Job overview
The post-holder will work as part of an Urgent Care Response multi-disciplinary team including nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, healthcare assistants, and administrators to provide rapid assessment and treatment to patients who have urgent care needs in the community. The postholder will work in partnership with colleagues in the acute sector, social services, intermediate and primary care services to safely avoid unnecessary hospitalisation.
The post holder will work in conjunction with community services and acute setting to facilitate effective and safe return home from emergency departments and acute non admission areas.
As a senior member, you will be expected to be a practitioner with a broad range of competencies who is able to adapt to a wide variety of clinical circumstances. You will be part of a community team where your proven ability to make high level clinical decisions will aid patient recovery. This will include having a direct link to the patient’s discharging medical team for liaison and support where necessary and with the patients GP or other health care professional to prevent hospital admission.
You will provide support towards the advanced nurses complex assessments and interventions and will make clinical decisions in line with your skill level. You will be expected to work autonomously whilst drawing assistance from other colleagues in primary and secondary care.
Main duties of the job
Band 5 nurses contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:
·Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
·Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary
·Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
·Being open and transparent about their own practice
·Supervising the work of others
·Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made
·Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement
·Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records
·Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements.
The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all nurses, including Band 5 nurses, are expected to register with the NMC each year and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
Working for our organisation
We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We are always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and we will support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.
With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Band 5 nurses contribute to the effectiveness of services by:
Providing skilled, evidence based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
Working with patients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs
Acting as patient advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of patients and providing clinically effective care
Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to patients but within their own limits of competency and confidence
Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:
ocommunicating well with all members of the team
ounderstanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
oreflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in handovers and team meetings
oidentifying how care could be improved
Patient Experience
Band 5 nurses contribute to the people using our services feeling respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by:
·Working in partnership with patients and their families and carers
·Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making
·Signposting patients and carers to supportive services e.g. the courses provided by the Recovery and Wellbeing College or services provided by the local authority or the voluntary sector
·Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident
·Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust policy
Supporting yourself and others
Engaged staff are more productive and Band 5 nurses play a role in engaging in other staff members in the Trust and the work we do by:
·Providing supervision and annual appraisals to other staff which helps those staff reflect on their work, understand their objectives and monitors their progress towards achieving them Participating constructively in their own supervision and annual appraisal processes
·Using continuing professional development funds to consolidate or improve clinical skills and to gain mentorship skills so they can support student nurses
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience. AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.
We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
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