About the role
We are looking for Band 5 nurses to work within our district nursing teams based in Knowsley, to cover our 8am-8pm 7 days a week model, with fixed term vacancies available across the borough. The service is undergoing significant developments as part of our plan to deliver integrated community care for patients on a neighbourhood footprint across Knowsley.
Working to the Mersey Care values, you will have excellent empathy, communication skills and a person‑centred approach. You will be keen to continue learning and develop the competencies needed to give evidence‑based care to your patients in their own home. Clinical decision making skills and a problem‑solving approach is an essential component of this role. You will be a good team player who can also work autonomously on your own, escalating and reporting back appropriately.
The service operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year to cover our 8am-8pm 7 days a week model.
You will also have the opportunity of a preceptorship and full support will be given to develop and enhance your skills.
Key Responsibilities
* The post holder is responsible for the delivery of clinical care to a defined population.
* Supported by senior practitioners, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role.
* Work effectively and collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide clinical leadership.
* Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.
Requirements
* Access to a private vehicle is required for this role – being able to travel between multiple sites in the course of performing duties is essential.
* The role will involve regular travel across healthcare organisations sites and patient living environments in the area of Knowsley. Therefore, the post holder must be able to meet the travel requirements for this post.
About Mersey Care
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Contact
Name: Michael Turner
Job title: Operational Services Manager
Email: michael.turner@merseycare.nhs.uk
Telephone: 07920544331
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