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Job summary

Main area
Registered Nurse
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (part time positions available)
Job ref
083-5988002-LW
Employer
Sirona care & health CIC
Employer type
NHS
Site
John Milton Clinic
Town
Bristol
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Sirona care & health CIC logo

Senior Registered Nurse - NHS@Home

Band 6

Please note that if you apply for a position with Sirona care & health, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac Account and email accounts.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a new challenge with a new, innovative service?

In keeping with the new developing transformation change to using virtual ward models, Sirona care & health are collaborating with UHBW & NBT NHS Trusts to deliver the NHS @ Home service to patients across BNSSG (Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire).

As a team we are blending medical innovation with bespoke care, bridging the gap between hospital and home. A virtual ward is a safe and efficient alternative to NHS bedded care that is enabled by technology and home visits. This innovative approach enables us to deliver safe, high quality and personalised care to people at home where they would rather be.

As a Senior Registered Nurse with NHS@Home you will be:

  • Deliver community NHS@Home service including providing community visits, supporting virtual monitoring, coordination of clinical care.
  • Support professionals with advice and guidance as appropriate.
  • To provide both planned and unplanned services .

Our current operating hours of the service: 8am-8pm 7 days per week. We are open to discussion regarding shift patterns and hours of work at interview.

Please note: You must have a driving licence & use of your own car for work purposes for this role. This role is not a remote position. 

Main duties of the job

The NHS @ Home Service a new and exciting development within the NHS and this post offers the opportunity to help establish and develop the BNSSG NHS @ Home Hub to support both early discharge of inpatients and admission avoidance. By using bespoke software, patients are monitored remotely using a variety of technology options and a daily patient symptom questionnaire. Patients still benefit from the visits of our passionate clinicians when required and this role is not limited to virtual working.

As a Senior Clinician working in the NHS @Home service you will provide day to day management of caseload and staffing, alongside the hands on elements of carrying out both home visits and virtual monitoring to support patients across BNSSG.

Flexibility, willingness to learn and a 'can do' attitude will be essential in this exciting new seven-day service. This post is open to all nursing and AHP staff with relevant experience - training in the use of remote technology will be included within the induction of the post.

Working for our organisation

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist healthcare services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, it’s about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, people and communities. We welcome applications from all who feel they have the skills and attributes to make a real difference.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and the NHS pension scheme plus much more! 

Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for details.

We offer NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) salary including annual leave supplement, Stakeholder pension, a range of health and wellbeing incentives, high street discounts, plus much more!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.

 This vacancy qualifies for the Sirona Employee Referral Scheme Tier 1 - referrals must be made prior to the closing date

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC registration
  • Evidence of CPD
  • Driving Licence & Access to vehicle during working time

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of undertaking specialist triage and remote assessments of patients, including those who may have complex presentations, multiple pathologies or high anxiety due to an acute condition.
  • Experience and ability of supervising staff
  • Experience of communicating across organisational boundaries
  • Knowledge of clinical governance processes (eg Audit)
  • Knowledge of shared decision making and goal setting, ability to implement this within patient care
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of digital consultations
  • Experience of leading and facilitating teaching for professional groups

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Danvers
Job title
Clinical Operational Lead
Email address
[email protected]