This post is open to both Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and Wirral University Teaching Hospital Staff. A nursing Assistant Practitioner Role has become available across the Urgent Community Response (UCR) and Frailty Virtual Ward Teams. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate to work within an expanding team supporting people being supported to remain in their own home during crisis or periods of illness. Urgent Community Response and frailty virtual ward sits within the Community Integrated Response Team (CIRT) based at St Catherine’s Health Centre and Arrowe Park Hospital, within the Community Response Division.
To support the UCR and frailty ward MDT and be delegated tasks from nursing and community paramedic colleagues. To assess and support with treatment and review of acutely unwell patients in people's own environments, including but not exclusively, medications management, wound and pressure care; phlebotomy, catheter care, clinical observations, supporting health care assistants within the team; being part of in service training programmes and supporting audit.
Responsibilities
* 1.1. Under the direction of the Registered Nurse, provides delegated care to patients in their own home. Plans own day to day work, working mainly alone and unsupervised in a service with fluctuating work loads.
* 1.2. To work within the community nursing team to contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate plans of care for patients currently on the caseload.
* 1.3. Liaises with voluntary and statutory agencies. Provides and receives routine information requiring tact or information exploring skills within the guidelines of the code of confidentiality and the protection of patient information.
* 1.4. Keeps accurate records in accordance with the Trust record keeping policy.
* 1.5. To work within the Trust policies and procedures.
* 1.6. To undertake a range of clinical interventions, within their own scope of competence that comply with Trust policies / procedures, as delegated by the registered nurse.
* 1.7. Routine monitoring of patients with long term conditions who are medically stable and escalating concerns to lead registered nurse with any concerns of changes to patients health and/or deteriorating medical conditions.
* 1.8. Recognise, document and report to the Registered Nurse any deterioration in patient's condition.
* 1.9. Provides appropriate information and educates patients to promote and to enable effective personalised self care.
* 1.10. Provides support and participates in teaching students, patients and carers.
* 1.11. Liaise/refer and/or signpost to other organisations, including health, social and voluntary.
* 1.12. Can demonstrate achievement of the core competencies required for this post, in accordance with the mandatory training matrix for the trust and service specific. Attends essential learning and training updates as deemed necessary for the role and the personal development of the practitioner.
* 1.13. Participates in the orientation of learners and new starters.
* 1.14. Undertakes surveys or audits, when requested.
* 1.15. Provides/assists in the provision of care for the terminally ill, and is involved in support of their relatives.
* 1.16. Participates in fitting equipment in patients own homes.
* 1.17. Ensures nursing equipment is clean, maintained and correctly disposed of when appropriate.
* 1.18. Reports untoward clinical and non-clinical incidents including near‑miss situations to the Registered nurse and complete an incident report via datix.
* 1.19. Maintains adequate stock levels within base.
* 1.20. Completes risk assessments of the environment, patient and records and reports any hazards to the Registered nurse in charge.
* 1.21. Promote the health and wellbeing including personalised care planning of patients/families/carers through health promotion activities.
* Equipment support:
o Explains to the patient / family / carer the correct use of the equipment and who to contact if it goes wrong.
o Reviews whether the equipment is still being used and arrange for equipment to be collected when appropriate.
o Uses equipment safely in patients own homes, following Health & Safety policies and reporting any problems.
Administrative Duties
* 2.1. Submit statistical information as required.
* 2.2. Completes all other appropriate claim forms / documentation within the given time span and submit to the Registered Nurse in charge.
* 2.4. Participates in staff performance and development planning process.
* 2.5. Adhere to Trust policies and procedures with regard to absence from duty.
* 2.6. Receive, record and respond to information sent either by telephone, fax or computer following Trust guidelines.
Reference Information & Salary
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family. Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part‑time positions, salaries are pro‑rata.
Restricted Applications & Flexible Working
Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.
Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.
AI Tools
Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.
English Language
In order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, we are required to ensure that all employees possess "the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English." If you have not studied at an English speaking institute, or do not possess an English language qualification, you should provide evidence in your application of how you meet this requirement.
Trust Information
Trust Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe. Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff. WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by CQC (Dec 2023) with some outstanding areas. As an aspiring outstanding Trust we have numerous policies and procedures in place which provide standard organisational ways of working, in line with organisational objectives, relevant legislation and requirements. Policies allow for continuity and consistency within the Trust. Employees must abide by and adhere to all Wirral Community NHS Trust's policies, at all times.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system. For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see your 'Guidance for applicants' document under the section 'Additional documentation'.
We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff. We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex‑military personnel have gained through their service.
Student Visas
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: - applied for a Graduate visa - or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.
Safeguarding
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.
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