber willingness to undertake V300 as appropriate

Knowledge, Training & Experience:


Essential criteria:


  • Significant Community experience
  • Able to demonstrate clinical practice at a senior level
  • Experience of managing a team
  • Proven clinical leadership
  • Awareness of recent government policies and directives and the implications for community service
  • Knowledge of relevant governance systems and their influence on current practice

Desirable criteria:


  • Management qualification
  • ENB 998 or other mentor qualification or equivalent such as Practice Teacher Award

Skills & Abilities:


Essential criteria:


  • Ability to manage own caseload and resources effectively
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to review and audit current practice and implement appropriate change
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Ability to prioritise workload for self and team.
  • Evidence of development of own skills within the scope of professional practice
  • Ability to maintain accurate and contemporaneous records on all systems
  • Ability to work in a multi
- disciplinary partnership including 3rd sector organization

  • We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to sup
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