Overview
Join to apply for the Community Registered Nurse role at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, highly motivated Community Nurse to work within the Torbay and South Devon Locality. You will be joining our specialist team with the aim to visit people living in their own homes, providing support that helps them live with more independence and choice. We provide immediate, short-term service over a seven-day period available to adults who have an acute physical health crisis or a sudden breakdown in care. The service aims to support safe discharges from hospital, as well as preventing admission to hospital or to a residential or nursing home.
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Responsibilities
* Deliver high quality care to the housebound patients of Paignton and Brixham and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with primary care and secondary care.
* Provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information using empathy and reassurance skills.
* Demonstrate motivational and negotiation skills in areas where consent or cooperation is required or there may be barriers to understanding, including undertaking best interest decisions.
* Ensure timely and effective communication with the team manager and other team members on professional matters.
* Liaise with patients/relatives who could be unpredictable or challenging in their responses because of stress-related problems.
Team and Working Environment
Paignton and Brixham Health and Well-Being Team is a large but supportive team that mentors team members and students and is passionate about delivering quality care to housebound patients. We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality. The team is motivated, caring, flexible and promotes a healthy work/life balance.
Contact for further details
For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Natasha Monk
Job title: Community Nurse Lead
Email: n.monk1@nhs.net
Telephone: 07900777566
Job information
* Seniority level – Entry level
* Employment type – Internship
* Job function – Health Care Provider
* Industries – Hospitals and Health Care
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