About this role
Job summary
***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***
The post holder will be expected to work multi professionally, support other team member's roles and contribute to the future development of the service. post holder will respond to calls throughout Birmingham meeting UCR targets.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior nurse you will be able to demonstrate good leadership skills, the ability to manage change in clinical practice and processes. You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to independently make sound clinical and leadership judgments and regularly supervise the workload of junior colleagues.
We are looking for people who are innovative, forward thinking, flexible and have strong leadership qualities. The candidate will have both clinical and operational responsibilities and an element of the role will be triaging and co-coordinating the shift. You must be able to confidently triage and priorities referrals and delegate to junior members of staff.
Qualifications/ Experience required:Registered General Nurse with extensive community experience and be fully competent with end of life care/ stat doses and syringe driver care. Also be fully competent in catheterisation of both male and female catherisation.
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Job description Job responsibilities
We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated nurses to join our teams; we provide integrated care to patients throughout Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust so the ideal candidate must be highly mobile and are able to travel throughout the Citys Boundaries.
The ideal candidates must be a good communicator, team player and have sound clinical knowledge being able to work independently and as part of a team. You must be flexible and a good problem solver as you will be responding to urgent calls overnight. Car driver is essential.
Person Specification
Qualifications Training Essential
Registered Nurse Level 1 (Adult) Evidence of continued professional development relevant to role
Desirable
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting Mentor and assessor qualification or equivalent V150 Nurse Prescriber
Skills/knowledge Essential
Ability to demonstrate sound knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical practice. Excellent communication Analytical skills and a problem solving approach IT literate Awareness of the complex needs of a multicultural, socially diverse population. Leadership and interpersonal qualities. experience of community working Excellent organisational/ prioritisation skills and the ability to meet deadlines, often working with sensitive or contentious information within varying environments. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and implementation of NHS access targets. Understanding and knowledge of finance and performance management.
Desirable
Competent user of MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Patient Administration Systems.
Personal qualities Essential
Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
Effective Team Member
Other job requirements Essential
Needs to be independently mobile through out the organisation. This post is assessed as require a Car driver Willing to work flexible hours including weekends and Bank Holidays as part of a rota. Ability to work across the whole of Birmingham
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 Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Address Priestly Wharf 2
Holt street, Aston
Birmingham
B7 4BN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)