About this role
Job summary
Welcome to Lowestoft Primary Care Home (PCH) team.
Are you a Registered Nurse (Adult) with a passion for wound healing and leg ulcer diagnosis and treatment? Do you want to progress your nursing career with a supportive and encouraging team, delivering person centered care in a clinic and occasionally home setting? Utilising health coaching to support patient involvement in shared decision making.
Do you like the idea of forming longer term therapeutic relationships with patients and their families?
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the relevant qualifications, clinical skills and professional registration required for this role, along with the confidence and sound judgement to make independent clinical decisions.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. All applicants will be assessed fairly on merit against the requirements of the post.
Any offer of employment will be subject to standard pre-employment checks, including verification of the right to work in the UK.
The wider PCH is a multidisciplinary team delivering health care to people in the coastal town of Lowestoft. The leg ulcer clinic is a valuable asset within the PCH delivering specialised leg ulcer care to patients who are not housebound.
The clinic operates Monday to Friday 08:30 - 16:30 excluding bank holidays.
This post is offered up to 37.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
As a Leg clinic nurse you will be providing an excellent standard of person centered care to adults with a lower leg wound in a clinic setting and occasionally their own home.
You will participate in the planning and efficient running of the leg ulcer clinic at Kirkley mill and may on occasion work from other clinic sites.
This role includes triage of incoming referrals, determining clinical priority, completing holistic patient assessment, specific wound assessments including recording dopplers, diagnosis and treatment plan, for patients referred to the service. Supporting patients to self care using health coaching.
You will be supported to complete the leg ulcer management course delivered in partnership with Accelerate CIC, and a health coaching qualification. You will be encouraged to continue your own professional development and contribute to service improvement. You will be part of the PCH support for students; those on an apprenticeship route and newly qualified nurses. Once experienced you will be a knowledgeable resource on leg ulceration to the wider PCH; other ECCH clinicians; primary care and other partners.
For further information or an informal visit please email the Lead Nurse [email protected]
About us
ECCH is a well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.
We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.
At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare.
Lowestoft Primary Care Home is a multidisciplinary clinical team of health and social care professionals working in partnership with Primary Care, Social Services, social care providers, other specialist community health teams and voluntary sector providers to ensure patients are able to remain in their own homes whenever possible.
Job description Job responsibilities
We Listen, We Learn, We Lead
Contribute to, support and promote ECCH's, strategic direction, values and culture in relation to proactive services. Contribute to, support and promote ECCH's, strategic direction, values and culture in relation to proactive services.Communicate effectively with patients, relatives and carers, respecting patient confidentiality with privacy and respect for diverse cultural backgrounds and requirements.Communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to patients, relatives or carers, where persuasive, motivational, negotiating and empathetic skills are required.To act as a resource for community nursing colleagues and other health professionals regarding leg ulcer management across the Primary Care Networks.To participate in teaching and clinical supervision of support workers and other provider staff as required.To provide mentorship to pre and post registration students.To contribute to the clinical governance agenda through participation in clinical risk assessment and management.To critically evaluate research findings, national guidelines and support the implementation of changes in clinical practice as appropriate.To participate in clinical trials as required.To make a positive contribution to excellent communications within the organisation.Work Together, Achieve Together
To contribute to the delivery of the Lower Limb Pathway, providing management of lower leg ulceration in a clinical setting within agreed time frames.To create an environment conducive to effective working, respecting and supporting staff to deliver high quality clinical services.To work with other members of the primary care home to deliver pro-active services.Flexibility to work across bases within the organisation if required.To work with colleagues to contribute in developing care pathways for patients with a range of healthcare needs.My Accountability, My Responsibility
To undertake continuous professional development as identified through appraisal and personal development planning.Ensure own compliance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct.Ensure a high standard of record keeping is achieved in line with ECCH and professional standards.To report any concerns via datix incident reporting system.Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money
To take responsibility for management of clinic resources.To contribute to the ongoing review of the wound care formulary and guidelines.All roles within East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) require staff to demonstrate our Values and Signature Behaviours in the care and service they provide to patients, service users, stakeholders and colleagues. All members of staff should consider these as an essential part of their job role.Our Values outline the core behaviours that we can all achieve and are summarised as an acronym within the word 'CARE'. These stand for: Compassion, Action, Respect and Everyone.Underpinning our Values are our Signature Behaviours which highlight by taking the right actions we continue to build a strong culture. Our four Signature Behaviours are: Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council. (NMC) Registered Nurse Level (Adult)BSc in Nursing practice or equivalent
Desirable
Leg Ulcer Management Module at Degree level
Experience Essential
The ability to work unsupervised.Evidence of continuous professional developmentThe ability to demonstrate a comprehensive level of clinical knowledge and competence within the clinical sphere of practiceEvidence of experience in working to a case management approach
Desirable
MentoringExperience of working in a community setting
Additional Criteria Essential
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE Excellent interpersonal skillsExcellent verbal and written skillsAbility to engage with patients to develop effective treatment plansAbility to positively support and educate staff, patients and their carersAbility to perform a holistic assessment using clinical judgementCompetent in application of compression bandaging as part of a treatment package to manage lower leg ulcerationCompetence in Health Coaching, supporting patients to change health behaviours and beliefsThe ability to perform and interpret Doppler readings as part of a holistic assessment or be willing to learn PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES Flexible, team-orientated approach to workSolution and results focusedAbility to organise and manage a delegated caseload effectivelyAbility to travel independently throughout the locality in accordance with role requirementsAbility to embrace our Culture, Values and Signature Behaviours:(Compassion - We Listen, We Learn, We Lead| Action - My Accountability, My Responsibility | Respect - Respect Our Resources: People, Time and Money | Everyone - Work Together, Achieve Together)
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 East Coast Community Healthcare CIC
Address Kirkley Mill
Clifton Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
NR33 0HF
Employer's website https://www.ecch.org/ (Opens in a new tab)