About this role
Job summary
The East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust is looking for a dynamic, flexible and conscientious Nurse to join the South Rural Integrated Neighbourhood team, based at Beacon House, Ipswich, IP1 5PB
Our Rural Community covers Shotley/Holbrook, Capel and East Bergholt, Hadleigh and Bilderston GP Practices
Working within a community-based integrated team, you will have the opportunity to support safe, effective care, delivering nursing services such as wound care, medication administration, chronic disease monitoring, health education, and care coordination to support independence and prevent hospital admissions. Within the role you will work in a variety of settings, people's own homes, care homes and clinic spaces. You will need good IT skills and literacy on the use of systm1 to support you in your recording of interactions.
You will need to develop confidence in lone working and time management - seeking escalation and support as appropriate. As part of the integrated team, you will also work alongside our generic workers, social care practitioners, care-coordinator, community and voluntary partners utilising an MDT to achieve best outcomes for our patients. You will have a mindset to promote independence for activities of daily living and encourage self-care wherever possible.
Main duties of the job
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
About us
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in the region, employing over 12,000 staff. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester & Ipswich, six community hospitals, clinics and patient's homes.
Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFTs core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, procedures and in its practices and to foster positive work relationships. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values of Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan and Staff Standards, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our committed team will support you to develop skills, and knowledge about an integrated health and social care response to care in the community, in response to NHS plans for place-based, proactive and preventative care and digital developments.
As this role is community focused, it is essential that applicants hold a valid driver's license and daily access to a car.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the delivery of high standards of healthcare to patients within their own homes and in clinics, by carrying out planned care.
- To provide high standard of care to the patients whilst promoting independence and respecting their privacy and that of their families.
- To undertake delegated assessments and deliver healthcare for patients.
- To work alongside the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
- To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
- Complete delegated assessments and apply competency based treatment/care/interventions to patients
- Understand own role in delivering care, enabling or providing interventions and treatments to meet individual’s needs
- Ensure digital patient records are completed for each intervention, in a timely manner.
For further information about this role please contact:
Julia Parish - [email protected]
Working at ESNEFT
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on sponsorship we are unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold. Full guidance on sponsorship can be found Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK
Notes
Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.
In line with AfC Terms and Conditions new entrants to NHS will commence on the entry level of the salary
If you require any information in an alternative format or have any access needs for the application process, please contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN Qualification (Part 1 of register) or equivalent.
- Current NMC registration.
Desirable
- Leg Ulcer Management.
- IV Administration / cannulation.
- ENB 998/mentorship preparation or equivalent.
- Mentorship qualification is essential for the post, but not essential at interview.
- Previous experience working in the community.
Experience
Essential
- Proven ability to communicate effectively using the English language (written and verbal), including where there are barriers to understanding.
- Providing high standards of care.
- Proven ability to use own initiative.
- Demonstrated ability to manage stressful situations.
- Ability to undertake patient care and input accurate data/patient records.
- Experience working in a team.
- IT and standard keyboard skills.
- Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids.
- Clinical reasoning skills.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hadleigh Health Centre
Hadleigh
Suffolk
IP78 5DN
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)