About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a Community Nurse who is keen to work and develop their skills within the community setting. As a Community Staff Nurse, you will work within a a team led by one of our Community Matrons and will work alongside other professionals. As a Community Staff Nurse, you will be an autonomous practitioner and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will work to a high professional standard, which will enable us, as a team, to provide high quality, person-centred care.
Successful applicants will have good communication and interpersonal skills and will need to be flexible and adaptable. Community experience is desirable although not essential as we have an innovative competency-based approach to training and development to support you to maximise your career potential. In return for your skills and commitment we will offer you regular supervision, internal and external training opportunities, and regular contact with other professionals across the area.
Please note you must be a car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to transport with appropriate business insurance in order to travel throughout the Trust, to meet the needs of the service.
We would very much encourage you to contact us prior to interview to discuss this post further.
Main duties of the job
Working within professional guidelines and accountability, the post-holder will have responsibility for the management of a defined community caseload (via Nursing, Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy interventions) for a group of GP Practices as part of the Integrated Care Team.
The post holder will have responsibility for managing co-ordinating and delegating work ensuring referrals are dealt with according to clinical need, holistic assessments and care plans are recorded in line with Trust and Professional record keeping standards and clinical care at all times meets acceptable standards of patient safety and quality outcomes.
The post holder will be required to work with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability. A primary aim of the role is to prevent unnecessary admission of patients to an acute hospital and support timely discharge into the community. The post holder will also have a responsibility for re-enablement, rehabilitation, health protection and promotion programmes that improve and reduce inequalities.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description Job responsibilities
* Act at all times with Compassion, to be Committed to delivering high quality Care, use effective Communication, be Competent and have Courage when needed.
* Person-Centred Care .
* Participate in the holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and therapy for patients in the home, without direct supervision. This includes those with chronic disease, terminal illness who wish to die at home and complex care needs. Other settings include, residential homes, nursing homes, clinic's community centres and community hospitals.
* Recognise and respond to the need for appropriate referral to other members of the Community Care Team or external organisations including appropriate escalation of potential Safeguarding risks.
* Provide safe medicines management in your area, according to professional and organisational guidelines to ensure safety and efficacy.
* Demonstrate competence and confidence in clinical practice: this includes all clinical procedures that are relevant/specialist to the area.
* Recognises own limitations in the provision of clinical care and urgency of patient's needs, referring to other healthcare professionals accordingly and is accountable for their own actions.
* Promote an open reflective learning culture.
* Inform the Senior Community Nurse / Community Matron of any concerns with patients, relatives, visitors, or staff that may compromise patient care.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc Nursing or RN currently registered with NMC. Practice assessor/supervisor. Post registration, specialist training relevant to speciality. Current (UK/EU) Driving Licence and access to own vehicle for work purposes is required
Desirable
Access Course / Diploma in Health Care Studies. Post Registration Qualifications.
Experience Essential
Post Registration experience. Experienced in developing care plans. Experienced in developing and delivering care and clinical interventions to patients. Experience of Multi-Disciplinary Team working. Experience of teaching, training and / or supervision. Evidence of recent CPD. Evidence of developing policy, guidelines contributing to management of resources. Ability to prioritise workload and work autonomously, instruct and direct others; work is managed, not supervised.
Desirable
Knowledge of working with students. Knowledge of Patient Systems (SystmOne and RiO).
Additional Criteria Essential
Seeks opportunity to provide medium -- long term value. Addresses inefficiencies quickly. Evaluates and streamlines ways of working. Proactive, solutions focused attitude. Focuses self and team to deliver results. Provides clear goals and objectives. Takes responsibility for resolving problems. Makes things happen. Motivates and nurtures talent. Celebrates success. Manages underperformance. Promotes continuous learning. Promotes cohesion and team working. Works collaboratively with teams within the Trust and across the Local Health Economy. Resolves conflict effectively. Assertive, honest and open. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain relationships with other health and social care professionals, patients, carers and the public.
Desirable
Ability to work on own initiative. PC Literate. Enthusiastic and well-motivated.
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 Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Gosport War Memorial Hospital
Bury Road
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 3PW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)