Main area Adult Community Physical Health Services Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shifts 8-00 1600- 12.00 - 20.00 1-4 weekends 8.00-20.00) Job ref 277-7303077-CPH
Site 181 Goldie Leigh, Town Abbey Wood, London Salary £51,883 - £58,544 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59
Job overview
Adult Community Physical Health Services. Bexley Integrated Rapid Response Team
We are seeking to appoint a committed, highly motivated, enthusiastic, and skilled Band 7 Advanced Primary Care Nurse to join our dynamic, integrated multi- disciplinary Rapid Response/ Urgent Community Response Team. The Bexley Rapid Response Team were part of the South East London Accelerator Programme. The team are delivering the essential elements of the Urgent Community Response (UCR) pathways, this includes responding to urgent referrals within 2 hours, providing falls pick up service and virtual ward.
Please note this post requires a Qualified Adult Registered Nurse (RNA, RN1, RN2).
In this exciting role you will be an integral part of the team developing new pathways to provide Same Day Emergency Care in the community alongside other Adult Community Services, Social Care, Acute Trusts and Primary Care colleagues.
The team are based at Goldie Leigh, Lodge Hill Abbey Wood, and operates 7 days a week, on an 8am-8pm basis, focusing on rapid 2-hour face to face assessments to patients who are in a health or social care crisis. The team offers short-term intervention(s) typically lasting up to 5 days.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will conduct comprehensive advanced nursing assessments for patients within the community settings, post holder will be expected to undertake independent nurse prescribing within the community and demonstrate complex clinical reasoning and risk assessment. The post holder will hold the skills to guide appropriate nursing intervention to meet the needs of patients referred to the team, ensuring the highest possible standards of practice with a strong emphasis on Falls and Frailty, early supported discharge, breast drain care and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT). The post holder will also have the opportunity to work closely with our Community Consultant Geriatrician.
The team work directly with LAS, 111, GPs and act as a liaison between Emergency Departments, community, and care home settings, by identifying the most appropriate onward referrals and initiating integrated care pathways, ensuring seamless provision of care and the instigation of on- going case management of long-term condition management.
Due to the requirement to be able to travel across the Borough in a timely manner, a full driver’s licence is essential as well as access to a car for work purposes. There is a salary sacrifice scheme lease car scheme available for all Oxleas employees.
Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
We Listen
We Care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* The post holder will be an autonomous nurse practitioner able to asses, interpret clinical findings and implement care to patients.
* When appropriate undertake evidence based independent nurse prescribing when required in line with clinical assessment and reasoning.
* To analyse and manage highly complex changing health and social care situations, to prioritise unscheduled calls at short notice due to sudden changes in clinical presentation or social care requirements.
* Undertake joint working with other members of the Rapid Response team to maximise patient assessment and care planning
* To ensure key performance Indicators and quality information is maintained and produced
* Receive direct referrals from General Practitioners (GP’s) and London Ambulance Service (LAS) 111 and work in conjunction with them to prevent unnecessary A and E attendance
* Maintain effective multidisciplinary communication with other members of the team and the wider clinical network to ensure that client’s needs are met.
Person specification
Education
* Educated to Degree or Masters level in advanced practice
* Registered Adult Nurse
Car Driver
* Car Driver
* UK Driving Licence
* Access to a car for work
Qualifications
* Must be a qualified none medical prescriber
* Must have Enhanced/Advanced Clinical Assessment Skills
* Must hold a teaching qualification Mentorship or equivalent
* At least 5 years at a Band 6 or above in a leadership role supervise junior staff
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
If you require any adjustments to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know by adding the relevant details when scheduling your preferred interview date and time. Please feel free to contact the appointing manager to discuss your needs.
We encourage applicants to contact the hiring manager before their interview, if they have any questions about the role or the process. This is a great way to get clarity and prepare effectively for the interview.
Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
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