Are you interested in developing your current nursing role? Would you like the chance to expand your knowledge and leadership skills?
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated applicant to become part of our friendly and professional team, with this exciting opportunity to come and work in a busy, dynamic environment alongside experienced healthcare practitioners who work autonomously providing nursing care to patients within their own homes.
Applicants must be highly clinically skilled. The position involves providing leadership support to the team on a day to day basis and to support the Integrated Community Lead as required.
Romsey ICT is part of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and work as an Integrated Community Care Team including, Community Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, Frailty Team. Our aim is to provide high quality, safe services which improve the health, wellbeing and independence of the people we care for. We deliver these services to our community so you will feel a real sense of achievement and that your work makes a difference to local people's lives.
Main duties of the job
Provide professional nursing leadership within the team and support the Community Matron in managing the team and ensuring safe and effective staffing levels and provision of resources to ensure continuous service delivery and enhancing nursing practice.
Participate in the holistic assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care 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 for example the physically disabled. Other settings include residential homes, nursing homes, clinic's community centres and community hospitals.
To provide complex case management using extended skills where appropriately trained to avoid hospital admission and manage complex nursing needs in the community setting.
Maintain upheld and follow the standards within the NMC code of conduct at all times ensure safe and effective delivery of patient care.
Review effectiveness of nursing care provided ensuring that patient safety is maintained and care delivery meets the standards required by the Trust and Care Quality Commission.
Advise on the promotion of health and prevention of illness and provide information to individuals and groups to prevent disease, where possible. Recognise situations that may be detrimental to health for example housing, social and economic factors and refer to an appropriate agency and liaise with members of the Community Care Team.
About us
Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.
As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.
- We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
- Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.
- We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.
While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
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
* Registered General Nurse/ Registered Mental Health Nurse/Practitioner or Registered Allied Health Professional
* Post registration qualification or University Degree
* Teaching and assessing qualification ENB 998 or equivalent/mentorship qualification - PETALS
Desirable
* Masters degree or equivalent experience gained by undertaking on-going personal development and training.
* Management/Leadership Qualification/development programme
Experience
Essential
* A minimum of four years post registration experience
* Experience of caseload management including responsibility for complex care packages for vulnerable people
* Experience, underpinned by knowledge of working with and understanding the complex needs of patients in a primary care/community setting
* Involved in the implementation and management of change
* Evidence of innovative practice
* Participates in regular clinical supervision
* Experience of working with long-term conditions and frailty
Desirable
* Experience of initiating or participating in clinical audit/research relating to clinical practice
Employer details
Employer name
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Romsey Hospital
Winchester Hill
Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 7ZA
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