About this role
Job summary
The role of Community Nurse is to work in partnership with service users in the designated care group with complex health presentations, developing their care plans and recovery plans to enable them to lead fulfilling lives. They will demonstrate an understanding of clinical interventions relevant the care group to include education, care plans and discharge planning, working closely with carers, families and partner agencies to facilitate this. The post holder will work at all times to promote the safety and the well being of service users and their families/carers. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures. The post holder will provide support to core functions of the service such as triage and duty. They will provide clinical supervision to staff and students and act as a mentor for student nurses.
This post offers the Trust's £2,000 Golden Hello or Relocation Incentive for Band 6 Nurses & Practitioners, (pro rata and subject to terms and conditions; please see attached Protocol Document for full details).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner who will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload of service users by undertaking the following duties:
To undertake assessments of individuals and their families in the designated care group with complex health presentations, including those service users presenting with higher levels of risk. To develop alongside the service user their care plan.
To offer specialist nursing assessment and advice where required.
To assess and manage on going risks as identified during the assessment, ensuring that this is done in collaboration with the service user and carers. To regularly review risk factors and make changes to the management of them as necessary.
To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust nursing strategy.
To support core functions of the service such as triage and duty.
To ensure that clinical practice is evidence based and consistent with relevant NICE guidelines and Trust policies and procedures.
To provide supervision of junior staff and trainees where appropriate. To act within the NMC code of conduct at all times.
About us
Abide by the standards of behaviour expected by their professional body and the standards of behaviour expected of all staff in the Trust disciplinary policy and procedure.
Adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and are responsible for making themselves aware of these policies and procedures.
Treat information relating to patient, employees and businesses of the Trust in the strictest confidence. Under no circumstances should such information be discussed with any unauthorised person(s) or organisations. At all times employees are required to comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act.
Maintain their own awareness of, and comply with, policies and procedures relating to Health and Safety (whether statutory or Trust), and assist in ensuring the compliance of other staff.
Support the Trusts vision and values and in particular the promotion of a positive approach to diversity, equality, rights, and treating others with dignity and respect; to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage in service delivery and to manage support and comply with the Trust
Equality and Diversity Policy.
Demonstrate the core principles of safeguarding and protection Human Rights; treating people with dignity, fairness, equality, respect and autonomy.
Job description Job responsibilities
To be a core member of the team, using specialist health assessments.
To provide a highly specialised range of clinical interventions relevant to the care group and have knowledge of evidence based models of practice.
For MH posts, care will be delivered under the Care Programme Approach and with support from colleagues within the Assessment and Treatment Centres. Taking on the role of care co-ordinator and working within the CPA policy delivering standards set out in the CPA policy.
For LD and SMS, posts case co-ordination will be a central part of the role, in line with team processes.
To manage a caseload of clients with complex health needs.
To work in partnership with the individual service user and their families and carers as appropriate to ensure the delivery of the care plan, and to enable the development of a plan to facilitate their safety, promote their well being and support their independence and inclusion in the community, by using recognised age appropriate self management tools where applicable. This may include working closely with partner agencies such as voluntary sector agencies, schools and colleges which may be able to more appropriately help the service user complete these tools.
To develop care plans that meet the needs of the individual and their family/carers as appropriate and that are focused on strengths and are outcome based.
To plan and implement client centred individual, family and group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
To administer and monitor medication prescribed to individual service users, providing information and advice.
Maintain the safe custody and control of medication.
Ensure safe disposal of clinical waste.
Implementation of all nursing policies and procedures.
To discuss with the service user and when appropriate, with their carers, their health problems and how they see and understand them, facilitating a process of developing their understanding and maintaining their hope for the future.
To promote the empowerment of individual service users to manage their health as much as possible and use Self Directed Support / direct payments as indicated.
To work with carers and family members, offering carers assessments and providing support and information to them as indicated. Signposting to third sector agencies to ensure they receive appropriate advice and support. Advising them about the triggers around risk factors relating to the service user, within the boundaries of confidentiality.
To assertively engage with service users, striving at all times to develop good therapeutic relationships.
To monitor; risk, progress and where necessary compliance including the service users views to their care and treatment and when appropriate to work in partnership with the service users family and carers. To explain and discuss medication with the service user, including side effects they may experience and the role that the medication may have in their recovery or ongoing care.
To carry out assessments of clients work/educational / vocational and housing needs/aspirations and ensure that these are met where appropriate.
To carry out carers assessments and implement a plan of care accordingly.
To work closely and in partnership with colleagues in the Assessment and Treatment Centre and other services within the Trust in a collaborative way, ensuring that decisions are made that ensure the best care for service users and that there is a seamless pathway.
To develop professional networks and keep abreast of local resources; third sector
partners, primary care, housing, education, social care and other statutory organisations in order to ensure that the service user is able to navigate the full health and social care system.
and agencies.
To promote awareness of the professional role within the team and across the service.
To demonstrate effective communication skills with people in an age appropriate way and those whose understanding may be impaired.
Communicate effectively with junior staff on a timely basis ensuring systems exist so that staff, are informed.
To apply highly specialist skills and knowledge in order to establish professional competence and fitness to practice.
To demonstrate ongoing personal development through participation in internal and external development opportunities, recording learning outcomes in a portfolio.
To administer medication within NMC guidelines and the Trusts Medicines Code.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse with current registration [mental health/LD/Adult], appropriate to the job role Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge/Experience Essential
Significant post qualifying experience in the relevant care group Experience of working alongside people with complex health problems in the designated care group Experience of supervising staff Experience of providing a range of clinical interventions to people in the designated care group with a variety of health problems Experience of working consultatively with professionals Experience of conducting clinical assessments including risk assessments Experience of partnership working within and across various statutory and non statutory teams and agencies Experience of working within the CPA process Understanding of clinical governance Previous experience of working in the community Contribute to the implementation of services.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address St Annes Centra
729 The Ridge
St Leonards On Sea
TN377PT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)