Community Nurse - Tewkesbury and Newent Team

Job overview

We are currently seeking nurses possessing the highest standards of care and compassion in order to aid, coach and support our diversepopulation of patient requirements.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The post can be full time or part time. (Shifts include 8am - 4pm and 12pm - 8pm covering across 7 days a week).

To apply for this post you must have NHS community experience.

As a Registered Community nurse, you will be placed in the privileged position of caring for patients in their own individualised environment and responsible for the implementation and undertaking of patient centred care.

Our collaboration with our Integrated Community Team colleagues is something we pride ourselves on within the Forest of Dean locality. Inaddition, Gloucestershire Health & Care Foundation Trust Community Nurses are placed in possession of: -

o Individualised development planningo A supportive diverse management structureo Funded university accredited courses (relevant to post in line with individual nurse's career progression wishes and agreed upon withline management)o Autonomy and development to manage own workload and take responsibility to manage a small caseload of patients in partnershipwith line manager

We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses.

Job description

You will require current NMC registration, post-registration experience is helpful but not essential and we have an excellent preceptorshipprogramme for newly qualified nurses. You need to be able to work over a shift system which includes early and late shifts across 7 days including weekends and bank holidays.

If you feel you have the drive for excellence and wish to experience the freedom, self-management and progressive nature of Gloucestershire Health & Care Foundation Trust Community Nursing team then make applying the next investment in your future career today.

We are a clinically led organisation where individuals are valued for their unique professional contribution to ensuring best patient care. Continuing Professional Development is a key priority and we actively promote and develop the broadening roles that Physiotherapists and Allied HealthProfessionals are able to contribute.

We have an extensive range of Advanced Practitioners, Clinical Specialists, Professional Leads and Non-Medical Prescribers across a wide range of specialisms that actively support clinical colleagues within our organisation. Our well established, structured Clinical Supervision and In-Service Training programmes contribute to the learning culture which develops and challenges thinking and practice.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Job responsibilities

To excel in this role, you will require excellent communication skills, the courage to make clinical decisions and a willingness to develop yourpotential. Please note a full driving and use of a vehicle for work purposes are essential for this role as a Community Nurse.

• 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 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.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for main roles and responsibilities of the job

We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).

Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their visa history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate or Dependant Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may mean we are unable to consider your application.

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
• Willingness to undertake additional training as required.
• Full driving licence and use of vehicle

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Experience of working without direct supervision
• Experience of working with student learners in practice
• Previous experience of community nursing practice

Desirable

• Evidence of post-registration education & training.
• Holistic health assessment course (or equivalent)
• Teaching & assessing qualification

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• Ability to work on own initiative, assess patients competently and report back to Team Leader (or appropriate health care professional) relevant changes in patient's condition.
• Ability to effectively manage the workload, prioritise and delegate work in the absence of the Team Leader - District Nurse / Senior Community Nurse
• Ability to liaise effectively within the Primary Health Care Team and with other professionals / agencies

Desirable

• Demonstrable skills in risk assessment and management

Supporting documents

• 327-25-631.pdf (PDF, 265 KB)
• 327-25-631.pdf (PDF, 305 KB)