Overview
Compassionate, caring and wanting flexible hours? Start your journey with Horsham PCN! We are looking for a District Nurse / Community Sister / Charge Nurse to join our multidisciplinary community team. This role involves coordinating and delegating individual patient care by working across boundaries within secondary and social care settings. The position is that of a caseload holder, providing clinical case management for patients with complex health needs who are at risk of deterioration which may result in declining quality of life, avoidable hospital admissions, or an unnecessary length of hospital stay. We are based in Horsham Hospital and cover a large geographical area including Cowfold, Rudgwick, Southwater, Roffey and Horsham.
Responsibilities
* In conjunction with other key professionals you will be accountable for a patient caseload and delegate responsibility to other professionals within the multidisciplinary team.
* Apply advanced assessment of physical, mental and social care needs to provide clinical care and health promoting interventions that help avoid unnecessary hospital admission.
* Interpret clinical signs and symptoms and diagnostic tests in order to develop a treatment plan and/or treatment in conjunction with medical practitioners as appropriate. Provide advanced clinical advice to the wider healthcare team to improve outcomes of patient care.
* Enable patients to be as independent as possible, facilitating a range of self-management strategies.
* Develop and analyse audit, interpret data and use findings to enhance clinical practice.
* Case manage a designated caseload of patients and manage / delegate the delivery of care by the integrated team.
* Support the team leader and clinical lead in processes for providing, monitoring and improving the quality of care, including risk management, compliance with and contribution to CQC requirements and clinical audit.
* Have oversight of all clinical areas, facilitating junior staff to lead on specific areas.
* Deputise for the Clinical Nurse Lead as necessary; assist in recruitment, appraisal, risk assessment, complaints and performance management processes.
* Provide clinical supervision / peer review including active clinical leadership and mentorship to junior colleagues.
* Be aware of the Trust financial position and its implications on service delivery; manage costs of equipment/supplies and oversee clinical stock and maintenance of equipment in accordance with Trust policy.
* Review role in practice and participate in appraisal to identify development needs and agree personal development plans.
* Act as a practice assessor for staff and students.
About the Trust
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times. We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Benefits and Working Environment
* Positive NHS Staff Survey results, with strong values around compassionate culture, leadership and staff wellbeing support.
* Supportive flexible working patterns such as part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options.
* Excellent training and development opportunities.
* Research opportunities.
* Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton.
* Thriving networks for BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff.
* Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to inclusive workplaces.
* Veteran Aware Trust accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA).
* Located in Sussex with easy access to the South Downs and the coast.
* Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.
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