About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a Nurse or Paramedic to join our team!
NHS@Home is an innovative service, providing care for people who are acutely unwell in their own homes across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. It offers an alternative to hospital and helps people return home from hospital more quickly, to.
The service uses a mixture of face-to-face visits & telephone calls, and remote monitoring through digital technology, to help people recover safely in the comfort of their own home.
NHS@Home has pathways, covering a wide range of conditions including frailty, respiratory, heart failure, OPAT, Infection and general surgical recovery. Our team provide a very wide range of acute healthcare treatments within the home, in addition to monitoring health conditions and vital signs for deterioration.
The service is run in partnership between Sirona care & health, North Bristol Trust, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
"Knowing I was being discharged into the care of the NHS@Home respiratory service made the world of difference to me - I felt very reassured by the fact that the respiratory team were monitoring me so frequently it helped me feel safer and less afraid." -N.L, service user
Main duties of the job
Your duties will require exemplary clinical, communication, IT and trouble shooting skills to enable you to:
Provide clinical face to face and virtual monitoring and assessment of patient in the @home service, advising on care and treatment and reporting changes in patient condition as required in line with local protocols and guidance. Providing acute care to patients (in their homes) with complex and specialist needs in the community, across Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and evaluate care plans. Assessing the health and psychosocial needs of the patient within the hospital and community setting. Plan and implement treatment and use a wide range of service to meet their needs. Utilising a wide range of clinical skills to support the ongoing management of patients in their home environment e.g. Comprehensive Health Assessment, observations, venepuncture, ECG, bladder scanning and wound care. Communicating effectively, networking and liaising to ensure high quality responsive, safe, efficient and compassionate care is provided for our patients, carers and families.
About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description for all the details and main responsibilities.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree qualification or equivalent NMC Registration Willingness to undertake training required for the role
Skills / Experience / Knowledge Essential
Understanding of clinical governance processes with examples Ability to carry out complex health assessments, including: Venepuncture, Observations, Bladder scanning, ECG & wound care Ability and evidence to use Microsoft packages including Outlook, MS Teams, Excel and electronic patient records Experience & ability to work autonomously Experience & ability to understand knowledge base and to escalate if needed Evidence of continuous personal/professional development Adaptability and Flexibility for effective time management within conflicting priorities
Desirable
Experience of training and supporting others Experience of digital consultations Experience of community care Experience of using EMIS Patient Assessment & Clinical Reasoning Course or similar
Other Essential
Full Driving licence Use of own car with business insurance and ability to travel regularly across the BNSSG area
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Sirona care & health CIC
Address John Milton Clinic
Crow Lane, Henbury
Bristol
BS10 7DP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)