Community Nurse - Gloucester (FIXED TERM)

Job overview

Fixed term contract for up to 9 months

To work as a member of the Community Nursing Team within an Integrated Community team (ICT) delivering care to patients/ residents within an Integrated Care Team population.

To provide a high standard of skilled nursing care to people in their own homes or clinic settings.

To manage the Community Nursing Team and Nursing Caseload in the absence of the team Leader - District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse (for annual leave, study leave & sickness).

Job description

Assess patient and carers needs through strength based assessment.Develop individual care plans in partnership with patients and carers. This will include information, advice, sign-posting and education.

Provide skilled nursing care interventions, support and advice to colleagues, patients and carers.Collaborate with colleagues in the Integrated Community Teams and other aligned services to enable people within their communities, maximising their potential and promoting their independence.

Administer and monitor medications consistent with policies and procedures.Assist in providing consistently high standards of evidence based care that meets the patient's requirements and satisfaction.Maintain accurate patient documentation on the electronic clinical recording system.

Job responsibilities

Assess patient and carers needs through strength based assessment.Develop individual care plans in partnership with patients and carers. This will include information, advice, sign-posting and education.

Regularly evaluate care plans to ensure they are up to date and appropriate, reporting clinical changes or areas of concern to the appropriate member of the team.Provide skilled nursing care interventions, support and advice to colleagues, patients and carers.Work to reduce unwarranted variation in clinical practice, providing evidence based interventions which effectively enable people.

Discuss issues relating to care and support of individual patients with other disciplines and agencies, and refer to those who can better meet their needs.Collaborate with colleagues in the Integrated Community Teams and other aligned services to enable people within their communities, maximising their potential and promoting their independence.

Administer and monitor medications consistent with policies and procedures.Contribute to the prioritisation of workload, taking responsibility for a delegated caseload of patients.Assist in providing consistently high standards of evidence based care that meets the patients requirements and satisfaction.Maintain accurate patient documentation on the electronic clinical recording system.Respond appropriately to feedback from patients and carers about the service, using the open approach of the organisation and within Duty of Candour expectations.When suitably experienced, to act as a Named Nurse, providing care oversight for a defined cohort of patients managed in the ICT Community Nursing caseloads.When suitably experienced, to act as a clinical triage nurse within the centralised Community Nursing referral centres, providing clinical review of patients and engaging with health and care professionals to enable effective patient flow and referral management.

About the organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with NMC
• Degree or Diploma in Nursing or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working without direct supervision
• Experience of working with student learners in practice

Desirable

• Previous experience of community nursing practice
• Evidence of post-registration education & training

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to effectively manage the workload, prioritise and delegate work

Desirable

• Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management

Supporting documents

• Band 5 Nurse JD.pdf (PDF, 284 KB)
• Band 5 Nurse PS.pdf (PDF, 255 KB)