About this role
Job summary IUCT Nurse - Band 6 37.5 Hours - Permanent
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled nurse to join the Integrated Urgent Care Team (IUCT) predominantly working within IUCT Community
Main duties of the job
As a member of the Integrated Urgent Care Team, you will be expected to work as a senior nurse with a broad range of competencies who is able to adapt to a wide variety of clinical circumstances. To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to complete skilled rapid assessments for individuals referred into the Integrated Urgent Care Team either from discharge from the hospital under the discharge to assess pathway or via the community for a rapid visit referred by family, public or other health / social care professionals including North West Ambulance Service and GP's.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
Compassion Accountability Respect Excellence We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities.
To conduct holistic assessments for all aspects of care, equipment and therapy to promote independence and avoid hospital admission. You will be part of a community team where your ability to make clinical decisions which will aid patient recovery. This will include liaising with hospital discharge teams for advice and support where necessary and with the patients GP or other health care professionals to prevent hospital admission.
You will provide complex assessments and interventions and will make high impact clinical decisions. You will be expected to work autonomously whilst drawing assistance from other colleagues in primary and secondary care.
You will use evidence based principles/current best practice and specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and to ensure that all members of your team do so accordingly.
Your caseload management and communication skills will enable you to priorities patient care and manage your own caseload. You will also work closely with senior clinicians, social workers and other health and social care professionals to establish and maintain a whole systems approach for our patients
If you are required to work across the wider IUCT team, the Admission Avoidance team are based on the Acute Medical Unit and you will be expected to be able to complete holistic assessments for patients who are medically optimized, assessing for discharge across the Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit using a range of pathways including the home first pathway, discharge to assess pathway and Stamford unit referrals to avoid admission to hospital.
You will also need to have knowledge of nursing assessments and the CHC process and be able to complete fast track and rapid discharges as well as support junior members of the team with complex discharges.
This post will allow the successful applicant to gain an outstanding skill set and help to provide a seamless patient journey across acute and community areas
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached and can be downloaded.
Person Specification
IUCT Nurse Essential
oRegistered General Nurse (level 1) oCommunity Nursing / Emergency Nursing / Rehabilitation / Falls or relevant experience in specialist areas oStrong evidence of continued professional development oMentorship / teaching and assessing qualification oAbility to work autonomously and collaboratively, co-ordinating programmes of care oAbility and evidence to analyse complex situations and solve as appropriate and necessary oKnowledge and understanding of current evidence based practice in relation to specialist area oTime management skills demonstrated through an ability to prioritise own work load oExcellent personal interpersonal and communication skills oExcellent presentation skills, written and verbal oAbility to work within own boundaries of competence oAbility to interpret National Regulations for Data Protection and record keeping and to develop local systems to ensure these are maintained oKnowledge of community health and social care issues oWorking knowledge of national policies and procedures across Health & Social Care and it's local implementation or application oEvidence of theoretical knowledge and practical experience of long term conditions, falls management in relation to admission avoidance and reduced length of stay oRelevant experience gained working in specialist areas oExperience in using analytical and reflection skills oChange management experience oExperience of working autonomously oSelf-motivated, assertive and able to negotiate complex cases / situations oFlexible oAbility to work cross site Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role
Desirable
oExtended / supplementary nurse prescriber or commitment to undertake oInnovative - Enthusiastic. oProven ability to meet targets and deadlines. oManagement leadership qualification oAccident and Emergency experience oSocial Care experience oCase management experience oExperience of managing complex patients and clients
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse Adult
Desirable
2 Years or more experience
Prescribing Essential
NMP prescriber
Desirable
V300 prescriber
Experience Essential
Community experience with complex/ urgent cases
Desirable
Previous experience
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 Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Crickets Lane Clinic
Crickets Lane
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL66NG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)