Job overview
Marlow Adult Community Health Care Team (ACHT) is delighted to announce a Band 6 District Nurse/ Community Nurse /Case Manager positions:
1. Full time 37.5 hours a week
2. The team leadership is made up of a Community team lead, an Advanced Case Manager who is qualified as Clinical Practice Teacher in district nursing, an advanced case manager who has extensive skills managing teams.
The ACHT reflects an integrated approach that has been designed in response to the changing needs of the local population, with a special emphasis being placed on the proactive vision of care for patients in the community setting, including caseload management, prevention of admission, reablement and end of life care. In addition, emphasis is being placed on candidates to successfully facilitate timely discharge from hospital utilising a co-ordinated approach to care in partnership with key care partners.
Main duties of the job
3. The case management model will provide interventions tailored to meet the needs of the individual
4. To contribute to processes for proactively case finding patients who are very high intensity users of community and primary healthcare and / or are at high risk of unplanned admission to hospital
5. Assess the physical and psycho–social needs of the defined case load instigating therapeutic treatments and care delivery based on best available evidence
6. To improve health outcomes using specialist nursing skills and knowledge
7. To undertake referral management to develop and establish case management programmes for patients referred to the Adult Community Healthcare Teams
8. To manage a caseload of patients with long term conditions who would benefit from case management
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
9. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
10. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
11. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
12. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
13. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
14. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
15. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families
What do we stand for?
16. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
17. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
18. Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
19. Registered Allied Healthcare Professional / Registered Level 1
20. Nurse Degree/ Diploma in Health / Nursing Studies or related subject
21. Evidence of recent Continuous Professional Development
22. At least one year experience as a Band 5 in the community
23. Relevant post graduate clinical training e.g. Elderly, Long Term Conditions, Respiratory Disease, Cardiac Disease, Dementia, Rehabilitation, Trauma and Orthopaedics and End of Life
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
24. Willingness to undertake the District Nurse Training
Experience
Essential criteria
25. Demonstrate broad experience post registration within a variety of core areas
26. In depth experience of working within multi agency / multi disciplinary team
27. Demonstrable experience of working in a busy office and pressurised environment and managing a diverse workload
Desirable criteria
28. Experience of working in a community/in-patient setting for a minimum of 3 years post registration
29. Experience of assisting with implementing change management programmes e.g. service development
30. Experience of electronic clinical systems
31. Experience of day to day staff management e.g. case allocation to Health Care Assistants
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
32. Valid and current driving license or able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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