Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 828-PROVIDE1557-AJ
- Employer
- Provide CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mid Essex
- Town
- Mid Essex
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 (salary dependent on experience)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Community Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for registered nurses to work for us as part of our Integrated Care Teams and will participate in the assessment, implementation and evaluation of care to patients in their own homes and will be committed to the development of the Primary Health Care Team.
We have vacancies available in the following locations
- Maldon
- Chelmsford
- Braintree
Part time applicants will also be considered for this role, please mention this in the supporting information.
Main duties of the job
- Evaluation of care including first visits.
- Ability to problem solve.
- To promote health by educating/teaching patients and carers in line with the organizations philosophy of Health Promotion.
- Liaise effectively with other members of the primary care team and social services and ensure an efficient system of communication with other agencies in planning and implementing community care.
- Participate in the development of care co-ordination, and complex discharges home, including palliative care.
- Maintain and develop knowledge, skills and competence to ensure patients’ individual needs are met in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and PREPP.
- Knowledge of current primary care issues and political changes.
- Develop, maintain and promote effective communication networks for multi-disciplinary teams.
- Initiate case reviews on all aspects of patient care ensuring the team leader is kept informed.
Working for our organisation
Provide is a highly respected award-winning health and social care provider. We are growing in size and influence, transforming lives by treating, caring and educating people. We recognise the value of recruiting a diverse, multi-cultural workforce by encouraging diversity through our recruitment practice.
We believe in investing in our staff and rewarding high standards of care. We offer development opportunities as well as wide range of benefits.
This post is eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Ability to manage patient caseload in the absence of a senior nurse.
- Ability to manage time and resources effectively
- Work independently showing initiative
- Ability to work within an integrated team
- Delegate appropriate duties to the nursing team, taking into account the individual experience and expertise of each team member.
- Support the Team Manager and Deputy Team Manager to ensure adequate staffing levels are maintained within available resources.
- Support and contribute to staff meetings to evaluate patient care and working practices.
- Identify and deliver training sessions to meet the needs of the team, including families, carers, taking into account the experience and expertise of each individual.
- Participate in education and training- mandatory, service development, personal and professional development .
- Assist in the induction and supervision of new staff coming into practice.
- Participate in clinical supervision in accordance with policy..
- Initiate case reviews on all aspects of patient care ensuring the Team Manager is kept informed.
- To act as a preceptor/mentor to students and qualified members of staff.
- Participate in auditing - case loads, clinical standards.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registration
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to work alone
Desirable criteria
- Community Nursing experience
- Venepuncture and IV therapy
- Palliative care
Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Car driver with full driving license
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sophia Flint
- Job title
- Divisional Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07790 351533
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