Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become a Community Staff Nurse with the Amersham Adult Community Healthcare Team.
The role is providing nursing interventions to patients in their home environment. If you are interested in joining our friendly team, we would love to hear from you. You must be a car driver with access to a car you can use for work.
In this role you will become a competent Community Nurse. Our skills include IV's, catheter care, palliative care and end of life support, leg ulcer management, wound care, medication management, complex care management, prevention of admission work and MDT working.
Ideally you should have a wide range of clinical expertise within the NHS as well as experience working in a multidisciplinary team environment. The post holder must be able to demonstrate their professional skills and competence in medicines management, care and treatment delivery. You must be innovative in your approach and willing to work with other members of the community team and ward staff to ensure a high-quality service delivery. You must be willing to develop your own knowledge and skills.
The ACHT's provide a 7am to 9pm service.
Main duties of the job
1. Assess the physical and psycho–social needs of patients and deliver therapeutic interventions based on best available evidence in order to improve health outcomes.
2. To manage own case load, delivering and evaluating service delivery to patients with a variety of medical conditions and those delegated by case managers.
3. To plan interventions with the Case Manager and other team members using the common assessment process.
4. To take part in the referral management process to ensure patients are treated by the most appropriate member of the team/service.
5. To contribute to the development of protocols and procedures developed for clinical pathways
6. Assist in the development of case management protocols and guidelines within their own area of professional practice
Participate in weekend rotas / 7 day working rotas
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
7. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
8. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
9. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
10. 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.
11. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
12. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
13. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
14. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
15. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EXPERIENCE (both work and ‘life’ related)
Essential criteria
16. Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse
17. Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
18. Awareness of current professional nursing issues
19. Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
Desirable criteria
20. Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
21. Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
Desirable criteria
22. Evidence of further continued professional development
23. Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
24. Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
25. Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to negotiate
26. Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision
27. Ability to solve problems and use initiative
28. Ability to develop clinical skills
29. Willingness to undergo training (e.g. medications)
30. Basic IT skills
31. Knowledge of the NMC code of conduct
32. Ability to maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care
33. Adaptable to change
34. Ability to work rotating shifts
35. Diplomatic approach with professionalism
36. Flexible and approachable
Desirable criteria
37. Willingness to develop teaching skills
38. Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
39. Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
EXPERIENCE
Desirable criteria
40. Knowledge of working with multidisciplinary team
41. Experience of electronic clinical systems, including RiO
42. Experience participating in a research or audit project
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Desirable criteria
43. Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
44. Maybe required to work in other departments if requested to do so
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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