Job overview
The Buckingham Adult Community Health Care Team (ACHT) is delighted to announce a Band 6 District Nurse position.
The ACHT reflects an integrated approach that has been designed in response to the changing needs of the local population, with a special emphasis being placed on the proactive vision of care for patients in the community setting, including caseload management, prevention of admission, reablement and end of life care. In addition, emphasis is being placed on candidates to successfully facilitate timely discharge from hospital utilising a co-ordinated approach to care in partnership with key care partners.
The ACHT provide a 7 days a week service, which can react to the patients needs as and when required. The successful candidates will be expected to work within a shift patterns.
We are looking for a qualified District Nurse or an experienced Community Nurse who has experience within the community setting as a development role.
Main duties of the job
* Co-ordination and ability to lead a team within a primary healthcare setting utilising an integrated approach to care.
* Setting, maintaining and delivering high standards of care in a variety of locations.
* Ensuring rapid access to complex care provision to improve end of life care.
* Case load management: being responsible for the assessment, implementation and evaluation of individualised evidence based care plans.
* Working in partnership with other agencies to address the needs of the patient.
* Leadership / management role within a designated team.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
1. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
2. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
3. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
4. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
5. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
6. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
7. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
8. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
9. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
10. Demonstrate specialist clinical assessment, analysis, planning, delivery and evaluation skills
11. Ability to motivate staff
12. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
13. Self-awareness
Desirable criteria
14. Ability to manage complex cases
15. Ability to develop and maintain partnership working
16. Knowledge of legal requirements for working with vulnerable adults and those who lack capacity
17. Knowledge of modernisation agenda within the NHS and social care
18. Report writing skills
19. IT skills
20. Teaching patients, carers and colleagues
21. Presentation skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
22. Demonstrate broad experience post registration within a variety of core areas: Elderly care Orthopaedics Neurology Respiratory Palliative Care Long term conditions
23. In depth experience of working within multi agency / multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
24. Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 3 years post registration
25. Experience of assisting with implementing change management programmes e.g. service development
26. Experience of electronic clinical systems
27. Experience participating in a research or audit project
28. Experience of day to day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants
29. Experience of working with single assessment process
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
30. Registered Allied Healthcare Professional / Registered Level 1 Nurse
31. Degree/ Diploma in Health / Nursing Studies or related subject
32. Evidence of recent Continuous Professional Development
33. Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Elderly, Long Term Conditions, Respiratory Disease, Cardiac Disease, Dementia, Rehabilitation, Trauma and Orthopaedics and End of Life
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
34. Valid and current driving license or able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire
35. Able to work under pressure
36. Self-motivated
37. Innovative
38. Enthusiastic
39. Able to work alone
40. Ability to promote health
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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