About this role
Job summary
Care Home in Reach Nurse 30 HOURS PER WEEK
We have an exciting opportunity for a Qualified RMN or RGN to join our well-established care home in reach team, which is a countywide service.
The team provides support to residents of care homes living with dementia or those over 65 with a functional mental health illness.
The service is open Monday to Friday, 9-5, excluding bank holidays. Flexible working patterns will be considered. The team is based in the grounds of the Belmont Abbey, which is a peaceful rural location, 2 miles from the main city of Hereford. There is plenty of free parking.
We pride ourselves in providing outstanding care to patients.
We will provide you with resources to progress a long-term career as well as flexibility, continual professional development as well and a wide range of wellbeing and support.
We welcome calls for informal discussion/visits, please contact Vicki Newman 01432 220445
Main duties of the job
Manage a caseload of patients to ensure they receive a timely assessment, diagnosis and treatment
Monitor treatments
Effective and timely discharge planning and coordination.
Undertake and understand physical health observations and take appropriate action where necessary.
Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
Apply a high level of understanding of the effect of dementia and mental health conditions, providing advice on management of the condition, healthy lifestyles and well-being.
Carry out complex risk assessment.
Timely and accurate reporting and escalation of incidents and safeguarding concerns.
Attend weekly multidisciplinary meetings.
Participate in undertaking professional cover/duty.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours Flexible and agile working opportunities Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support Wide range of supportive staff networks Health and wellbeing opportunitiesIf you would like to know more, please visit our website.
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Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on day to day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Use their initiative and take responsibility for themselves and the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
Work as part of the Multidisciplinary team across a range of clinical pathways.
Manage a caseload of patients with complex needs, using evidence based / patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions; these interventions will be underpinned by NICE and Best Practice Guideline. To purchase packages of care where required.
Support patients and carers to achieve agreed outcomes and goals utilising the recovery model.
Provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal.
Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Services, within a designated area / team, holding responsibility for defined projects.
Regularly supervise students on practice placement.
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities Essential
Ability to challenge poor behaviour Role modelling good behaviour A positive attitude and able to act on feedback Ability to praise and be supportive to others Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English in both verbal written formats Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues Supervisory / appraisal skills Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information Ability to build effective working relationships Ability to use a variety of IT systems and database
Desirable
Presentation and training skills
Experience Essential
Documented evidence of continuing professional development Significant post registration experience including experience within mental health Minimum 1 year within / related specialty Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work
Desirable
Experience of a range of mental health settings. Supervision of junior staff and students Leadership and first line management experience Implementation of psychological therapies
Knowledge Essential
Specialist knowledge and application of interventions relevant to patient group Knowledge / experience of audit procedures Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation and current practice Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application Knowledge of Person Centre Care Knowledge of Risk Assessment Multi-disciplinary team working
Desirable
Knowledge and application of standardised assessments
Qualifications Essential
RMN (Degree / Diploma and working towards degree) Mentors Award Evidence of Continuing Professional Development I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
Desirable
Dementia Training
Additional Criteria Essential
Commitment to patient centred non- discriminatory practice Commitment to lifelong learning Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
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 Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address Benet Building
Ruckhall Lane, Belmont
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR2 9RP
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)