Integrated Specialist Community Nurse – Bridport Community Hospital
Dorset Healthcare are looking for an Integrated Specialist Community Nurse to join our supportive Integrated Community Rehabilitation Team based in Bridport Community Hospital, covering patients registered with Ammonite, Barton House, and Lyme Bay GP practices. The MDT works with adult patients in their own homes, Community Hospital wards or care homes to promote independence and improve quality of life by supporting them to remain at home. The role provides specialist assessment, advice and interventions to avoid unnecessary admissions to hospital and support timely discharges. The role also supports the MDT to manage longer‑term rehabilitation for those with a long‑term condition or experiencing a period of physical disability.
Position Details
* Hours: 30 hours per week (08:00-18:00, 7 days per week with weekend enhanced pay).
* Location: Bridport Community Hospital.
* Current Skilled‑worker sponsorship applicants are ineligible.
* Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check required (covered by the Trust).
Responsibilities
* Undertake specialist autonomous assessments, interventions, and management of patients on an independent caseload and as part of the wider multidisciplinary team.
* Provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/service users.
* Respond to patients in crisis in their own homes to avoid unnecessary hospital admission, including holistic assessment of the patient reviewing equipment, rehabilitation and care needs alongside specific nursing needs.
* Provide follow‑up and monitoring through clinical assessment and interventions to support people to remain at home.
* Undertake clinical observations and holistic assessments, acting on findings and liaising with the MDT as required.
* Devise specialist programmes of care for other professionals to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.
* Provide a high‑quality person‑centred approach to care delivery which always considers people’s safety, privacy and dignity.
Application
To have a discussion please contact sheena.dennis@nhs.net or tel 01308 426285.
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